Response to parliamentary committees and external audits

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• Response to parliamentary committees
• Response to audits conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (including audits conducted by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)
• Response to audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

Response to parliamentary committees

In 2024-25, the following Parliamentary Committee reports required a response:

Government Response to the sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (RIDR) on Combatting Hate: Islamophobia and its Impact on Muslims in Canada

In November 2023, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (RIDR) issued its sixth report, which included 13 recommendations intended to empower Muslims to live, work, and pray in safety, on an equal basis with all Canadians. Recommendation 3 called on the Government to address hate-motivated crimes through the “development of national police standards and training” and to consider “more tools and resources to police forces.” The Government Response, tabled in April 2024, took note of Recommendation 3, indicating that the RCMP operates the National RCMP Community of Practice on Hate-Motivated Crimes and Incidents, a forum to encourage ongoing and regular dialogue between RCMP employees and other law enforcement professionals, regarding hate crimes and incidents. Further, the Response noted that as Co-Chair (with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation) of the Hate Crimes Task Force, the RCMP works with law enforcement agencies across the country to increase awareness of the scope, nature, and impact of hate crimes in Canada.

Government Response to Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development's report, entitled Canada's Sanctions Regime: Transparency, Accountability and Effectiveness (PDF, 3.3 MB)

In January 2024, the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development issued its twenty-third report, which included 23 recommendations intended to strengthen the administration, governance, resourcing, multilateral coordination, and effectiveness of the regime under which Canada imposes sanctions. The RCMP was implicated in recommendations focusing on the need to strengthen RCMP capacity to enforce Canada’s sanctions regime, along with the allocation of resources to sanctions units (including the RCMP), and the need to report to Parliament on funding provided to strengthen Canada’s capacity to implement its sanctions. The Government Response, tabled in May 2024, included a commitment for the Government to continue to assess resource requirements for all implicated departments and agencies (including the RCMP); to explore avenues and opportunities to strengthen the capacity of the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to enforce Canada’s sanctions regime; and for implicated departments and agencies, including the RCMP, to report on the use of funding.

Government Response to the tenth Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women: Act Now: Preventing Human Trafficking of Women, Girls and Gender Diverse People in Canada (PDF, 3.6 MB)

In February 2024, the Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO) issued its tenth report, which included 22 recommendations aimed at improving support to victims and survivors of human trafficking in Canada. In the Government Response, tabled in August 2024, the RCMP highlighted its efforts to raise awareness of human trafficking through presentations to various stakeholders, including law enforcement, government agencies, community organizations, the private sector, and youth, on the types, stages, and indicators of human trafficking, as well as its profound impact on victims and survivors. The Response also noted that the RCMP has partnered with the private sector to provide survivor-led human trafficking training and is collaborating with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami on prevention initiatives for the trafficking of Inuit women and girls.

Government Response to the Report of the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs: Arctic Security Under Threat (PDF, 2.9 MB)

In June 2023, further to the March 2022 to April 2023 study of Canada’s military infrastructure and security capabilities in the Arctic, the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (SECD) issued a Report, which included 23 recommendations. Recommendation 16 directly implicated the RCMP, calling on the Government of Canada to develop a plan to support the well-being of members of the security and defence forces stationed in the Arctic, including the Canadian Armed Forces and the RCMP. The Government Response, tabled June 24, highlighted the RCMP’s Employee Well-being Strategy (2021-2024), a program that provides support services, early detection, intervention, and treatment of RCMP employee mental health challenges as part of building a healthy, safe, inclusive, productive, and respectful workplace.

Government Response to the fifteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, entitled Invisible No More: The Experiences of Canadian Women Veterans (PDF, 3.6 MB)

In September 2024, further to a study of women veterans, the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs issued a Report, which included 42 recommendations aimed at addressing the various needs of women in the military and women veterans. The RCMP was implicated in recommendations focused on implementing and funding long-term research programs on servicewomen and women veterans; and creating a Ministerial advisory group and a joint steering sub-committee on military women and women veterans. In the Government Response, tabled October 2024, the RCMP committed to participating with other partners in developing a long-term research plan, and it was noted that RCMP members and veterans could apply to a Women Veterans Council.

Response to audits conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (including audits conducted by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)

List of titles and chapters of the audit reports

Response to audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

List of titles and brief summaries of the audit reports

• There were no audits conducted by Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages within the requested timeframe that resulted in any recommendations specific to the RCMP.