Commissioner’s commitments made from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, training or mentoring with respect to undertakings. | Supported | Completed on 2025-06-09 |
| That Constable should receive operational guidance, training or mentoring regarding the police duty to facilitate access to a lawyer, pursuant to section 10(b) of the Charter. | Supported | Completed on 2025-06-09 |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance on taking reasonable steps to protect the belongings of people in custody and on proper documentation of his actions. | Supported | Completed on 2025-07-07 |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance regarding policies concerning Emotionally Disturbed Persons and on proper procedure when apprehending a person in crisis. | Supported | Completed on 2025-07-07 |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Constable should receive guidance, mentoring, or training concerning the requirement that all prisoners be provided with access to legal counsel in a manner consistent with section 10 of the Charter. | Supported | Completed on 2025-05-08 |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That once the criminal proceedings relating to this incident have concluded, an appropriate member of E Division considers issuing a revised NOD outlining the allegations that are conclusively refuted by the evidentiary record and limit the scope of the investigation to any remaining allegations. | Supported in part | In progress: E Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance on the proper procedures for handling domestic violence cases, particularly in situations where an immediate arrest may mitigate further risks to potential victims. | Supported | In progress: J Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive training on the New Brunswick Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Act, including the role of RCMP members in facilitating emergency intervention order applications, if he has not already received this training. | Supported | In progress: J Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| The RCMP should take steps to ensure that its public complaint intake process includes an extension of the retention time of any associated operational file. | Supported in part | In Progress: Contract & Indigenous Policing to implement |
| The RCMP should take steps to ensure that, upon being notified of a request for review, it further extends the retention time of any associated operational file. | Supported in part | In Progress: Contract & Indigenous Policing to implement |
| That one Constable should be directed to review the RCMP’s core values. | Supported | In progress: D Division to implement |
| An appropriate member of the RCMP should apologize to the complainant for the members’ delays in advancing her file and their failure to provide her with timely status updates. | Supported | In progress: D Division to implement |
| The one Constable and one Staff Sergeant should receive operational guidance on the importance of advancing domestic violence files in a timely fashion. | Supported | In progress: D Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance on the importance of providing complainants with regular status updates. | Supported | In progress: D Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| An appropriate member of the RCMP should apologize to the complainants for the unreasonable actions of one Constable in arresting their daughter at the residence and threatening the complainant with arrest for obstruction. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training about the circumstances in which police officers may lawfully arrest a person in a dwelling house. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training concerning the requirement that all arrested persons be provided with access to legal counsel in a manner consistent with section 10 of the Charter. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That five Constables should receive operational guidance with respect to the release process set out in section 501(6) of the Criminal Code. | Supported in part | In progress: D Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Sergeant should receive operational guidance about the importance of properly documenting public complaints and of taking the necessary steps to ensure they are processed and forwarded appropriately. | Supported | Completed on 2025-05-27 |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance about warnings issued under the YCJA and the appropriate circumstances to issue such warnings. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| The RCMP should correct any official police record or CPIC entry containing a reference to Miss C receiving a formal warning under the YCJA. | Supported | Completed on 2025-05-26 |
| An appropriate member of the RCMP should issue a written apology to the complainant for the inappropriate handling of his public complaint. | Supported | Completed on 2025-06-13 |
| All members of the H Division Professional Responsibilities Unit should be directed to review the Commission’s report and should receive operational guidance about the importance of taking appropriate action to ensure that public complaint investigators conduct complete investigations, document their investigations, prepare the required investigation reports, and avoid conflicts of interest, as well as to ensure that RCMP members do not assume the dual role of public complaint investigator and decision-maker. | Supported | Completed on 2025-07-14 |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| The Commanding Officer of F Division should issue a personal apology to the complainant’s family for the misconduct identified in this matter. | Supported | In progress: F Division to implement |
| The RCMP should consider whether Code of Conduct proceedings against two Constables would be appropriate and feasible in the circumstances. | Supported | In progress: F Division to implement |
| A senior member of the RCMP should provide operational guidance to two Constables regarding lost/overdue person investigations. | Supported | In progress: F Division to implement |
| RCMP management should determine whether two Constables need additional guidance, supervision or training and then provide it to them, to ensure that they are prepared to conduct lost/overdue person investigations in the future. | Supported | In progress: F Division to implement |
| That one Sergeant and two Constables should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training regarding the duty to take adequate notes. | Supported | In progress: F Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive a copy of the final report into this matter (which will include the interim report and the Commissioner’s response) so that she is made aware of the findings about the exemplary quality of her work. | Supported | In progress: F Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training concerning child interviews and the applicable RCMP policies. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| That one Constable should not conduct any child interviews until he successfully completes an appropriate child forensic interviewing course. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| The Detachment Commander should be directed to review the RCMP’s national Operational Manual, chapter 2.6. “Child Abuse and Crimes Against Young Persons,” with all supervisors under their command to ensure that child abuse investigations are properly supervised. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| The Detachment Commander should remind all members under their command that, absent exigent circumstances, child interviews should be conducted by members trained in forensic child interviewing. | Supported | Completed on 2025-09-09 |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training on making arrests at a dwelling house. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training on basic investigational skills. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training on his requirement to release prisoners from custody as soon as practicable. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training on the elements of assault, particularly as they relate to allegations of an assault by a parent against a child. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| The RCMP should consider placing one Constable on a Performance Improvement Plan to address the many performance concerns raised in this matter and to ensure that proper supervisory monitoring takes place. | Supported in part | In progress: H Division to implement |
| The RCMP should conduct a quality assurance audit on the quality of supervision at the Detachment. | Supported | In progress: H Division to implement |
| An appropriate member of the RCMP should extend a written apology to the complainant for the failures in this investigation. | Supported | Completed on 2025-06-23 |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| The RCMP should apologize to the complainant for the unlawful apprehension. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| That two Constables and one Corporal should be provided with operational guidance on the requirements for an apprehension under the Mental Health Act of British Columbia. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training on the application of handcuffs. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training on the implementation of section 10(b) rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance, mentoring, or training on the RCMP’s policy on emotionally disturbed persons. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| An appropriate member of the RCMP should extend an apology to the complainant for her overall treatment during this incident. | Supported | In progress: E Division to implement |
| CRCC recommendation | Commissioner's response | Implementation status |
|---|---|---|
| That one Constable should read this report to better understand the legal threshold and requirements for detention. | Supported | Completed on 2025-07-17 |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance on documenting his use of force in a timely manner. | Supported | Completed on 2025-07-17 |
| That one Constable should receive operational guidance on providing access to counsel under Sec. 10(b) of the Charter. | Supported | Completed on 2025-07-16 |
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