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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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Transfer payment programs with total planned spending of $5 million or more

1. Contributions to the Provinces and to Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations (not-for-profit) — Firearms Funding Programs (Voted)

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Start date
  • December 18, 1997, for Firearms Funding Program for Opt-in Provinces and Territories
  • December 1, 1998, for Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations (Not-For-Profit) Contribution Funding Program
End date
Ongoing
Fiscal year for terms and conditions
  • 2022-23 for Firearms Funding Program for Opt-in Provinces
  • 2012-13 for Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations

Funding details

Name of program terms and conditions
  • Terms and conditions related to the firearms funding program for “opt-in” provinces
  • Terms and conditions related to the Aboriginal and/or other communities and organizations (not-for-profit) contribution funding program
Type of transfer payment
Contribution
Type of appropriation
Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

Firearms Funding Program for Opt-in Provinces

Section 95 of the Firearms Act allows the Minister of Public Safety, with the approval of the Governor in Council, to enter into agreements with provinces and territories that opt to designate a Chief Firearms Officer to administer certain aspects of the firearm regulatory regime, and to compensate them for eligible, actual administrative costs incurred in the delivery of firearms services, up to the maximum amounts set in the agreements, including for:

  • firearms licences for individuals and businesses
  • transfers of prohibited or restricted firearms
  • authorizations to transport and authorizations to carry firearms
  • authorizations for shooting clubs and shooting ranges
  • designating instructors to deliver firearms safety training

Firearms Funding Program for Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations

The Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations funding program supports Canadian Firearms Program collaboration with Indigenous communities and groups and not-for-profit organizations to provide information, training and other services to promote firearms safety and compliance with the law.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups

Firearms Funding Program for Opt-in Provinces

Provinces that opt to designate a Chief Firearms Officer for the administration of the Firearms Act in their jurisdiction; currently, seven provinces have opted to designate a Chief Firearms Officer.

Firearms Funding program for Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations

Indigenous communities and groups and not-for-profit organizations

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s)
  • Modern specialized police services and technologies support law enforcement and the public
Link to the department's Program Inventory
  • Canadian Firearms Licensing and Registration

Expected result

Firearms funding program for “opt-in” provinces

Improved eligibility screening of firearms clients, through licensing, by Chief Firearms Officers working with the Canadian Firearms Program, enhances public safety.

Funding supports provincial “opt-in” governments to administer the Firearms Act and provide the services identified in the contribution agreements effectively and on time.

Firearms funding program for Aboriginal and/or other communities and organizations

Increased firearms safety and compliance with the law in Indigenous and other targeted communities.

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation
2029–30
Table 1: Financial information (in dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 63,198,801 22,215,202 21,915,202 21,915,202
Total other types of transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 63,198,801 22,215,202 21,915,202 21,915,202

Transfer payment programs with total planned spending of less than $5 million

2. Pensions under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act (Statutory)

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Start date
1959
End date
Ongoing, so long as there are remaining plan members and survivors
Fiscal year for terms and conditions
Not applicable

Funding details

Name of program terms and conditions
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act
Type of transfer payment
Statutory Grant
Type of appropriation
Through statutory authority named “Pensions under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act”

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act is a defined benefit pension plan whose purpose is to provide a lifetime benefit for RCMP members engaged prior to March 1, 1949 and their survivors. It provides for the payment of pensions to Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers, except those who became contributors under the RCMP Superannuation Act in 1959.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups
Other – RCMP pensioners and their survivors

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s)
  • Canada and Canadian interests are safe and secure against serious and complex criminal threats
  • Modern specialized police services and technologies support law enforcement and the public
  • The RCMP provides modern contract policing services
Link to the department's Program Inventory
  • Federal Policing Intelligence
  • Federal Policing Investigations
  • Federal Policing National Governance
  • International Operations
  • Protective Operations
  • Canadian Firearms Investigative and Enforcement Services
  • Canadian Firearms Licensing and Registration
  • Canadian Police College
  • Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
  • Forensic Science and Identification Services
  • National Cybercrime Coordination Centre
  • Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services
  • Specialized Technical Investigative Services
  • Operational Policing Support
  • Force Generation
  • Indigenous Policing
  • Provincial/Territorial/Municipal Policing
  • Excellence in Operations
  • Community Safety Policing Support

Expected result

To provide a pension benefit for life to eligible RCMP pensioners and survivors

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation
Not applicable. Given the average annual expenditure of the program is less than $5 million it is now exempt from the Financial Administration Act section 42.1 requirement that ongoing programs of grants and contributions be reviewed every five years. In such cases, departments are to consider evaluating these grants and contributions programs based on risks or need. There are no plans to evaluate the program at present.
Table 2: Financial information (in dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000
Total contributions 0 0 0 0
Total other types of transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000

3. Grant to Promote Law Enforcement through Crime Prevention, Training, and Public Relations (Voted)

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Start date
Treasury Board Decision of August 1984 approved this transfer payment program without condition on an ongoing basis
End date
Ongoing
Fiscal year for terms and conditions
Approval of the amended terms and conditions of the RCMP transfer payment program, published in the Main Estimates under the title of “Grant to Promote Law Enforcement through Crime Prevention, Training and Public Relations”, was obtained April 26, 2012.

Funding details

Name of program terms and conditions

The Troop 17 Scholarship is awarded to full-time college or university students who have made significant efforts toward the prevention of bullying and harassment in their schools and/or communities.

The RCMP Family Violence Initiative Fund helps communities respond to relationship and family violence and victim issues. In order to apply, applicants must be part of a community partner organization with a mandate to respond to and reduce incidents of family violence, and their application must be supported by a local RCMP detachment. An application package, which is available through local detachments, must be completed and submitted to the divisional crime prevention coordinator for their area

Type of transfer payment
Grant
Type of appropriation
Appropriated annually through Estimates

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

This transfer payment program supports initiatives related to law enforcement, public relations, and relationship building with communities, and provides grants to not-for-profit organizations for the purpose of crime prevention, crime awareness, and training.

Attendance at a training or developmental activity offered by the Canadian Police College by personnel of Canadian police services other than the RCMP increases the level of competencies within Canada’s policing community. Attendance by personnel of foreign police services at a training or developmental activity offered by the Canadian Police College facilitates international relationships to advance Canadian investigations abroad and combat transnational criminality. It also offers opportunities for police personnel from different jurisdictions to share skills and techniques, and to network in the advancement of policing techniques to a nationally consistent level. Full utilization of the grant is expected.

The Troop 17 Scholarship recognizes students who have made significant efforts toward the prevention of bullying and harassment in their schools and/or communities. The creation of this scholarship was part of the Merlo-Davidson class action settlement agreement. This scholarship is one of the initiatives the RCMP has implemented to help promote diversity, inclusion and prevent harassment. It is expected that recognizing students for their work in prevention of bullying and harassment within their schools and/or communities will encourage their ongoing work and engagement in this sphere. Up to five scholarships in the amount of $1,000 are awarded annually to full-time college or university students across Canada.

Since 2004, the Family Violence Initiative Fund has funded 527 initiatives in communities across Canada with the objective of:

  • preventing high risk groups from re-offending
  • fostering prevention in Indigenous communities
  • promoting public awareness of relationship and family violence through conferences, seminars, presentations or workshops
  • assisting victims of crime
  • supporting male survivors of physical, psychological, and sexualized trauma through the provision of individual therapy, group therapy, and Victim Services support
  • fostering RCMP law enforcement and prevention programs

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups

Troop 17 Scholarship

Full-time students who are:

  • Enrolled in an accredited college or university
  • The age of majority in the province or territory of residence
  • A Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident

Family Violence Initiative Fund

Community partner organizations with a mandate to respond to and reduce incidents of family violence, all application must be supported by a local RCMP detachment to facilitate improved community relationships.

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s)
  • 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
  • Modern specialized police services and technologies support law enforcement and the public
  • The RCMP provides modern contract policing services
  • Improved relationships with and outcomes for Indigenous people
Link to the department's Program Inventory
  • International Operations
  • Canadian Police College
  • Operational Policing Support
  • Provincial/Territorial/Municipal Policing

Expected result

  • Increased specialized knowledge and skills
  • Improved knowledge application by law enforcement clients
  • Modern specialized police services and technologies support law enforcement and the public

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation
There are currently no plans to evaluate this grant/contribution program in the near term. A risk-based approach is used when developing the multi-year departmental audit and evaluation plan. This approach takes into consideration the risks associated with activities undertaken in support of RCMP grant and contribution programs. An evaluation will be undertaken if warranted by the results of a risk assessment.
Table 3: Financial information (in dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 1,375,000 1,375,000 1,375,000 1,375,000
Total contributions 0 0 0 0
Total other types of transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 1,375,000 1,375,000 1,375,000 1,375,000

4. RCMP Survivor Income Plan (Voted)

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Start date
1980
End date
Ongoing
Fiscal year for terms and conditions
Approval of the updated terms and conditions of the RCMP Survivor Income Plan was obtained in April 2022.

Funding details

Name of program terms and conditions

RCMP Survivor Income Plan

The Survivor Income Plan provides compensation to survivors of Regular and Civilian Members who suffer a duty-related death and was designed to replicate an income level for survivors equal to that which the member would have received had they survived.

Type of transfer payment
Grant
Type of appropriation
Appropriated annually through Estimates

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program
The Survivor Income Plan provides compensation to survivors of Regular and Civilian Members who suffer a duty-related death and was designed to replicate an income level for survivors equal to that which the member would have received had they survived.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups
Other – Survivors of Regular and Civilian Members of the RCMP

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s)
  • Canada and Canadian interests are safe and secure against serious and complex criminal threats
  • Modern specialized police services and technologies support law enforcement and the public
  • The RCMP provides modern contract policing services
Link to the department's Program Inventory
  • Federal Policing Intelligence
  • Federal Policing Investigations
  • International Operations
  • Federal Policing National Governance
  • Protective Operations
  • Canadian Firearms Investigative and Enforcement Services
  • Canadian Police College
  • Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
  • Forensic Science and Identification Services
  • Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services
  • Specialized Technical Investigative Services
  • Canadian Firearms Licensing and Registration
  • National Cybercrime Coordination Centre
  • Operational Policing Support
  • Indigenous Policing
  • Excellence in Operations
  • Community Safety Policing
  • Force Generation
  • Provincial/Territorial/Municipal Policing

Expected result

Provision of supplementary benefits to eligible survivors of Regular and Civilian Members who suffer a duty-related death

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation
Not applicable. There are currently no plans to evaluate this grant program in the near term. A risk-based approach is used when developing the multi-year departmental audit and evaluation plan. This approach takes into consideration the risks associated with activities undertaken in support of RCMP grant and contribution programs. An audit and/or evaluation will be undertaken if warranted by the results of a risk assessment.
Table 4: Financial information (in dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 3,086,483 3,086,483 3,086,483 3,086,483
Total contributions 0 0 0 0
Total other types of transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 3,086,483 3,086,483 3,086,483 3,086,483
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