Special Emergency Response Team
| Special Emergency Response Team | |
|---|---|
| Groupe spécial d'intervention d'urgence (French) | |
| Active | 1986–1992 |
| Country | Canada |
| Agency | Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Role | Counter-terrorism |
| Part of | HQ Division |
| Headquarters | Ottawa |
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| Structure | |
| Officers | 72 full-time |
The Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) (French: Groupe spécial d'intervention d'urgence, GSIU) was an elite police tactical unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The SERT was formed in 1986 to provide a tactical capability to respond to major terrorist incidents throughout Canada. The unit was disbanded in 1993 when responsibility for counter-terrorist response transferred from the RCMP to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).