Report an Incident
The Chiefs of all municipal police agencies and the head of the RCMP, in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, are required by law to refer all serious incidents to SiRT.
Members of the public can make referrals for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by contacting SiRT directly by calling 1-855-450-2010 (toll free) or emailing sirt@novascotia.ca
Serious Incident Criteria
To meet SiRT’s investigation mandate, the serious incident be a result of a police officer’s actions and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- death
- serious injury
- Fractures to limbs, ribs, head, or spine
- Burns, cuts, or lacerations that are serious or affect a major portion of the body
- Loss of any portion of the body
- Serious internal injuries
- Any injury caused by gunshot
- Significant number of stitches
- Admission to hospital as a result of the injury (not including outpatient care followed by release)
- sexual assault
- intimate partner violence
- any matter of public interest
Our Mandate
The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is a civilian led police oversight agency that is responsible for conducting independent investigations into serious incidents that involve death, serious injury, sexual assault, intimate partner violence or any matter of public interest that may have resulted from the actions of a police officer in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick.