Reviving old thread for further discussion.
While the 416 is probably a provincial highway, there are several parkways in/near Ottawa that are truly federal roadways. For an unofficial list, see the ones marked with red maple leafs here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roads_in_Ottawa
According to RCMPs website, "RCMP . . . still has a Traffic Enforcement Unit responsible for policing federal roadways in the NCR." http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ottawa/histor ... ue-eng.htm Here, I think "NCR" means National Capital Region, including Ottawa.
While it is generally accepted that most police forces in Canada have "jurisdiction" to pass through and/or follow someone across intra-Canadian boundaries and to issue tickets therein, one important question raised by this thread remains unanswered: Are local police properly authorized to conduct fixed-position speed enforcement on federal roadways (and of course the corollary question: Should such tickets properly hold up in court)?
A friend recently got ticketed by local Ottawa Police on such a federal roadway. It was a blatant speed trap, complete with four Ottawa Police chase cruisers and at least one LIDAR (laser) unit. Although the cruisers were all pulled off on a side street that probably isn't federal, the actual enforcement was being done by Ottawa Police officers positioned in the rightmost travel lane of the federal roadway. The worst part is that my friend had previously been told by RCMP what the enforcement threshold was, and she was actually complying with that. Your thoughts?
Similarly, are RCMP or local Ottawa Police responsible for accident investigations on such federal roadways? If RCMP is rightfully responsible, but local police respond and issue tickets without any input from RCMP, are such tickets proper?