They technically have jurisdiction across the country (for federal offences) and might take on big cases (e.g. terrorism) anywhere. Think of them as the “defau

They technically have jurisdiction across the country (for federal offences) and might take on big cases (e.g. terrorism) anywhere. Think of them as the “default” service. In many provinces, they’re the primary police service for all towns/cities except the largest ones. Other provinces have a provincial police service to be the default in towns/cities that don’t have their own municipal police service.