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Saskatchewan Marshals Service
The Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) is a provincial police service with jurisdiction in the province of Saskatchewan. The SMS will reportedly focus its enforcement efforts on serious crime, such as drug and gang activity, while providing assistance to other police forces in Saskatchewan, including the RCMP. Another area the SMS will focus on is agricultural crimes such as cattle theft and trespassing.
Current plans suggest that it will be fully operational by late 2025, despite previous expectations being that it would not launch until 2026.
SMS officers are known as Marshals.
On November 3, 2022, it was announced through a throne speech that the Saskatchewan Marshals Service will be established. By November 7, 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan announced new legislation would be passed in order to serve as the legal foundation for the existence of the SMS. The Police (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act, 2023, which amends The Police Act, 1990, specifically mentioned the SMS as a police service. The act received royal assent on March 19, 2024. In response to plans to create the SMS, then-Sakatchewan RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said that the funds being allocated could be used to fund F Division's operations.
On November 29, 2023, it was announced that Rob Cameron would head the SMS as its chief marshal. At the time of his appointment, Cameron was a deputy assistant minister of the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety (MCPPS). The ministry said it had received 12 applicants from across Canada for the position.
On June 21, 2024, the SMS recruited Richard Lowen, formerly with the Winnipeg and Estevan Police Services, as the service's Deputy Chief Marshal. The service's insignia was also unveiled.
In March 2025, it was announced that the service's first regional headquarters will be established in the North Battleford region, led by Inspector Tim Garland. The headquarters will open in the fall of 2025 and serve as a base to eleven sworn officers, in addition to civilian support staff. It was also reported in the same month that the SMS will start working alongside the Weyburn Police Service.
On May 30, 2025, the SMS reported that Phase 2 of its integration and operations process by working alongside officers of the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS). The SMS reported that they will work with the PAPS in certain cases where sustained attention is required. Inspector Garland mentioned the importance of getting the public to know more about the SMS and the work that they'll do once they become fully operational.
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Saskatchewan Marshals Service
The Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) is a provincial police service with jurisdiction in the province of Saskatchewan. The SMS will reportedly focus its enforcement efforts on serious crime, such as drug and gang activity, while providing assistance to other police forces in Saskatchewan, including the RCMP. Another area the SMS will focus on is agricultural crimes such as cattle theft and trespassing.
Current plans suggest that it will be fully operational by late 2025, despite previous expectations being that it would not launch until 2026.
SMS officers are known as Marshals.
On November 3, 2022, it was announced through a throne speech that the Saskatchewan Marshals Service will be established. By November 7, 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan announced new legislation would be passed in order to serve as the legal foundation for the existence of the SMS. The Police (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act, 2023, which amends The Police Act, 1990, specifically mentioned the SMS as a police service. The act received royal assent on March 19, 2024. In response to plans to create the SMS, then-Sakatchewan RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said that the funds being allocated could be used to fund F Division's operations.
On November 29, 2023, it was announced that Rob Cameron would head the SMS as its chief marshal. At the time of his appointment, Cameron was a deputy assistant minister of the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety (MCPPS). The ministry said it had received 12 applicants from across Canada for the position.
On June 21, 2024, the SMS recruited Richard Lowen, formerly with the Winnipeg and Estevan Police Services, as the service's Deputy Chief Marshal. The service's insignia was also unveiled.
In March 2025, it was announced that the service's first regional headquarters will be established in the North Battleford region, led by Inspector Tim Garland. The headquarters will open in the fall of 2025 and serve as a base to eleven sworn officers, in addition to civilian support staff. It was also reported in the same month that the SMS will start working alongside the Weyburn Police Service.
On May 30, 2025, the SMS reported that Phase 2 of its integration and operations process by working alongside officers of the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS). The SMS reported that they will work with the PAPS in certain cases where sustained attention is required. Inspector Garland mentioned the importance of getting the public to know more about the SMS and the work that they'll do once they become fully operational.