New Commander Appointed for RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador

Contact details

Strategic Communications and Media Relations Unit
RCMP NL
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Background information

BIOGRAPHY

Assistant Commissioner Pat Cahill assumed command of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of Newfoundland and Labrador (RCMP NL) in August 2024.

Assistant Commissioner Cahill was born and raised in St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1992 and after completing training at Depot Saskatchewan was stationed in Thompson, Manitoba. He performed general duties there, including Rural and Municipal Policing, and also served in the General Investigation Section.

In 1999, he served on a United Nations mission where he was assigned to the Central Criminal Investigation Unit in Kosovo investigating war crimes. In 2001, he was promoted to the rank of Corporal in Charge of Wabowden, Manitoba Detachment. In 2003, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in Charge of Gillam, Manitoba Detachment. And in 2005, he was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant as District Advisory Non-Commissioned Officer for Manitoba North District. He was transferred to the Placentia Whitbourne District in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007 as District Commander. During his assignments, he has held numerous emergency response assignments in the North West Territories and Nunavut.
In 2008, Assistant Commissioner Cahill received his national certification as a Critical Incident Commander. In 2011, he was appointed Inspector as a District Police Officer for Labrador. In 2015, he was posted to St. John’s, Newfoundland as Officer in Charge of Major Crimes. He was subsequently promoted to Superintendent as Administration and Personnel Officer for RCMP NL in 2017, followed by his promotion to Chief Superintendent as Criminal Operations Officer for RCMP NL in 2022.

A graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, he holds a Business Administration Degree, along with a Diploma of Management, from Cornell University. He has been awarded the Order of Merit, Queen’s Jubilee Medal, Canadian Peace Keeping Medal, United Nations Mission in Kosovo Medal and the Long Service Medal.

Assistant Chief Cahill has been married for over 35 years and has three daughters and three grandchildren. He lives in the community of Flatrock and enjoys spending time with his family and participating in outdoor activities.