Security guard training at a portal at the Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village

Integrated Security Unit (ISU) (french: Groupe intégré de la sécurité - GIS) is a joint-services

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unit created to secure major events in

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. This administrative and operational entity was first created by the

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(RCMP) in 2003. In 2003, the RCMP formed an ISU for the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...

and for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in

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. Subsequently, another ISU was formed for the 2009

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. In 2010, the RCMP formed an ISU to coordinate security planning and operations for the 36th G8 summit in Huntsville and the

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2009 World Police and Fire Games

The 13th

were held in

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in the Summer of 2009. For the protection of international athletes and due to the presence of firearms in competition, importation of

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products and other restricted articles under Canadian law, the BC2009WPFGISU was formed to integrate all regulatory function. Its members included: *

* Canada Border Services Agency *

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* West Vancouver Police Department *

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* New Westminster Police Service

2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

The initial Integrated Security Unit was established in 2003. It was led by RCMP Chief Superintendent Bob Harriman until mid-2007 when Assistant Commissioner Bud Mercer was appointed to the Chief Operating Officer position. As an RCMP (mainly by the RCMP "E" Division) initiative, it was headquartered at 11411 No. 5 Road in Richmond. The Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit (V2010 ISU or VISU) was initially started with a budget of $175 million CAD, the final expenditure was over $900 million. Private security cost $100 million. The unit consisted of approximately 16,000 police, military and private security personnel. It consisted members of: * 4000 RCMP personnel * 1700 members of 120 police and law enforcement agencies across Canada including: **

** West Vancouver Police Department **

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** Central Saanich Police Service ** Saanich Police Department **

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(Transit Police Service) ** Nelson Police Department **

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** British Columbia Corrections Branch ** British Columbia Sheriff Services ** Canada Border Services Agency **

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** Calgary Police **

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** Taber Police Service **

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** Brandon Police Service **

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** Saguenay Police ** St-Eustache Police Service **

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** Waterloo Regional Police Service **

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** Hanover Police ServiceArea officers off to Vancouver Olympic dream
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* 4800 private security screeners (Contemporary International (United States), United Protection Security Group (Canada), and Aeroguard (Canada)), ** Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association ** NORAD The unit was scaled down to 750 local RCMP officers, 500 military personnel and less than 6000 private security personnel for the Paralympic Games.

2010 G8/G20 summits

The

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, the RCMP,

and the

had formed an ISU for the

, along with help from

. Toronto Police and the OPP focused on providing policing at the G-20 summit site in downtown Toronto and immediate security zone. As for

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, the Canadian Forces and Peel Police will focused their protection within the airport and areas around the airport perimeter. For the G8 Summit in Huntsville, the OPP, the RCMP and the Canadian Forces provided the main security coverage. The 1600 out of town police units (non-GTA) in Toronto consists of: * Calgary Police: 162 * Waterloo Regional Police * Niagara Regional Police: 100 *

: 88 * Stratford Police: 5 * Barrie Police: ESU *

2015 Pan American Games, Toronto

The ISU was activated again for the

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and

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held in the Greater Toronto Area. It consisted of 10 police units: *

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* Niagara Regional Police *

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Additional units included: * Canada Border Services Agency *

The OPP was the lead agency of the ISU for this event.

2018 G7 summit

An ISU was activated for the 2018 G7 Summit held in

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, QC. The RCMP was the lead agency and partnered with the following Agencies: *

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(Quebec City Police Service) * Service de sécurité publique de Saguenay (Saguenay Police Service)

References

External links

2010 Olympics ISU Website

Winter Olympics ISU on Twitter

G-8/G-20 ISU website
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