Fiona Wilson

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Fiona Wilson
Fiona Wilson official portrait.jpeg
Full Name Fiona Wilson
Gender Female
Occupation Police officer
Joined 16 March 1999
Rank Chief Superintendent
Post Internal Affairs, Unit 9
Superior officer ACC Stephen Cadigan
Collar number 2E114

Fiona Wilson (b. 11 January 1980 in Vancouver) is a police officer with the British Columbia Provincial Police (BCPP). She currently holds the rank of Chief Superintendent, and since March 2018 has been the commanding officer of Internal Affairs, Unit 9 (IA-9), the LMC's premier anticorruption and professional standards unit.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Wilson joined the force in 1999, starting off as a constable with the Patrol Directorate's "C" Division beat squad, which included foot patrol of the Downtown Eastside, before moving on to Vice Division's Sex Crimes Unit. She later worked with the Major Crime Division's Tactical Organized Crime Squad on Operation Rebellion and Operation Torrent—two major projects that significantly disrupted regional organized crime groups.

In 2007, while a ranking Sergeant, Wilson authored the LMC report "Lost in Transition", which highlighted a lack of capacity in the mental health system for some of the most vulnerable people living in our community. The success of this report led to her presenting to audiences in Canada as well as in several countries in Asia.

Upon promotion to Staff Sergeant in 2009, Wilson officially joined the LMC's Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) as a full-time member, and only a year later was promoted to Inspector, from which point she led her own team within the Narcotics Unit of the CID's Major Crime Division. She was promoted to Detective Inspector in 2012 and rather quickly promoted to Detective Chief Inspector in 2013, and from that point led the Narcotics Unit as its commanding officer until 2015.

In mid-2015, Wilson was recruited by Internal Affairs, Unit 9 (IA-9), which she immediately joined as a ranking Detective Chief Inspector. In 2016, she was promoted to Superintendent, and became second-in-command of IA-9 after Chief Superintendent Anne-Marie Kilpatrick. Following her promotion to Chief Superintendent in late 2017 on Kilpatrick's recommendation, she became acting commanding officer of IA-9, due to personal/family issues which prevented Kilpatrick from properly performing her duties. In March 2018, Kilpatrick officially retired from the force, and Wilson was officially made head of IA-9, a post which she retains to this day.

Commendations[edit | edit source]

Chief Superintendent Wilson is the recipient of five LMC commendations, as well as the 2008 Communications Award from the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, the 2008 Richard Dolman Award from the B.C. Schizophrenic Society, the John Kable Young Justice Professional Memorial Award, and a Meritorious Service Award. She holds a bachelor and master of arts degrees in criminology from Simon Fraser University.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Wilson lives in White Rock with her husband and their three school-aged children.