Transit Enforcement Unit | |
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Motto | Service, Courtesy, Safety |
Agency overview | |
Formed | June 1, 1997 (as Special Constable Services) February 1, 2011 (as Transit Enforcement Unit) |
Legal personality | Special constabulary |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Legal jurisdiction | Property owned or used by the Toronto Transit Commission |
Governing body | Toronto Police Services Board, TTC Board |
Operational structure | |
Special constables | 101[1] |
Provincial offences officers | 63 |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | |
Official website |
The Transit Enforcement Unit (TEU; formerly known as the Special Constable Services Department) is a special constabulary maintained by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. First established in 1997, the Unit consists of special constables and provincial offences officers, referred to internally as transit fare inspectors. The unit's special constables have the full powers of a police power on or in relation to TTC property, and, as of 2023, the unit employs 101 special constables out of an authorized complement of 145.[1]