RCMP “De-Integration” in Langley Update

I have seen the term “de-integration” used as though it were already complete, with a clear outcome for the shared RCMP arrangement between the Township of Langley and the City of Langley.

So I reviewed the Township’s statement, the City’s statement, and the Province’s definition of what an “integrated detachment” means, and based on those public sources, tried to sort out what can be said with confidence.

The Province describes an integrated detachment as, in general terms, two or more RCMP units working in the same building under one detachment commander.

Based on that description, “de-integration” would reasonably refer to moving away from that shared setup.

Did Langley “lose the RCMP” because of de-integration?

Fact Check: Not supported by available public information

The Township says RCMP service continues, and it quotes local RCMP leadership saying there will be no interruption to service. I have not seen any statement from the City suggesting that RCMP services would end. The City’s public materials discuss issues such as cost-sharing, coordination, and governance of the detachment.

Based on those public statements, there is no indication that RCMP services are being discontinued.

Did the shared detachment building and operations agreement end on May 10, 2025?

Fact Check: True, according to public statements

The Township says the Police Capital and Operations Cost Sharing Agreement ended on May 10, 2025, after a two-year notice period. The City confirms the termination too, and describes it as covering the co-owned detachment building and shared municipal staff.

The Township also says it took full ownership of the RCMP detachment building and became the sole owner/operator, while expecting the City to keep using it temporarily under new terms.

So something changed on May 10, 2025: the shared agreement ended.

Does that prove de-integration is finished today?

Fact Check: Unclear

The Township says Council unanimously voted in 2023 to terminate the agreement and de-integrate, with the result being autonomous detachments for the Township and the City. It also says there is still administrative work required to complete de-integration.

The City says ending the building agreement is not the same thing as de-integration, and that this process requires provincial approval and that this approval “has not happened.”

In Langley City’s adopted 2026–2030 Financial Plan (final reading Dec. 15, 2025), it still budgets for “RCMP Joint Detachment Repairs,” while also laying out a future “RCMP City Detachment” at $30M in 2027 and $30M in 2028 (plus land/design for a public safety building).

From what I can see in the public record, a major shared agreement ended, but the two municipalities appear to take different positions on whether the RCMP structure is fully separated in a formal or operational sense, and on whether provincial approval is required or has been obtained.