JMA-PSOS

In light of recent events and general quality of service, two provinces are exploring their options re: establishing their own provincial police to supplant the RCMP despite their 20-year contracts that expire in 2032 (but only need two year notice to cancel): NB and NS. Only Ontario and Quebec currently have a provincial police force and AB (since 2019 going as far as costing it and issuing a final report) and SK (since late 2021) are exploring this route as well. It should be noted that both AB between 1917 and 1932 and SK between 1917 and 1928, used to have a provincial police force and NL's ranger force got absorbed into RCMP in 1949 when it joined the federation. 

MB is contemplating significant changes to its Provincial Police Act (although none that would impact its RCMP contract). 

In 2020, BC established a committee to reform its Police Act (and the effort has not generated any output since April 2021).