The Service is funded entirely by the Niagara Parks Commission, an agency of the provincial government, and operates with an annual budget of approximately $3.6 million.

[4] The Niagara Parks Commission was established in 1885 and charged with maintaining the land and buildings immediately surrounding the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls.

"[8] Also in 2019, the Parks Commission fired then-Police Chief Mark McMullen after an internal HR investigation into a traffic stop the previous summer.

In 2022, a Parks Police officer shot and killed a man armed with bear spray and an edged weapon.

Special constables have the option to wear a peaked forage cap with a yellow band, and all members have ballcaps with the Service's crest.

Despite their special constable status, Parks Police officers have the unique authority to carry firearms, pepper spray, and tasers.