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Section II: Analysis of Program Activities by Strategic Outcomes

Strategic Outcome 1: Criminal activity affecting Canadians is reduced

 

Program Activity 1.1: Police Operations
Human Resources (FTEs) and Planned Spending ($ millions)
2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
22,894
1,737.2 21,527 1,581.2 21,510 1,568.5

Under the authority of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, Program Activity 1.1 provides Canadians with policing services at the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal levels and within Aboriginal communities. This program contributes to a safe and secure Canada by providing general law enforcement activities in addition to education and awareness activities delivered by RCMP employees to the public, businesses and other agencies/organizations within Canada. The RCMP’s education and awareness activities, such as information sessions on financial crime, national security, drugs and organized crime, are aimed at reducing victimization of Canadians. Additionally, this program provides for the protection of designated persons and security at major events which, in turn, mitigates potential threats to Canada’s population. The program also delivers a high level of technical and operational support to enable the RCMP to reach its overarching goal of reducing criminal activity which affects Canadians.

Program Activity Expected Results Performance Indicators Targets
Canadians have access to quality policing services Number of calls for service Not applicable 17
Percentage of calls for service answered 100%
Percentage of crime file clearance rates To be determined 18
Percentage of severe crime clearance rates To be determined 18
RCMP clients 19 have access to high quality Provincial, Territorial, Municipal, and Aboriginal policing services Percentage of contract respondents satisfied that the RCMP provides a high quality service

Territorial: 80%

Provincial: 80%

Municipal: 80%

Aboriginal Community Leaders: 80%

Canadians, their institutions, major events and internationally protected persons or other foreign dignitaries in Canada, are safe and secure Percentage of respondents who are satisfied with the RCMP’s federal policing activities 80%
Federal Statute Crime rate per capita To be determined 18
Number of organized crime groups disrupted 20 for violating federal laws To be determined 18
Number of disruptions 21, through law enforcement actions, to the ability of groups or individuals to carry out terrorist criminal activity or other criminal activity that may pose a threat to national security in Canada or abroad Six
Number of incidents that compromised the safety of RCMP protectees and the security of Canadian interests 0
Percentage of events successfully secured 100%
Percentage of Canadians who feel that the RCMP takes every measure to ensure the safety and security of government-led summits and other high profile events 90%

Technical capacity, scientific policing methodologies and specialized investigative expertise enhances policing operations

Percentage of respondents who agree that the technical services/operational support they received was of a high quality 80%
Percentage of respondents who agree that the technical investigation support they received assisted in the investigation in a timely manner 80%

Planning Highlights

Through prevention, education, intelligence, investigation and enforcement, the RCMP will reduce criminal activity that affects Canadians. The RCMP will enhance its capability and capacity to conduct federal investigations effectively. It will impact supply and demand for illegal goods and illicit substances and, through enforcement and awareness, minimize opportunities from which criminals benefit. The RCMP will effectively respond to criminal threats to the security of Canada through enforcement actions and through prevention, education and awareness initiatives, such as community outreach and counter-radicalization. The RCMP will continue to provide the technical capability, scientific policing methodologies and specialized investigative expertise to frontline police officers. By maximizing intelligence processes and improving partnerships with other agencies, the RCMP will take all reasonable measures to protect Canadians, their institutions, Canadian officials (such as the Governor General and the Prime Minister), and other foreign dignitaries in Canada or internationally protected persons from violent incidents. The RCMP will benchmark the quality protection services it provides to dignitaries, events and air flights against comparable services provided by similar organizations worldwide. The RCMP will also continue to work with Public Safety Canada and contract policing jurisdictions to prepare a comprehensive policing agreement and achieve a successful renegotiation of policing contracts 22.

Benefits for Canadians

Canada benefits in many ways from having a large pool of highly trained police officers under the umbrella of one national police service with a diverse range of capabilities. The RCMP’s largest and most important mandate is to deliver policing services for Canadians. RCMP Police Operations contributes to the strategic outcome of “reducing criminal activity affecting Canadians” by providing a highly trained police service from one end of the country to the other with the capacity to quickly and successfully pool resources. As an organization, the RCMP is able to deploy trained and highly skilled employees to respond rapidly to frontline emergencies and critical incidents, and to conduct investigations, enforcement and prevention, community policing and crime reduction activities. The size and complexity of the skill sets available throughout the RCMP allow the organization to effectively and efficiently provide security and make plans for large-scale national and international events, and enables it to work with other federal departments as well as provincial/territorial and municipal agencies to provide cohesive event security strategies anywhere in Canada.

The RCMP provides federal policing services across the country, enforcing federal laws and protecting Canada’s institutions, national security and Canadian and foreign dignitaries. The RCMP provides policing services to diverse communities in eight provinces 23 and three territories through cost-shared policing service agreements with federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, as well as Aboriginal communities. In addition, the Force provides policing services to over 630 Aboriginal communities across the country and to approximately 180 municipalities across Canada as well as three international airports and numerous smaller airports.

RCMP activities safeguard Canadians, their way of life and their institutions. Frontline police officers are provided with specialized investigative and operational services including state-of-the-art technological tools, procedures, research and development (for example, lawful interception of communications, electronic and physical surveillance, and investigations in relation to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive events). Through its dedication to crime prevention, law enforcement, investigation and protection, the RCMP benefits all Canadians, the federal government, its departments and agencies, provinces/territories, municipalities and Aboriginal communities. This program activity promotes effective responses to criminal activity, victimization and shared community issues. The RCMP protects Canada and Canadians from the corrosive impacts of crime, the production and sale of harmful substances, and economic crime that reduces confidence in the Canadian economy.

The safety, sovereignty and stability of Canada and its people are upheld through investigation, prosecution and disruption of terrorist criminal activity and other national security threats. They are also upheld through the protection of the Governor General, the Prime Minister, and foreign dignitaries at intergovernmental events held in Canada, 24 and the safeguarding of the general public onboard selected Canadian flights and at major events (such as the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games).

Program Activity 1.2: Canadian Law Enforcement Services
Human Resources (FTEs) and Planned Spending ($ millions)
2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
2,333 270.3 2,322 262.5 2,328 262.5

Program Activity 1.2 provides the Canadian law enforcement community with the necessary scientific, technical, investigative and educational support to deliver proactive, intelligence-based policing and law enforcement services to their respective communities and partners. Additionally, this program provides educational opportunities to members of the Canadian law enforcement community to enable them to develop their skills, thereby increasing their effectiveness in contributing to a safer Canada.

This program is necessary to ensure that Canadian law enforcement communities have access to the required tools, systems, technologies (for example, forensic support and expertise, criminal intelligence and firearms registry and databases) and education which, in turn, will contribute to the reduction of criminal activity affecting Canadians.

Program Activity Expected Results Performance Indicators Targets
Technical, forensic, investigative and educational activities support Canada’s law enforcement community Percentage of respondents who agree that overall the RCMP provides high quality service

Policing partners: 80%

Other stakeholders: 80%

Percentage of respondents who agree that overall the RCMP provides high quality scientific, technical and investigative services

Policing partners: 80%

Other stakeholders: 80%

Sustainable intelligence-led policing is supported Percentage of respondents who agree that RCMP information and intelligence are accurate

Police partners: 80%

Other stakeholders: 80%

Percentage of respondents who agree that RCMP information and intelligence are comprehensive

Police partners: 80%

Other stakeholders: 80%

High quality and timely forensic identification services support the policing and criminal justice system Percentage of forensic laboratory service requests completed by target time 85%
Law enforcement has access to direct support for firearms investigations Percentage of requests fulfilled for assistance with firearms investigations and/or destructions 100%
Number of queries to the Canadian Firearms Registry Online database by frontline police 10% increase year to year
Public safety is increased through continuous screening of firearms owners Number of prohibited individuals who obtain a firearms licence 0

Planning Highlights

Effective criminal investigations continually demand new and more complex investigative techniques. The RCMP will strive for full alignment of its services and priorities with those of law enforcement partners and other stakeholders. Client consultation and engagement will be central to this demand-driven approach, which will result in better client-centred service. Additionally, the RCMP will demonstrate leadership in promoting a culture of innovation throughout Canadian law enforcement services, which will result in improved efficiency. In line with its leadership role, the RCMP will concentrate on the replacement and maintenance of secure systems and the integrated management of information for the benefit of police agencies, domestically and internationally. As part of these efforts, the RCMP will maximize the operational support provided to criminal investigations by piloting a new intelligence-led forensic investigation process and will continue to address and implement the recommendations arising from Chapter 1 (Aging Information Technology Systems) of the 2010 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada.

The RCMP will continue to advance the capacity of the criminal intelligence community in Canada by focusing on a national information-sharing strategy. The RCMP and its law enforcement partners will also review the integrated threat assessment process to provide the most comprehensive picture of organized crime in Canada. The technological capacity of information-sharing within the law enforcement community will be strengthened through RCMP efforts to foster a collaborative environment and the development of a next generation information system for serious and organized crime.

The RCMP will also continue to focus on combating Internet-facilitated child sexual exploitation by building capacity for victim identification, facilitating intelligence and information-sharing between police agencies, and increasing the ability to provide international assistance with investigations related to online child sexual exploitation. The RCMP will continue to assist international police agencies with multi-jurisdictional and international online investigations.

The RCMP will contribute to the reduction of firearms-related crime through the provision of investigative support to law enforcement organizations by making available a shared platform for information on registered and seized and recovered firearms. Ensuring that agencies have access to a single-source firearms reference tool allows for the accurate identification and classification of firearms, as well as up-to-date and comprehensive reference information on firearms makes and models. The resulting on-demand statistical reporting will greatly assist strategic and investigative decision-making of law enforcement agencies, nationally and internationally. The RCMP will support international efforts to fight firearms crime by collaborating with its international partners to combat the illicit trafficking in small arms. Along with the assistance of community, safety, and law-enforcement partners, the RCMP will provide firearms education (for example Canadian Firearms Safety training) and outreach programs, to strengthen the safety of communities by reducing the risk of harm from firearms through suicide, accidental discharge and antisocial use of guns. Outreach efforts to police are being conducted to educate police officers with respect to the requirements of the Firearms Act and the support available to law enforcement.

The RCMP will also continue to support policing and law enforcement excellence through the ongoing development, design and delivery of executive and management training, as well as advanced and specialized training, with an emphasis on organized and multi-jurisdictional crime, both in Canada and abroad. Key priorities include providing international support, training and building capacity in support of Canada’s foreign policy and policing priorities/interests.

Benefits for Canadians

The RCMP’s law enforcement services provide leading-edge initiatives on behalf of the Canadian and international law enforcement community and deliver critical criminal intelligence, equipment, tools, systems, technology and education. This program activity enables all police agencies across Canada to better deliver proactive, intelligence-based policing and law enforcement services to their respective communities and partners which, in turn, supports a safer and more secure Canada. Educational opportunities allow the Canadian law enforcement community to develop skills that increase overall law enforcement capacity to be effective in contributing to a safer Canada and the reduction of criminal activity affecting Canadians.

Strategic Outcome 2: Canada’s police provide international collaboration and assistance while maintaining a rich police heritage nationally


Program Activity 2.1: International Operations
Human Resources (FTEs) and Planned Spending ($ millions)
2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
350 58.8 350 58.8 350 58.8

Program Activity 2.1 furthers Canada’s global peace agenda through cooperation and support of the international law enforcement community, thereby making both Canadians and the global community safer. This program is necessary as it addresses the transnational scope of terrorist and other criminal activity through building relationships with international policing partners, participating in the INTERPOL global information-sharing network and conducting extra-territorial criminal investigations. Additionally, the RCMP actively participates in multiple missions abroad in a peacekeeping role and provides support to nations at risk by helping build their law enforcement capacity. Through such international cooperation and collaboration, this program contributes directly to a more secure world and Canada.

Program Activity Expected Results Performance Indicators Targets
Canada’s global peace agenda is promoted through cooperation and support of the international community Percentage of respondents who agree that the RCMP provides effective support of international operations

Police partners: 80%

Other stakeholders: 85%

Percentage of respondents who agree that the RCMP is one of their first considerations when seeking international assistance Police partners: 80%
Number of Canadian police officers who are deployed abroad to international peace operations 250
Number of recommendations for criminal charges in extra-territorial national security criminal investigations To be determined 25
Planning Highlights

A more secure world, and by extension a more secure Canada, will be supported by the RCMP’s coordination of international operations. The RCMP will assist in international stability and development by deploying trained and capable Canadian police advisors to mentor police in nations at risk and build law enforcement capacity abroad. The RCMP will provide leadership in promoting the Canadian Policing Arrangement among Canadian policing partners so that Canadian police responses to nations at risk are co-ordinated, informed and effective. The RCMP will focus efforts on successfully conducting extra-territorial national security criminal investigations, and will facilitate the appropriate sharing of criminal information internationally through INTERPOL.

Benefits for Canadians

Canadians benefit from furtherance of Canada’s global peace agenda which is achieved through RCMP cooperation and support of the international community. The RCMP promotes international peace and security through the provision of police-related expertise in failed or fragile states, which contributes positively to Canada’s presence on the international stage and helps to prevent threats and criminality from reaching Canadian borders. By building relationships with international policing partners, participating in global information-sharing, conducting extra-territorial national security criminal investigations, participating in Canadian missions abroad in a peacekeeping role, and providing support to nations at risk in building their law enforcement capacity, the RCMP contributes to improved law enforcement in the broader global community within which Canada interacts as an active partner in addressing crime, safety and security for all global citizens. The sovereignty and stability of Canada and the way of life of its people are upheld, through investigation, prosecution and disruption of terrorist criminal activity and other national security threats. Canadians are protected from border-related criminality while the secure and effective international movement of people and goods is supported.

Program Activity 2.2: Canadian Police Culture and Heritage
Human Resources (FTEs) and Planned Spending ($ millions)
2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
100 11.3 100 11.3 100 11.3

Program Activity 2.2 promotes Canada, the RCMP, its communities and partners by delivering ceremonial services to Canadians as well as the international community. Ceremonial support activities are delivered by the Musical Ride, which tours Canada and abroad four to six months each year showcasing Canada’s proud heritage and culture.

This program responds to both domestic and international requests for historical information about the RCMP. Additionally, the RCMP supports and develops government partners by providing RCMP members in ceremonial dress at special events (for example, the Olympics, Expos and Summits), both domestically and internationally. Through the activities of this program, the RCMP contributes to Canada’s vibrant culture and heritage.

Program Activity Expected Results Performance Indicators Targets

The RCMP is an internationally recognized symbol of Canada

 

Percentage of Canadian respondents who agree that their objectives were met by hosting the Musical Ride 100%
Percentage of international respondents who agree that their objectives were met by hosting the Musical Ride 100%
Number of licence agreements or memoranda of understanding for the use of the RCMP’s image 89
Number of national or international level strategic partnership agreements entered into to promote the RCMP’s image 22
Planning Highlights

This Program Activity supports the RCMP’s management priorities by leveraging the RCMP’s brand to promote governmental and departmental initiatives domestically and abroad. Icons such as the Red Serge and the Musical Ride are distinct and unique symbols that provide the Government of Canada and the RCMP with a concrete way of engaging stakeholders and developing sustainable relationships based on trust. Trust is a vital component of law enforcement and community policing; therefore, maintaining a strong and relevant brand is also necessary to offering world-class police services.

The strength of the RCMP’s brand comes from its long-standing heritage as a symbol of Canadian culture. To maintain this position and continue to leverage it, it is essential that the RCMP’s icons be promoted as symbols of Canada internationally. Otherwise, they will lose their effectiveness as vehicles through which a consistent message can be communicated, as the audience will no longer associate that message with Canada, its government or the RCMP. The RCMP will continue to focus on maintaining the value of the brand by collaborating with partners to participate in events that generate local, national and international attention and project a positive image for Canada, by protecting the RCMP’s image against uses that do not reflect Canadian values and by ensuring that partners derive positive benefits from the relationships developed through activities such as Musical Ride performances.

Benefits for Canadians

The RCMP’s image is a strong cultural asset and source of pride for Canadians which promotes Canadian values domestically and internationally. International recognition of the RCMP facilitates positive interactions between Canadians and foreign citizens at all levels of society, from Canadian citizens abroad on vacation to Canadian diplomatic missions, by communicating messages that associate positive values and experiences with a highly recognized Canadian symbol. This also facilitates positive interactions between frontline police or federal enforcement personnel and their domestic and international counterparts by helping to communicate a consistent message of the values of the RCMP and of Canada. In the spirit of community policing, the RCMP supports local community initiatives and charities, and promotes a positive image of Canadian police.

Program Activity 4.1: Internal Services
Human Resources (FTEs) and Planned Spending ($ millions)
2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
FTEs Planned
Spending
4,848 827.3 4,447 751.0 4,446 707.1

The Senior Executive Committee of the RCMP uses a balanced scorecard to communicate the overall strategic direction for the organization. This includes the strategic priorities listed in Section 1 as well as other key management and operational objectives that are important for the successful functioning and continuous improvement of the organization.

From the 2011-2012 strategy, the Senior Executive Committee identified four essential objectives which must be included in every Division and Business Line strategy across the organization:

  • communicate effectively
  • be accountable
  • live the RCMP core values
  • attract, develop, retain and support employees
Program Activity Expected Results Performance Indicators Targets
Communicate effectively Percentage of respondents who agree that they are satisfied with the information that the RCMP provides

Canadians: 80%

Contract clients: 80%

Police partners: 80%

Other stakeholders: 80%

Percentage of respondents who agree that they are consulted appropriately on decisions and actions that have an impact on them

Contract clients: 80%

Police partners: 80%

Other stakeholders: 80%

Percentage of RCMP employees who agree that their manager is a good communicator To be determined 26
Be accountable Percentage of Management Action Plan recommendations implemented by the diary date in response to internal or external audits or Management Reviews 100%
Percentage of Canadians who agree that public complaints against the RCMP are investigated appropriately with transparency 80%
Percentage of employees who agree that the RCMP fulfilled commitments made to them 80%

Live the RCMP core values:

  • Integrity
  • Honesty
  • Professionalism
  • Compassion
  • Respect
  • Accountability
Percentage of Canadians and employees who agree that the RCMP adheres to its core values

Canadians: 90%

RCMP employees: 90%

Percentage of employees who agree that RCMP policies are aligned with core values and ethics

90%

Attract, develop, retain and support RCMP employees Percentage of operational RCMP police officers who meet their operational skills maintenance requirements 100%
Percentage of employees who agree that their supervisor facilitates their development by offering new or challenging assignments 80%

Cadet recruiting benchmarks for employment equity groups:

  • Women
  • Aboriginal peoples
  • Members of a visible minority group

Women: 30%

Aboriginal peoples: 10%

Members of a visible minority group: 20%

Planning Highlights

The RCMP will strive to support employees to “live the RCMP core values” in the workplace and in interacting with Canadians, partners and stakeholders. Values and ethics training and outreach will maximize the exposure of all employees to this curriculum, and research activities will be conducted to analyze available data and to work in conjunction with stakeholders and partners to ensure the RCMP remains at the forefront of this field. The RCMP grievance and discipline systems will be adapted towards more constructive and rehabilitative modes in response to impending changes flowing from Bill C-43, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Labour Relations Modernization Act. Implementation of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act within the RCMP will also be fine-tuned. This will include processing ongoing cases, assessing and applying lessons learned, as well as ensuring that the Organizational Code of Conduct required under the Act is developed and implemented for all employees. Outreach will be conducted within all Divisions to standardize practice and interpretation within the informal and formal discipline systems.

The RCMP will support a motivated, healthy, qualified and productive workforce within an enabling and supportive learning environment conducive to the safe delivery of quality community policing and service to Canadians. The RCMP strives to ensure that employees obtain the appropriate skills at the right time and have the necessary experience to properly perform their duties. The RCMP will continue to invest in its employees to assist them in realizing their full potential. In order to address challenges in the areas of leadership development and the health and wellness of employees, the RCMP is committed to developing and implementing initiatives and programs aimed at enhancing leadership development, health and wellness, and workplace relations. In moving forward, the RCMP will develop an integrated talent management framework which will set the stage for changes to recruitment, selection, development, performance assessment, succession planning, awards and recognition, promotion and discipline strategies. This framework will differentiate competencies and accountabilities across all levels of leadership. The RCMP will also continue to reshape learning development programs to orient employees and progressively develop leadership behaviours of supervisors and managers. Mentoring programs will be implemented at all levels of the organization to ensure effective knowledge transfer opportunities and new leadership programs will be designed for senior level executives.

In order to become a healthier organization, the RCMP needs to create a workplace climate that promotes compassion, resilience and physical and psychological health. As a result, the RCMP will develop and implement a Psychological and Physical Wellness Strategy to promote the psychological and physical health of employees. The organization will implement health and wellness initiatives and preventative programs aimed at keeping employees healthy and resilient. The RCMP will implement national initiatives to provide support services with the tools required to assist employees in addressing negative workplace interactions and counter-productive relational behaviours. In moving forward, the RCMP will place trained, informal conflict management practitioners across the country to identify and address internal conflict. The RCMP will also focus on research and best practices to gain a better understanding of how the stressors of police work may strain employees’ health.

Benefits for Canadians

By developing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives, the RCMP will progress in building a healthy, sustainable, engaged and productive workforce, with the competencies required to fulfill the RCMP’s goal of a safe and secure Canada. Coordination across all areas that impact employee behaviour, both in the monitoring and standard-setting areas, as well as in training related to values and ethics, will strengthen leadership capacity – something that is essential for sustained organizational health and overall performance. RCMP employees will have the most up-to-date tools and training to assist them to engage in self-directed behaviour resulting in better ethical decision-making and action, while at the same time ensuring that the standards and monitoring functions perform effectively. As a result, RCMP employees will have greater confidence in the organization, interactions with stakeholders will improve, and Canadians’ trust and confidence in the RCMP will increase. This will have an overall positive effect on the value and quality of services provided to Canadians.