Ottawa eyes ‘more responsive’ models for RCMP’s contract policing across Canada

The Liberal government is looking for ways to improve policing services provided under contract by the RCMP across Canada – eyeing everything from overall cost and sustainability to stronger oversight and accountability.

Provinces and territories pay 70 per cent of RCMP costs and the federal government covers the remainder. Municipal agreements vary, sometimes depending on population size. In addition, there were virtual sessions with municipal partners and other interested parties, such as the RCMP management advisory board, the Canadian Association of Police Governance, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the National Police Federation, which represents front-line Mounties.

The changes have played out against a bigger backdrop of fundamental questions about the overall role of the RCMP and how it can balance service to small communities with the demands of federal policing amid cyberthreats, financial crime and national security vulnerabilities. For the moment, the review of contract policing suggests the government is seeking measured improvements – not wholesale changes – to the contract policing system.

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