IA9

Internal Affairs, Unit 9 (IA9) is the premier professional standards and anti-corruption unit of the British Columbia Provincial Police (BCPP), and one of three active units of the Internal Affairs Directorate. Chief Superintendent Fiona Wilson has been the commanding officer of IA9 since 18 March 2018. The main IA9 offices are located on the sixth floor of Cambie Street Station in Vancouver. All officers and civilian personnel working in IA9 are required to have at least the bravo level of security clearance, the second-highest security clearance in the constabulary, as is the case with the two other units of Internal Affairs.

Despite being referred to as a unit, IA9 in fact resembles a large squad, consisting of up to 8 detectives and at least 10 non-detective support constables, in addition to its leading superintendent and chief superintendent and 10 civilian support staff. The unit headquarters can grow even denser when collaborating with RCMP and/or CSS units.

There are two smaller units within the BCPP's Directorate of Internal Affairs, namely IA4 and IA5, which sometimes collaborate with IA9 but are nevertheless entitled to investigate allegations of corruption or professional misconduct within IA9, and vice versa.