RCMP’s 2023-24 Departmental results report: At a glance
A departmental results report provides an account of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and expected results set out in the associated Departmental Plan.
Key priorities
The RCMP’s top priorities for 2023-24 were as follows:
- Recruiting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
- Ensuring a healthy and inclusive culture
- Supporting excellence in operations
Highlights
In 2023-24, total actual spending (including internal services) for the RCMP was $5,143 million and total full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) was 31,820. For complete information on the RCMP’s total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section in the full report.
The following provides a summary of the department’s achievements in 2023-24 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Core responsibility 1: Federal Policing
Actual spending: $1,161,734,103
Actual human resources: 5,037
Results - what we achieved:
- 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
In 2023-24, Federal Policing:
- positioned the RCMP as an international leader in the field of Hardened and Secure communications following the adoption of the department’s automated attribution tool by several countries
- developed a draft Arctic strategy aligned with the approaches of domestic partners and international allies in the Arctic Region, including reinforcing the RCMP’s footprint in the Arctic, strengthening relationships with key domestic and international partners to seek innovative ways to disrupt a range of immediate and future threats
- deployed over 120 resources to more than 30 countries around the world to contribute to initiatives to counter terrorism, trafficking and gather and analyse intelligence
- provided protective services to foreign and Canadian dignitaries on 2720 occasions, including to secure the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Canada, the CARICOM summit and the state funeral of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
- increased the representation of women personnel to 45% in the RCMPs peace operations, effectively exceeding the 2023 Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy targets by 20%
More information about Federal Policing can be found in the "Results - what we achieved” section of the full departmental results report.
Core responsibility 2: Specialized Policing Services
Actual spending: $758,610,631
Actual human resources: 3,828
Results - what we achieved:
- Modern specialized police services and technologies support law enforcement and the public
In 2023-24, Specialized Policing Services:
- disrupted 9,000 attempted fraud efforts, leading to over $1 million in financial recoveries for Canadian victims
- supported increased access to information by field-testing Body Worn Cameras with 300 frontline police officers prior to full deployment of the technology
- collaborated with law enforcement from 17 countries to identify and disrupt the cybercrime operations of the Genesis Market in Canada, a global criminal website used to sell stolen credentials and access to online accounts of individuals and businesses
- used provisions under the authority of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, to share information on potentially dangerous child sex offenders’ travel to foreign law enforcement including 33 proactive disclosures, and reported 3,250 travel notifications where registered sex offenders reported travel outside of Canada
- realigned the Access to Information and Privacy Branch under IM/IT Services to improve output, leading to a 56% increase in efficiency compared to 2022-23
- onboarded the Quebec and Ontario firearms tracing databases to the RCMP’s national data repository to provide an overall picture of firearm tracing in Canada, and offered awareness to other provinces about compliance and the benefits of the full database
More information about Specialized Policing Services can be found in the "Results - what we achieved” section of the full departmental results report.
Core responsibility 3: Contract and Indigenous Policing
Actual spending: $2,403,919,443
Actual human resources: 18,313
Results - what we achieved:
- The RCMP provides modern contract policing services
- Improved relationships with and outcomes for Indigenous people
In 2023-24, Contract and Indigenous Policing:
- increased the number of certified Drug Recognition Experts by 24% from previous levels by certifying 239 new experts at 19 events
- acted on advice from the Management Advisory Board regarding increasing transparency and accountability in the deployment of use-of-force tools by reviewing and improving use-of-force policies and training, including the carotid control technique and the Incident Management / Intervention Model, along with annual training and recertification
- improved connections with local restorative justice agencies in 14 communities in five provinces and three territories by continuing a pilot project with Justice Canada that pairs RCMP detachments and local Indigenous Justice Programs to create strong community-based working relationships and to increase referrals
- worked to improve criminal justice outcomes for youth victims of sexual assault by reviewing 348 sexual assault investigations files to identify investigative shortcomings
- prioritized increasing diversity in law enforcement by hosting the first troop of the Diverse and Inclusive Pre-Cadet Experience, a recruitment and retention initiative aimed to remove barriers for racialized and underrepresented individuals aspiring to join the RCMP
More information about Contract and Indigenous Policing can be found in the "Results - what we achieved” section of the full departmental results report.
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