October 2015 to Present: Budget Investments implicating the RCMP

Date March 9, 2021
Classification: Unclassified
Branch / Agency: RCMP

Budget 2015

1. National Counterfeit Enforcement Strategy
2. Countering Terrorism
3. Memorial for Three Moncton Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officers
4. Funding to expand biometric screening in Canada’s immigration system

Budget 2016

5. One Year Integrity Funding to Maintain Current Operations
6. National Forensic Laboratory (Vancouver) Relocation
7. International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations
8. Security at Official Residences
9. Federal Infrastructure Program – RCMP Projects

2016 Fall Economic Statement

10. Security for the 2016 North American Leaders Summit

Budget 2017

11. Multi-Year Immigration Levels Planning
12. Protecting Air Travellers – inclusive of funding for CATSA, Transport Canada and RCMP
13. Government of Canada Commitment to Address Gender-Based Violence – inclusive of funding of funding for Department of National Defence and RCMP

2017 Fall Economic Statement

14. Supporting RCMP Front-Line Operations – Inclusive of funding for RCMP and the RCMP External Review Committee
15. New Legal Framework to Strictly Regulate and Restrict Access to Cannabis – inclusive of Funding for Health Canada, RCMP, CBSA and Public Safety
16. Strengthening and Enforcing Drug-Impaired Driving – inclusive of Funding for Public Safety, RCMP and CBSA.

Budget 2018

17. Initiative to Take Action Against Guns and Gangs
18. Canada’s 2018 G7 Presidency and Leaders’ Summit
19. Supporting RCMP Frontline Operations
20. Renewing Radio Systems for the RCMP
21. Action Plan and Supports on Mental Health for Public Safety Officers
22. Renewing and Enhancing the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy
23. Ensuring Security and Prosperity in the Digital Age: Cyber
24. Gender Based Violence
25. Addressing “Unfounded” Cases of Sexual Assault and Better Support Victims
26. Irregular Migration: Managing the Border
27. Migrant Smuggling
28. International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations

Budget 2019

29. Asylum Reform
30. CATSA Transition Funding
31. Departmental Review - RCMP
32. Emerging Economic-Based National Security Threats
33. RCMP – Class Action Settlements
34. Enhancing Federal Policing Capacity Strengthening Canada’s AML-ATF Regime
35. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Disability Pension Program Adjustments

2019 Fall Economic Statement

36. Anti-Money Laundering Support for the RCMP-GRC

Economic and Fiscal Update 2019

37. Supporting and Enhancing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

2020 Fall Economic Statement

38. Body Worn Cameras

2021 Announcement

39. Implementation of a Suite of Measures to Combat Firearms Related Crime

Budget 2015

1. National Counterfeit Enforcement Strategy: The RCMP was approved to receive $15 million over five years for the renewal of the National Counterfeit Enforcement Strategy (NCES) and the counterfeit database.
2. Countering Terrorism: Funding was received for Counter-Terrorism Investigative Resources for Canadian Security Intelligence Service, RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The RCMP was approved to receive $149.9 million over five years with $46.5 million ongoing to directly support national security criminal investigations, including high-risk travellers and high-risk individuals.
3. Memorial for Three Moncton Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officers: The RCMP was approved to receive $1 million for one year to create a memorial in honour of the three fallen RCMP Police Officers from the Moncton shooting.
4. Funding to expand biometric screening in Canada’s immigration system: The RCMP, Immigration and Citizenship Canada, Canada Border Service Agency, and Shared Services Canada were approved to receive $312.6 million over five years and $103.2 million ongoing to: implement the expanded biometrics screening program to all visa-required travelers seeking entry to Canada to achieve strengthened identity management; improved ability to prevent inadmissible individuals from entering Canada; and to facilitate movement of admissible individuals into Canada.

Budget 2016

5. One Year Integrity Funding to Maintain Current Operations: The RCMP received $79.3 million for one year to maintain overall operations of the RCMP pending the results of a Resourcing Review.
6. National Forensic Laboratory (Vancouver) Relocation: The RCMP was approved to receive $60.4 million over five years to replace the 42 year old national forensic laboratory facility in Vancouver B.C. with a new facility in Surrey B.C.
7. International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations: The RCMP was approved to receive $106.5 million over 3 years to support Canada’s foreign policy objective to enhance global security through the stabilization of fragile or conflict-affected states through Canadian police and expert civilian participation in international peace support operations and other stabilization-focused bilateral police deployments.
8. Security at Official Residences: The RCMP and National Capital Commission were approved to receive $5.5 million over five years for security infrastructure for Rideau Cottage and the Harrington Lake Estate. The funding approved for Rideau Cottage was to undertake a series of capital improvements to address security needs to ensure the appropriate level of security required to protect the Prime Minster and his family within these interim accommodations. The funding approved for Harrington Lake was to improve communication and surveillance systems, upgrade the vehicle gates and establish permanent vehicle barriers to better control access to the grounds. The implementation of the security measure aim to reduce the RCMP’s intervention time for security personnel and provide an increased safety level for the occupants.
9. Federal Infrastructure Program – RCMP Projects: The RCMP was approved to receive $64 million over five years to address health and safety concerns for officers, ensure the continuity of mission-critical operations, repurpose existing spaces to better meet program requirements and upgrade training facilities, in particular those at the RCMP Depot Division located in Regina, Saskatchewan.

2016 Fall Economic Statement

10. Security for the 2016 North American Leaders Summit: $17.5 million for one year was announced for costs related to the 2016 North American Leader’s Summit. Within this amount the RCMP was approved to receive funding to ensure the safety and security of the general public and Heads of State attending the summit.

Budget 2017

11. Multi-Year Immigration Levels Planning: The RCMP was approved to receive $4.7 million over five years and $1.1 million ongoing to provide biometric screening and fingerprint identification services to IRCC and CBSA in support of Canada’s immigration programs; and to support overtime activities due to the increase in IRCC applications.
12. Protecting Air Travellers – inclusive of funding for CATSA, Transport Canada and RCMP: The RCMP, CATSA and Transport Canada were approved to receive $152 million for one year to help reduce the data entry backlog at Transport Canada and support increased demands placed on the RCMP for Law Enforcement Record Checks in the screening of airport employees. Of this the RCMP received $1.2 million in support of these activities.
13. Government of Canada Commitment to Address Gender-Based Violence – inclusive of funding of funding for Department of National Defence and RCMP: The RCMP, Status of Women, Health Canada, National Defence, Immigration and Citizenship Canada, and Public Safety were approved to receive $100.9 million over five years and $20.7 million ongoing to implement the Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-based Violence. The funding for the RCMP was to support key activities that will serve as the core elements of the whole-of-government Strategy to develop and enhance RCMP training, including: develop and deliver new, Division-specific, cultural competency and trauma-informed gender-based violence training for RCMP employees; update the RCMP’s broader national cultural competency training, informed by Indigenous women and other experts; and use Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) as a tool to examine existing training, in order to ensure it is gender and culturally sensitive.

2017 Fall Economic Statement

14. Supporting RCMP Front-Line Operations – Inclusive of funding for RCMP and the RCMP External Review Committee: The RCMP and RCMP External Review Committee were approved to receive $100 million over three years to maintain the overall operations of the RCMP pending completion of a comprehensive Departmental Review to address recommendations identified in the Resourcing Review.
15. New Legal Framework to Strictly Regulate and Restrict Access to Cannabis – inclusive of Funding for Health Canada, RCMP, CBSA and Public Safety: With the introduction of Bill C-45 (also known as Cannabis Act) in Parliament, Health Canada, RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, Public Safety Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada were approved to receive $526 million over five years to implement and administer a new federal framework to legalize and regulate cannabis.
16. Strengthening and Enforcing Drug-Impaired Driving – inclusive of Funding for Public Safety, RCMP and CBSA:  The RCMP, Public Safety and CBSA were approved to receive $138 million over five years and $12 million ongoing to support efforts to enforce new legislation on drug-impaired driving. Funding was to update and expand training to detect drug-impaired drivers through enhanced Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) training and increasing the number of police officers certified as Drug Recognition Experts (DRE). In addition, funding was to increase current capacity in Government of Canada laboratories to provide forensic toxicology analysis, interpretation and court support to respond to the increase in demand for the service requests.

Budget 2018

17. Initiative to Take Action Against Guns and Gangs: The RCMP was approved to receive $38 million over five years in support of the RCMP’s new Integrated Criminal Firearms Initiative, which will leverage and expand existing investigative and intelligence support and services to meet the increased operational and technical capacity demands.
18. Canada’s 2018 G7 Presidency and Leaders’ Summit: The RCMP was approved to receive $259 million over two years in support of incremental security costs associated with the G7 Summit in fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19. As the primary agency responsible for security at the Summit, the RCMP received these funds to support the RCMP’s activities during the planning and pre-event operations, event operations and close out phases of the G7 events. 
19. Supporting RCMP Frontline Operations: The RCMP was to receive $80 million for one year to provide temporary stability to the RCMP, allowing the development of the Departmental Review submission that will present longer term plans for program sustainability, taking into account any major changes stemming from governance or mandate consultations.
20. Renewing Radio Systems for the RCMP:  The RCMP was approved to receive $60.2 million over five years and $9.5 million ongoing to design, acquire, and implement a replacement radio system for New Brunswick, as well as for the National Capital Region, Ontario and Quebec.
21. Action Plan and Supports on Mental Health for Public Safety Officers: The RCMP was approved to receive $21.4 million over five years to implement measures to better support he mental health of first responders by providing Periodic Psychological Health Assessments.
22. Renewing and Enhancing the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy: The RCMP was approved to receive $7.4 million over five years and $1.5 million ongoing to continue and augment current monitoring and compliance activities to enable increased knowledge and understanding of the illicit tobacco market and links to organized crime. The funding is also to be used to modernize existing border monitoring equipment in areas where cross-border smuggling is most prevalent, purchase other covert equipment, and hire new resources to support analysis and reporting on the intelligence information collected.
23. Ensuring Security and Prosperity in the Digital Age (Cyber): The RCMP was approved to receive $224 million over five years and $43 million ongoing to implement Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy. The strategy includes establishing a cybercrime investigative team, a cyber unit within the National Intelligence Coordination Centre, digital evidence specialists within the investigative team and at Technical Operations and developing new training courses for law enforcement at the Canadian Police College.
24. Gender Based Violence: The RCMP was approved to receive $19.3 million over five years and $5.8 million ongoing in support of a National child Exploitation Coordination Centre to enhance key activities that will serve as the core elements of the whole-of-government Strategy.
25. Addressing “Unfounded” Cases of Sexual Assault and Better Support Victims: The RCMP was approved to receive $10 million over five years and $2 million ongoing to establish a national unit that will coordinate the review of sexual assault complaints coded as “unfounded”, including oversight of the development of a curriculum and training, as well as an external advisory committee and supports for victims
26. Irregular Migration: Managing the Border: The RCMP was approved to receive $9.5 million for one year to respond to pressures facing the in-Canada asylum system created by the sudden influx of irregular migrants between the ports of entry along the Canada/US Border.
27. Migrant Smuggling: The RCMP received $26.2 million over five years to renew and expand the Canada’s Migrant Smuggling Prevention Strategy to include air and land, in addition to the existing marine mode of transportation, and to provide greater geographic latitude for action, in response to intelligence information.
28. International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations: The RCMP was approved to receive $106.5 million over 5 years and $35.5 million ongoing to support Canada’s foreign policy objective to enhance global security through the stabilization of fragile or conflict-affected states through Canadian police and expert civilian participation in international peace support operations and other stabilization-focused bilateral police deployments.

Budget 2019

29. Asylum Reform: The RCMP was approved to receive $77.3M over five years and $13.5M ongoing to support the implementation of the Border Enforcement Strategy and to respond to pressures facing the in-Canada asylum system created by the sudden influx of irregular migrants between the ports of entry along the Canada/US Border.
30. CATSA Transition Funding:  The RCMP was approved to receive $11.5M over three years to address the increased volume and complexity of security background checks for employees at aerodromes who need unescorted access to secure zones beyond Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Checkpoints.
31. Departmental Review – RCMP:  The RCMP was approved to receive $508.6M over five years for RCMP to begin the implementation of recommendations and findings identified in the RCMP’s Departmental Review.
32. Emerging Economic-Based National Security Threats: The RCMP was approved to receive $5.7M over five years and $1.2M ongoing to implement activities that will provide the Government of Canada with: an enhanced awareness of economic-based national security risks, intelligence collection and analysis; capacity for mitigation measures, monitoring and compliance; and, the capability to adapt and renew, while recognizing the evolving threat landscape.
33. RCMP – Class Action Settlements: The RCMP was approved to receive $197.5 million over three years to cover the costs association with a national class action filed against the RCMP for harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
34. Enhancing Federal Policing Capacity Strengthening Canada’s AML-ATF Regime: The RCMP was approved to receive $68.9M over five years and $20M ongoing to better protect the integrity of the financial system and the safety and security of Canadians. Funding will be used to improve investigative capability across its broad mandate, including transnational serious and organized crime, national security, and cybercrime, while specifically addressing gaps in capabilities specific to money laundering /proceeds of crime investigations.
35. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Disability Pension Program Adjustments:  The RCMP was approved to receive $120M over 2 years to correct an indexation error in Disability PensionAdjustments that occurred between 2003 and 2010.

2019 Fall Economic Statement

36. Anti-Money Laundering Support for the RCMP-GRC: The RCMP was approved to receive an additional $8 million over six years to enhance the RCMP’s AL-ATF Regime, as identified above.
37. Supporting and Enhancing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: The RCMP was approved to receive $464.4M over five years and $177.9 ongoing to stabilize and strengthen core operations to address critical resource shortfalls identified in the RCMP’s 2018 Departmental Review, and for the creation of the Independent Centre for the Resolution of Harassment to address gaps and concerns regarding the existing harassment complaint process.

2020 Fall Economic Statement

38. Body Worn Cameras:  To improve transparency, accountability, and response to concerns from racialized and Indigenous communities, the RCMP was approved to receive $160.5M over five years and $23M ongoing to implement a national Body Worn Camera Program for frontline RCMP officers, including a Digital Evidence Management System.

2021 Announcement

39. Combating Firearms Related Crime:  The RCMP, PS and CBSA were approved to receive $312.0 million over five years and $41.4 million ongoing to support to implement a suite of measures to combat firearms related crime. Including $234.0 million for the RCMP with $17.4 million in remaining amortization and $34.6 million ongoing to: support licensing suspension, increased anti-smuggling capacity, enhance capacity to combat the criminal use of firearms, increase the capacity of the Canadian Firearms Program, support implementation of a non-permissive storage regime, support the implementation of municipal handgun restrictions, and provide seed funding for the buy-back program. New funding will partially be offset by $1.1 million of existing RCMP funding.

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2021-08-16