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===Canada===
Like the United States, many secondary schools in Canada have hired security personnel to enhance the safety of staff and students. Major cities such as [[Calgary]], [[Edmonton]], [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Vancouver]] and [[Winnipeg]] maintain their SRO programs offered by their local city police, alongside small rural towns mainly in the provinces of [[Western Canada|West Canada]] with their programs offered by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] due to its rural nature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Calgary Police |title=School Resource Officers (SROs) |url=https://www.calgary.ca/cps/youth-programs-and-resources/school-resources/school-resource-officers.html |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=School Resource Officers (SROs) |url=https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/CommunityPolicing/CommunityInitiatives/YouthSupportBranch/SchoolResourceOfficers |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.edmontonpolice.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-21 |title=School Resource Program |url=https://www.reginapolice.ca/about-us/community-services/school-resource/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Regina Police Service |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Public Safety |date=2018-12-21 |title=Crime Prevention Inventory |url=https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/nvntr/dtls-en.aspx?i=10152 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.publicsafety.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=(none) |date=2006-03-31 |title=Operational priorities |url=https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/prior/index-eng.htm?wbdisable=true |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Public Safety |date=2018-12-21 |title=Crime Prevention Inventory |url=https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/nvntr/dtls-en.aspx?i=10132 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.publicsafety.gc.ca}}</ref> The SRO program is
School systems such as those in [[Toronto]] also had their own SRO programs, witht engaged armed and uniformed police officers at schools during school days. The Toronto SRO program was set up in 2008, the [[Toronto District School Board]] (TDSB) and the [[Toronto Catholic District School Board]] (TCDSB), in collaboration with the [[Toronto Police Service]], implemented the SRO Program by permanently placing armed, uniformed police officers in secondary schools. This program were however later terminated in November 2017 by the school board.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tdsb.on.ca/News/Article-Details/ArtMID/474/ArticleID/1153/Trustees-Vote-to-End-School-Resource-Officer-Program-at-TDSB |title=Trustees Vote to End School Resource Officer Program at TDSB |website=Toronto District School Board |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vancouver School Board votes to cancel police liaison program|first=Meera|last=Bains|date=April 27, 2021 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-school-board-votes-to-cancel-school-liaison-officer-program-1.6002957 |website=CBC News |language=en-CA|access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref> Edmonton and Vancouver also had their SRO program terminated admist the [[George Floyd protests|anti-police movement]] in the United States and Canada, but were later brought back citing the importance of these officers for the safety and upbringing of students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edmonton public bringing back school resource officers - Edmonton {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10461394/edmonton-public-school-resource-officers-police/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=‘A positive presence’: ABC Vancouver reinstating police in schools program {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9207853/school-liaison-officers-vancouver/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2023 |title=School Liaison Officer Program |url=https://www.vsb.bc.ca/page/66725/school-liaison-officer-program |website=Vancouver School Board}}</ref>
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