This week, nine additional Surrey Police (SPS) officers are being deployed into frontline policing assignments as the policing transition continues to move forward. 

This is SPS’s sixteenth deployment and includes six new graduates from the Justice Institute of BC, and three experienced police officers. The newest additions, who will be responding to calls for service from Surrey residents and businesses, are comprised of five female and four male officers. SPS currently has 221 police officers in deployed positions, and a total of 60 civilian staff and 371 police officers.

“I am excited to see more and more SPS officers serving the community as we move towards becoming the police of jurisdiction this November,” said SPS Chief Constable Norm Lipinski. “SPS continues to recruit and hire officers with different levels of service – from new recruits to highly experienced officers – so SPS is fully equipped to serve Surrey today and in the future.”

A variety of job opportunities are now available at SPS for both police and civilian employees. While we continue to hire Frontline policing positions, we are also looking for officers for a variety of specialized positions within our Investigative Services Bureau, Support Services Bureau, and the Office of the Chief Constable.

Find current openings for new and experienced police officers and civilian employees at www.surreypolice.ca/careers.

Policing Transition Background:

• In 2018, the City of Surrey decided to transition from the RCMP to its own municipal police service. The Province of BC approved this change, Surrey Police Service (SPS) was established in 2020, and work began on the transition from the RCMP to SPS.
• Phase 1 of the transition began in 2021, with a blended SPS-RCMP policing model. SPS officers are regularly integrated into the Surrey RCMP detachment, while RCMP officers are redeployed to other RCMP detachments/units. During this phase, SPS officers work under the operational command of the RCMP, which is the current police of jurisdiction.
• Phase 2 of the transition will begin on November 29, 2024, when SPS will become the police of jurisdiction, taking over responsibility for policing and law enforcement in Surrey. The RCMP will provide support to SPS until the transition is complete.
• More information on Surrey’s policing transition can be found at www.surreypolice.ca/policing-transition.