RCMP's 2025-26 Departmental Plan: At a glance

• Planned spending: $1,550,889,261
• Planned human resources: 5,165
• Departmental results:
  • Canada and Canadian interests are safe and secure against serious and complex criminal threats
  • Canada’s most fundamental democratic and social institutions are secured through ensuring safety and security of protected persons, sites, government-led events and Canadian air carriers

Federal Policing addresses the most serious and complex criminal threats to the safety and security of Canadians and Canadian interests, including democratic institutions, economic integrity, and physical and cyber infrastructure. Through Federal Policing, the RCMP prevents, detects, and investigates national security, cyber-crime, and transnational and serious organized crime, including financial crime. In addition, it enforces federal statutes, conducts international policing activities, and upholds Canada’s border integrity and the security of significant government-led events, designated officials and dignitaries. Highlights of our 2025-26 plans include:

• enhancing the RCMP’s Border Integrity Program by collaborating with partners and utilizing available funding from a comprehensive border security package to ensure that its mandate and resources best serve the Canadian interest and economic priorities
• strengthening cybersecurity measures by deploying advanced technologies and collaborating with Five Eyes partners to combat digital threats
• implementing specialized training on foreign actor interference and collaborate within the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force to protect Canada’s democratic processes and critical infrastructures
• modernizing intelligence-sharing frameworks across international partners to tackle transnational organized crime effectively
• focusing on high-value enforcement actions against prolific threat actors in areas such as terrorism financing and economic crimes
• securing the G7 ministerial meetings and Leaders’ Summit

More information about Federal Policing can be found in the full plan.

• Planned spending: $815,608,561
• Planned human resources: 4,177
• Departmental results:
  • Modern specialized police services and technologies support law enforcement and the public

Externally, the RCMP provides specialized and technical services to all Canadian law enforcement agencies, which include advanced training for law enforcement; national criminal data repositories; firearms regulation and licensing; and investigative tools and services, including forensics, identification, firearms and child exploitation. Internally, a diverse range of technical services are also provided to advance RCMP operations and investigations, such as the collection of digital evidence and cybercrime intelligence, the delivery of policing information technology tools, and the implementation of departmental and personnel security standards. Highlights of our 2025-26 plans include:

• advancing forensic science technologies by modernizing systems like the Automated Fingerprint Identification System for efficient investigations
• promoting national cybercrime awareness through public reporting tools and collaborative operations with global partners
• optimizing firearms regulation processes to reduce risks associated with mental health concerns and improve community safety
• expanding Canadian Police College programs by incorporating hybrid learning technologies and advanced leadership development to meet modern policing challenges
• developing robust training programs that integrate Indigenous perspectives and cultural competencies for police officers
• deploying specialized investigative techniques in support of law enforcement partners who are focusing on missing or exploited persons cases, violent or serial crimes, and online child exploitation

More information about Specialized Policing Services can be found in the full plan.

• Planned spending: $2,813,014,769
• Planned human resources: 19,168
• Departmental results:
  • The RCMP provides modern contract policing services
  • Improved relationships with and outcomes for Indigenous people

Under the Police Service Agreements, the RCMP provides policing services to the provinces (except Ontario and Quebec) and territories, as well as municipalities and Indigenous communities including through the First Nations Policing Program. These services include the general administration of justice, consisting of the preservation of the peace, prevention of crime, and fulfilment of all duties as outlined under the laws of Canada or the laws of respective provinces and territories. Highlights of our 2025-26 plans include:

• expanding culturally responsive services through updated policies on Indigenous laws and by-laws enforcement
• increasing recruitment of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis employees by offering mentorship and removing systemic barriers
• supporting long-term reconciliation through a National Reconciliation Pathway that considers divisional approaches, as well as national and international best practices, and will be used by divisions and business lines as a tool and resource to implement their initiatives
• enhancing early intervention programs in Indigenous communities to prevent crime and promote restorative justice practices
• building community trust through transparent reporting of police intervention options and updating race-based data collection
• implementing the National Intervention Model across all policing agencies to standardize and improve officer responses to high-risk incidents, emphasizing de-escalation, mental health support, and crisis resolution in diverse communities
• rolling out body-worn cameras nationwide, ensuring 90% deployment by November 2025 to enhance transparency, accountability, and trust with the public
• establishing and hosting regular learning sessions with the RCMP Community of Practice about Hate-Motivated Crimes and Incidents

More information about Contract and Indigenous Policing can be found in the full plan.