Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Program Activity Architecture

Highest level

The RCMP’s overarching strategic goal is safe homes and safe communities for all Canadians.

Strategic priorities:

• Organized Crime
• Terrorism
• Aboriginal Communities
• Youth
• Economic Integrity

Next level

RCMP Program Activity Architecture

Level I of the Program Activity Architecture

The RCMP Program Activity Architecture (PAA) lists five Strategic Outcomes:

• Quality Federal Policing: Ensure the safety and security of Canadians and their institutions, domestically and globally, as well as internationally protected persons and other foreign dignitaries, through intelligence-based prevention, detection, investigation and enforcement of the law against terrorists, organized criminals and other criminal activity. Key results: reduced impact of organized crime; reduced threat of terrorists; safe and secure society and economy.
• Quality Contract Policing: Healthier and safer Canadian communities through effective crime prevention, education, law enforcement and investigation. Key results: highest quality police services/programs; prevented and reduced youth involvement in crime as victims or offenders; safer and healthier Aboriginal communities.
• Quality Policing Support Services: Support Canadian policing investigation and enforcement organizations with critical intelligence, equipment, tools, systems, technology and education to optimize the delivery of proactive intelligence-based policing services and programs. Key results: leading edge policing and security technology; comprehensive, real-time intelligence and threat assessments; increased efficiency and effectiveness of policing; timely and high quality scientific tools, techniques and information management technology; high quality learning and training opportunities and support.
• Grants & Contributions: Payments applicable to all Activities
• Minimized risks to public safety from firearms: The risks to public safety from firearms in Canada and international communities are minimized.

Level II of the Program Activity Architecture

The key eight supporting Program Activities are:

• 1 Federal and International Operations
• 2 Protective Policing Services
• 3 Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services
• 4 Criminal Intelligence Operations
• 5 Technical Policing Operations
• 6 Policing Support Services
• 7 National Police Services
• 8 Internal Services

Other Program Activities are:

• Payments Applicable to all Activities
• Canadian Firearms Centre

Level III of the Program Activity Architecture

These eight major Program Activities are further broken down into Sub-Activities.

1 Federal and International Operations

• 1.1 Financial Crime
• 1.2 Drugs and Organized Crime
• 1.3 Border Integrity
• 1.4 International Policing
• 1.5 National Security Criminal Investigations
• 1.7 Program Activity Support

2 Protective Policing Services

• 2.1 Protective Duties
• 2.2 Major Events
• 2.4 Program Activity Support

3 Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services

• 3.1 Provincial/Territorial Policing
• 3.2 Municipal Policing
• 3.3 Aboriginal Policing
• 3.4 Airport Policing Agreements
• 3.5 Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Directorate
• 3.7 Program Activity Support

4 Criminal Intelligence Operations

• 4.1 Organized Criminal Intelligence
• 4.2 Criminal Analysis
• 4.3 National Security Intelligence
• 4.5 Program Activity Support

5 Technical Policing Operations

• 5.1 Air Services
• 5.2 Behavioral Sciences
• 5.3 Protective Technology
• 5.4 Technical Investigation
• 5.5 Technical Security
• 5.6 Technological Crime
• 5.7 Departmental Security
• 5.9 Program Activity Support

6 Policing Support Services

• 6.1 National Operations Center
• 6.2 Operations Policing Data Systems
• 6.3 Integrated Operations Support
• 6.4 Force Specific Programs
• 6.6 Program Activity Support

7 National Police Services

• 7.1 Forensic Laboratory Services
• 7.2 Information and Identification Services
• 7.3 Canadian Police College
• 7.4 National Child Exploitation Coordination Center
• 7.5 Canadian Intelligence Service Canada
• 7.7 Program Activity Support

8 Internal Services

• 8.1 Management and Oversight Services
• 8.2 Human Resources Management Services
• 8.3 Financial Management Services
• 8.4 Supply Chain Management Services
• 8.5 Facilities & Assets Management Services
• 8.6 Information Management Services
• 8.7 Information Technology Services
• 8.8 Legal Services
• 8.9 Public Affairs and Communications
• 8.10 Evaluation Services
• 8.11 Internal Audit Services
• 8.12 Other Support Services

Other Program Sub-Activities are:

Payments Applicable to all Activities

• LOBJ 2434 – Pensions under the RCMP Pension Continuation Act
• LOBJ 2435 – To compensate members of the RCMP for injuries received in the performance of duty
• LOBJ 2433 – Survivor Income Plan

Canadian Firearms Centre

• 11.1 Firearm Registration
• 12.1 Firearms Licensing and Supporting Infrastructure

Note:

Even though listed as Sub-Activities, every Grant & Contribution represents an Activity.