Mission, Vision, Values and Mandate
The Military Police Complaints Commission (the Commission) is an administrative tribunal created by Parliament to provide independent, civilian oversight of the Canadian Forces Military Police.
Mission
To promote and ensure the highest standards of conduct by the military police, to deter interference in military police investigations and to enhance public confidence in military policing.
Vision
To be an authority on independent civilian oversight of the police by providing an impartial, accessible and efficient complaints process.
Values
- Impartiality
- Independence
- Integrity
- Rigour
- Transparency
- Respect
- Inclusion
Mandate
The Commission's mandate is set out in Part IV of the National Defence Act, which provides the following powers:
- monitoring investigations by the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal of military police conduct complaints;
- reviewing disposition of conduct complaints about military police members, at the request of complainants;
- investigating complaints of interference made by military police members;
- conducting public interest investigations and hearings;
- reporting findings and making recommendations to the military police and national defence leadership.
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