The new patrol vehicle look aims at better identifying Canada’s Military Police to the defence community and the public by being bilingual and readily identifiable as a police service. Compare the difference between the old, versus the new vehicles. Photos Jules Xavier/Shilo Stag

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Blue Line’s 2023 annual best dressed police vehicle awards announced its winners in November, with the Canadian Armed Forces’ MP new vehicle design garnered second-place.

With submissions from coast-to-coast to coast, this award is the only program of its kind in Canada.

Canada’s Military Police (MP) have a new look when it come to its vehicles.

The new patrol vehicle decal aims at better identifying Canada’s MPs to the defence community and the public by being bilingual and readily identifiable as a police service.

The 3M reflective accents in the vehicle’s vinyl wrap, enhances the word ‘police’ and single number ‘911’ for emergency services, visible day or night.

The modernization of the design moves away from using a military crest as the only identifier on patrol vehicles. In keeping with MP traditions, the new look maintains the red colour with black and white tones.

The MP vehicle’s new look is a result of an extensive consultation process involving input from patrol members at the tactical level from guardhouses in various regions right across Canada.

The outcome brings MP vehicles in line with other law enforcement and first responder partners with a common look and feel.

Service de police de la Ville de Lévis was judged first overall.