The Independent Investigations Office of BC

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is mandated to conduct investigations into police-related incidents of death or serious harm in order to determine whether or not an officer may have committed an offence. Incidents of serious harm include injury that may result in death, may cause serious disfigurement or may cause substantial loss or impairment of mobility of the body as a whole or of the function of any limb or organ. The IIOs jurisdiction extends to officers appointed as special provincial constables, the Stlatlimx Tribal Police, municipal constables and members of the RCMP in BC, both on and off duty. The IIO, the RCMP and other police services in British Columbia all conduct investigations pursuant to the Criminal Code and other statutes