An inquiry into the use of Tasers by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has found the weapons were being used too often and too indiscriminately.

The probe came after a Polish immigrant died last year at the Vancouver International Airport, shortly after he was hit with a Taser by police officers.

The Public Complaints Commissioner for the RCMP, Paul Kennedy, found that officers were using the Taser too often and in cases where they were not warranted such as against people dodging transit fares, and in one instance against an elderly man lying on a stretcher.

Mr Kennedy also found that the national police force has no comprehensive tracking of the Taser use.

The report recommends that officers with less than five years experience should not be issued with a Taser.

The Government says it will act on the recommendations quickly.