Kennedy Police Academy

Kennedy Police Academy (KPA) is a large police training centre located in Kerrisdale, North Fraser County, about five kilometres from Vancouver. It is the principal training centre for the Lower Mainland Constabulary (LMC), which owns and operates the institution. Three other Canadian law enforcement agencies, namely the British Columbia Sheriff Service, the Sunshine Coast Police Service and the Royal Esquimalt Constabulary also contract with the LMC to train some of their officers at the Kennedy Police Academy.

Established in 1920 by the Vancouver Police Department (which in 1980 would be incorporated into the LMC along with several other regional forces), the Kennedy Police Academy was named after Police Court Prosecutor John K. Kennedy, who was killed on 14 August 1916 while volunteering in Belgium with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.