Special Emergency Response Team

For the Australian police unit, see Special Emergency Response Team (Queensland).
Special Emergency Response Team
Groupe spécial d'intervention d'urgence (French)
Active1986–1992
CountryCanada
AgencyRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
TypePolice tactical unit
RoleCounter-terrorism
Part ofHQ Division
HeadquartersOttawa
Abbreviation
Structure
Officers72 full-time[1]

The Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) (French: Groupe spécial d'intervention d'urgence, GSIU) was an elite police tactical unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The SERT was formed in 1986 to provide a tactical capability to respond to major terrorist incidents throughout Canada.[2][3] The unit was disbanded in 1993 when responsibility for counter terrorist response transferred from the RCMP to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Katz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Solicitor General Canada (September 1986). "Mission: Under Control" (PDF). Liaison. Vol. 12, no. 8. Solicitor General Canada. ISSN 0703-9700. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Horn, Col. Bernd (2011). "Chapter 1: The Canadian Special Operations Forces' Legacy" (PDF). In Spence, Dr. Emily (ed.). Special Operations Forces : A National Capability. Canadian Defence Academy Press. ISBN 9781100189345. Retrieved 28 July 2019.