The SPVM also has over 1,000 civilian employees, and around 200 police cadets. Ranks Executive Officers Director (Directeur): three gold fleur-de-lis under crest over a crossed gold sword and baton; similar to the insignia of a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Army Associate Director (Directeur-Adjoint): two gold fleur-de-lis under crest over a crossed gold sword and baton; similar to the insignia of a major-general in the Canadian Army Staff Officers Chief Inspector (Inspecteur-chef): four gold stripes; former insignia of a colonel in the Canadian Army Inspector (Inspecteur): three gold stripes; former insignia of a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Army Commander (Commandant): two and-a-half gold stripes; former insignia of a major in the Canadian Army Superior Officers Lieutenant (Lieutenant): one and a-half gold stripes; former insignia of a lieutenant in the Canadian Army Officers Sergeant: half gold stripe Constables Senior Constable (Agent Sénior) Constable (Agent) Source: Operations The SPVM covers an area of about 496 square kilometres and 1,958,000 residents of the island of Montreal. There are 33 police stations that operate within four geographical regions: East, West, North and South. Other units of the SPVM include: K-9 section Mounted unit Nautical patrol Crisis management Strategic planning Emergency Response Team (SWAT) Forensics Airport Unit at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Montréal Metro Unit Fleet Chevrolet Impala 9C1 Dodge Charger Enforcer Ford Police Interceptor Sedan Ford Police Interceptor Utility Mitsubishi i-MiEV BMW R1200RT Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide Ford E-450 Ford F-150 Ford F-450 Super Duty Ford Escape Ford Transit Dodge Grand Caravan RAM 2500 Heavy Duty RAM 3500 Heavy Duty RAM Promaster Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Grumman Kurbmaster Freightliner M2-106 Thunder-1 (armoured vehicle) Winnebago Adventurer Equipment The standard sidearm of the Montreal Police is the Glock 19. Remington 870 shotguns and FN P90 sub-machine guns are also stocked by the SPVM and its Emergency Response Team armory, but these long guns are rarely used. Prior to the Glock 19 officers carried the Walther P99 9mm as the sidearm which replaced the .357 Magnum revolvers in the early 2000s. Criticism On 3 November 2005, the United Nations Human Rights Committee advised the Canadian government to allow an enquiry on the SPVM about its mass arrests tactic during political demonstrations. The tactic is a rapid encirclement of as many protesters as possible regardless of how they may have conducted themselves during the demonstration, and is argued to be a violation of their fundamental rights. According to Francis Dupuis-Déri, a