Which police organization was established to police western territories relinquished by the Hudson Bay Company?

• A. Northwest Mounted Police
• B. Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• C. Ontario Provincial Police
• D. Montreal Police Department

Answer: (A)

The key idea is understanding how Canada first organized policing for the western frontier after acquiring Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s Bay Company. The Northwest Mounted Police was created in 1873 specifically to police those vast western territories and establish order among settlers and newcomers. This mounted force was well-suited to the open prairie and frontier conditions and became a foundational national police presence. In 1920, it merged with the Dominion Police to form the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which is the modern national police service. The Ontario Provincial Police and the Montreal Police Department are provincial and municipal forces, serving Ontario and Montreal, not the western territories. So the Northwest Mounted Police best fits the event described.