Summary
The North District of the RCMP in British Columbia (BC) identified the need to adopt leadership development as a strategic priority and established mid-level managers as the starting point. The Research Question: What was the impact of the North District strategic priority aimed at developing leadership capacity at all levels and what was the impact of using mid-level managers as integrators of this strategy on the greater leadership capacity of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the North District of British Columbia? To date, leadership development has not been identified as a national or divisional priority. This research provides further evidence for considering leadership development, using mid-level managers as integrators, a national and/or divisional strategic priority. In addition, the researcher hopes to provide a small piece of the feedback required to strengthen the North District initiative and/or determine whether the North District model is worthy of replication.