Forward Regulatory Plan: 2025–2027
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- Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 (Benefit Trust Fund)
- Amendment to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 (National Police Services)
- Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (adaptions to leave without pay provisions for service as a paid official of a bargaining agent)
- Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (adaptations to optional survivor benefit coverage)
- Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (adaptations for periods of temporarily reduced hours)
List of acronyms and abbreviations
- BTF
- Benefit Trust Fund
- CBSA
- Canada Border Services Agency
- CSE
- Communications Security Establishment
- CSIS
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- CUDAA
- Canada–U.S. Data Access Agreement
- ESP
- electronic service providers
- IT
- information technology
- RCMP
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 (Benefit Trust Fund)
Enabling acts
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (Section 23)
Description
To update the Benefit Trust Fund (BTF) in order to modernize and reflect departmental and government practices.
Proposed changes
Subsection 49(2)
- From
- “Interest is credited to the Benefit Trust Fund at a rate that is equal to 90% of the simple arithmetic mean of the accepted weekly three-month Treasury bill tender rates for the immediately preceding month.”
- To
- “Interest is credited to the Benefit Trust Fund in accordance with Department of Finance’s Interest on Security Deposits.”
Subsection 50(1)
- From
- “The Commissioner must nominate an advisory committee, consisting of three officers and one other member, to be approved by the Minister, to assist in the management of the Benefit Trust Fund.”
- To
- “The Commissioner must nominate an advisory committee, to be approved by the Minister, to assist in the management of tBenefit Trust Fund.”
Paragraph 51(2)(b)
- From
- “… purchasing wreaths in honour of deceased former members…”
- To
- “… purchasing floral tributes in honour of deceased former members…”
Paragraph 51(2)(d)
- From
- “… covering the reasonable funeral reception expenses if the death of a member is duty-related…”
- To
- “… covering the reasonable funeral reception expenses in the death of a member…”
Section 55
- From
- “Requisitions for cheques on the Benefit Trust Fund must be signed by officers authorized by the Minister and countersigned by members designated by the Commissioner.”
- To
- This wording should be removed completely.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
No potential impacts on Canadian citizens and businesses. Updating the Regulations will align to actual RCMP and government practices already occurring.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
No regulatory cooperation efforts required. The Regulations already exist but require modernization.
Consultations
Consultations have already occurred with:
- RCMP Legal Services Unit (for subsection 50(1) and paragraph 51(2)(d))
- the Benefit Trust Fund Advisory Committee
- the National Police Federation
- the RCMP Veterans’ Association (for paragraph 51(2)(b))
Further information
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 (SOR/2014-281)
Contact information
Eldon Taylor
Secretary of the Benefit Trust Fund
Corporate Management and Comptrollership
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
eldon.taylor@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
2025
Amendment to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014, section 57, regarding the National Police Services
Enabling acts
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, paragraphs 18(d), 21(1)(b), and 21(1)(c)
Description
The intent of the amendment is to enable the RCMP to provide data networking and infrastructure services to other Government of Canada departments with a national security mandate, such as the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Communications Security Establishment (CSE), and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), for the purpose of serving production orders, warrants or other lawful information requests on domestic and international communication service providers (ESPs), commensurate with their respective mandates.
There is a significant need to modernize existing lawful access (ability to lawfully obtain data from electronic service providers – ESPs) Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. The current process to submit production orders to ESPs is ad hoc and manual. There are calls from industry, law enforcement agencies, and CSIS to standardize and automate this process through a new IT infrastructure. To ensure that all police are able to access vital investigatory information, the RCMP, with support from CSIS, is developing a common portal and infrastructure to facilitate messaging with domestic service providers. Additionally, future negotiation of the Canada–U.S. Data Access Agreement (CUDAA) would require a common platform to facilitate Canadian access to foreign communications providers, which may require the ability to provide access to other government departments, such as CSE and CBSA.
Technologically, the RCMP already maintains an established and accredited IT infrastructure that connects all domestic police of jurisdiction through the National Police Services. To reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and avoid the creation of duplicate or triplicate IT infrastructure in Canada, the RCMP is best-suited to enable a modernized lawful access platform on behalf of government. However, section 57 of the Regulations, which governs the National Police Services programs, does not permit their use outside of a criminal investigatory capacity. The proposed amendment would establish authority for the RCMP to provide limited technological services to other government departments for the purpose of lawful access.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
This regulatory amendment is still in the developmental phase and the broader implications it will have for Canadians are not currently known.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
There are no regulatory cooperation efforts anticipated for this amendment, as it pertains only to authorities related to RCMP governance.
Consultations
Consultations are expected to take place during 2026, including with the following:
- Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
- Lawful Access Advisory Committee
- National Police Services National Advisory Committee
- Intelligence Commissioner of Canada
Further information
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 (SOR/2014-281)
Contact information
National Lawful Access Centre
lal-lal@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
2025
Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (adaptions to leave without pay provisions for service as a paid official of a bargaining agent)
Enabling acts
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. R-11)
Description
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations would be amended to respond to the request made by the bargaining agents for Royal Canadian Mounted Police members to align with provisions under the Public Service Superannuation Regulations intended for contributors who serve as full-time paid officials of a public service bargaining agent.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
There are no expected impacts on Canadians, including businesses, as this issue is limited to members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
Regulatory cooperation is not required, as this initiative is internal to the management of the Royal Canada Mounted Police pension plan.
Consultations
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Advisory Committee, comprised of employer, employee and retiree representatives, was consulted on this initiative.
Public consultations are not applicable, as this issue is internal to the management of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police pension plan.
Further information
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1393)
Contact information
National Compensation Services
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
rcmp.pensionclientservices-servicealaclientelepension.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
2023
Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (adaptations to optional survivor benefit coverage)
Enabling acts
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. R-11)
Description
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations would be amended to modernize current provisions related to an election for Optional Survivor Benefits.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
There are no expected impacts on Canadians, including businesses, as this issue is limited to members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
Regulatory cooperation is not required, as this initiative is internal to the management of the Royal Canada Mounted Police pension plan.
Consultations
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Advisory Committee, comprised of employer, employee and retiree representatives, was consulted on this initiative.
Public consultations are not applicable, as this issue is internal to the management of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police pension plan.
Further information
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1393)
Contact information
National Compensation Services
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
rcmp.pensionclientservices-servicealaclientelepension.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
2024
Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (adaptations for periods of temporarily reduced hours)
Enabling acts
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. R-11)
Description
In its 2020 decision in Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), the Supreme Court of Canada granted members participating in job-sharing arrangements the option to top up their pension contributions to their pre-job-sharing level. This regulatory proposal will provide a similar pension solution for employees who have temporarily reduced their work hours outside of job-share arrangements, thereby creating an equitable pension solution for all members.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations would be amended to provide for an optional additional pension treatment for part-time plan members who accrue benefits during a temporary period of reduced hours.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
There are no expected impacts on Canadians, including businesses, as this issue is limited to members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
Regulatory cooperation is not required, as this initiative is internal to the management of the Royal Canada Mounted Police pension plan.
Consultations
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Advisory Committee, comprised of employer, employee and retiree representatives, was consulted on this initiative.
Public consultations are not applicable, as this issue is internal to the management of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police pension plan.
Further information
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1393)
Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 (CanLII), [2020] 3 SCR 113
Contact information
National Compensation Services
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
rcmp.pensionclientservices-servicealaclientelepension.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
2024
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