The RCMP's overarching strategic goal is safe homes and safe communities for all Canadians.
Strategic priorities:
RCMP Program Activity Architecture
The RCMP Program Activity Architecture (PAA) lists five Strategic Outcomes:
Quality Federal Policing: ensure the safety and security of Canadians and their institutions, domestically and globally, as well as internationally protected persons and other foreign dignitaries, through intelligence-based prevention, detection, investigation, and enforcement of the law against terrorists, organized criminals and other criminal activity
Quality Contract Policing: healthier and safer Canadian communities through effective crime prevention, education, law enforcement and investigation
Quality Policing Support Services : support Canadian policing investigation and enforcement organizations with critical intelligence, equipment, tools, systems, technology and education to optimize the delivery of proactive intelligence-based policing services and programs
Grants & Contributions: Payments applicable to all Activities
Minimized risks to public safety from firearms: The risks to public safety from firearms in Canada and international communities
The key eight supporting Program Activities are:
1 – Federal and International Operations
2 – Protective Policing Services
3 – Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services
4 – Criminal Intelligence
5 – Technical Policing Operations
6 – Policing Support Services
7 – National Police Services
8 – Corporate Infrastructure/Internal Services
These eight major Program Activities are further broken down into Sub-Activities
1.1 Financial Crime
1.2 Drugs and Organized Crime
1.3 Border Integrity
1.4 International Policing
1.5 National Security Criminal Investigations
1.7 Program Activity Support
2.1 Protective Duties
2.2 Major Events
2.4 Program Activity Support
3.1 Provincial/Territorial Policing
3.2 Municipal Policing
3.3 Aboriginal Policing
3.4 Airport Policing Agreements
3.5 Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Directorate
3.7 Program Activity Support
4.1 Organized Criminal Intelligence
4.2 Criminal Analysis
4.3 National Security Intelligence
4.5 Program Activity Support
5.1 Air Services
5.2 Behavioral Sciences
5.3 Protective Technology
5.4 Technical Investigation
5.5 Technical Security
5.6 Technological Crime
5.7 Departmental Security
5.9 Program Activity Support
6.1 National Operations Center
6.2 Operations Policing Data Systems
6.3 Integrated Operations Support
6.4 Force Specific Programs
6.6 Program Activity Support
7.1 Forensic Laboratory Services
7.2 Information and Identification Services
7.3 Canadian Police College
7.4 National Child Exploitation Coordination Center
7.5 Canadian Intelligence Service Canada
7.7 Program Activity Support
8.1 Management and Oversight Services
8.2 Human Resources Management Services
8.3 Financial Management Services
8.4 Supply Chain Management Services
8.5 Facilities & Assets Management Services
8.6 Information Management Services
8.7 Information Technology Services
8.8 Legal Services
8.9 Public Affairs and Communications
8.10 Evaluation Services
8.11 Internal Audit Services
8.12 Other Support Services
11.1 Firearm Registration
12.1 Firearms Licensing and Supporting Infrastructure