2 Military Police Regiment ( Canada ) 2 Military Police Regiment ( 2 MP Regt ) is a unit of the Canadian Forces . It provides support to the Canadian Army within the Province of Ontario . It does not provide support to Canadian Forces Bases Borden , Trenton and North Bay and Canadian Forces Support Unit ( Ottawa ) . The unit was initially created in the summer of 2006 . Since then , the unit was officially established with the creation of a Ministerial Organization Order ( MOO ) and a Canadian Forces Organization Order ( CFOO ) dated September 24 , 2007 . It is a " total force " unit of the Canadian Army Military Police Group ( CA MP Gp ) . The term " total force " describes a unit which includes both Regular Force and Reserve Force members . 2 MP Regt is responsible for police , security and detention operations as well as police support in field operations . The unit headquarters is located at The George Taylor Denison III Armoury , more commonly known as Denison Armoury , in Toronto , Ontario . The strength of 2 MP Regt totals in excess of 300 personnel . Since the Transfer of Command Authority ( TOCA ) on 1 April 2011 , 2 MP Regt is under the full command of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group CF MP Gp through the CA MP Gp , and attached Operational Command ( OPCOM ) to Land Forces Central Area ( LFCA ) . The unit is commanded by a Major as the Commanding Officer ( CO ) and the unit has a Master Warrant Officer who is the Regimental Sergeant Major ( RSM ) . The CO of 2 MP Regt reports directly to the Commander of the CA MP Gp , as well as the Commander of LFCA . Unit Background . Recent History . Prior to the existence of 2 MPU , members of the Army Reserve Military Police of Ontario were part of 2 Military Police Company ( 2 MP Coy ) formed summer 2003 until April 2006 . With Platoon ' s located in London , Toronto and Ottawa , the unit boasted strength around 125 all ranks . During this time , Regular Force members of the Military Police were under command of their local Canadian Forces Base ( CFB ) or Area Support Unit ( ASU ) . As noted above , Regular Force and Reserve Force members amalgamated into one unit known as 2 MPU 8 April 2006 . The Regt was renamed 2 Military Police Regiment on 1 April 2011 during the reorganization of the Canadian Forces Military Police . Sub - Unit composition . Sub - units are as follows : Commanding Officers . The following Officers have commanded 2 MP Regt ( most recent to least recent ) : Expeditionary operations . 2 MP Regt is one of four Regiments within the CA MP Gp primarily responsible for force generation of Military Police personnel for Expeditionary Operations , which includes the War on Terror in Afghanistan . When deployed , members of 2 MP Regt are tasked to the Joint Task Force Afghanistan Military Police Company ( JTF - Afg MP Coy ) . Military Police ( MP ) tasks have varied greatly over successive rotations . Canadian Forces members who serve in Afghanistan are awarded the General Campaign Star ( GCS ) . 2 MP Regt was the main force generator for TF 3 - 08 which deployed in the fall of 2008 . 2 MP Regt was the main force generator for Task Force 1 - 10 which deployed in 2010 . Clothing and equipment . Vehicles . 2 MP Regt operates the following standard MP vehicles : Garrison : Field : Afghanistan : Uniforms . Members of 2 MP Regt normally wear one of two uniforms ; Operational Patrol Dress ( OPD ) or Canadian Disruptive Pattern ( CADPAT ) . Members of the unit involved in policing duties wear OPD and all others wear CADPAT . During formal events such as parades , members of the unit will wear their Distinct Environmental Uniform ( DEU ) . Therefore , even as a member of an Army unit , members will wear the uniform corresponding to their particular environment ; Army , Navy or Air Force . In OPD and CADPAT , unit members who are trained as Military Police wear a scarlet beret . In DEU , the head dress of each element is worn instead of the scarlet beret . On international operations in Afghanistan , MP wear Arid CADPAT uniforms with the following protective equipment : combat helmet , ballistic eyewear , tactical vest , fragmentation protective vest with bullet resistant plates and beige combat boots . A bayonet ( Bayonet System 2005 by Eickhorn Solingen ) mounts to the front of the tactical vest . Optional equipment includes a CamelBak drinking system and the small pack system . The wide brimmed combat hat can be worn within the camp . Personal weapons . Members of 2 MP Regt mainly use the following personal long and short barrel weapons : Those involved in garrison policing duties also carry the following for use in the Use of Force continuum : Recruiting and training . Recruiting . There are two streams for recruiting . The local Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre ( CFRC ) will process applicants for the Regular Force ( full - time ) . They will also provide referrals to the local Reserve Force Platoon ( part - time ) . Training . Regular Force and Reserve Force members of 2 MP Regt receive initial Military Police training at the Canadian Forces Military Police Academy at Canadian Forces Base ( CFB ) Borden , Ontario . Non - Commissioned Members ( NCM ' s ) attend the Qualification Level 3 ( QL 3 ) Military Police course , and Officers attend the Military Police Officers Course ( MPOC ) . Internet and Intranet sites . 2 MP Regt had an official internet site until it was temporarily shut down pending maintenance . Once functioning again , the address will be www . army . forces . gc . ca / 2mpu . Members of the Canadian Forces can find 2 MPU through Army on - Line ( intranet ) under Land Force Central Area ( LFCA ) , and then under 2 Area Support Group . Combat casualties . On April 22 , 2006 , Corporal Matthew Dinning of 2 Military Police Platoon was killed in action , along with three other members of the Canadian Forces , when their G - Wagen struck an Improvised Explosive Device ( IED ) north of Kandahar Afghanistan . The Silvia Pecota print " Fallen Comrades ( Task Force Afghanistan ) " has the date 22 - 04 - 06 inscribed on the helmet band . In September 2006 , Corporal Dinning ' s memory was added to the Honour Roll at the Canadian Police and Police Officers Memorial at Parliament Hill in Ottawa , Ontario . His name and date of death are inscribed on panel 25 .