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Horizontal Initiatives
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Investments to Combat the Criminal Use of Firearms (ICCUF)
Name of lead department: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Lead department program activity: Canadian Firearms Program
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: May 2004
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Originally $49.9 million over 5 years, now extended indefinitely (see Total Allocations).
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The overall aim of the ICCUF is to improve the national collection, analysis and sharing of firearms-related intelligence and information. Funding is distributed within the RCMP to the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP), Criminal Intelligence (CI), and the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC). The initiative also provides funds to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Public Safety Canada (PSC).
The ICCUF directly supports the Government’s objective to tackle violent crime (especially firearms-related offences in relation to organized crime and street gangs), as outlined in the 2008 Speech from the Throne.
Shared outcomes:
Enhance the RCMP and CBSA’s capacity to gather, analyze, and share criminal intelligence in order to improve individual investigations, and to increase knowledge of the extent and patterns of smuggling and trafficking of firearms used in crime. This will support the development of an intelligence-led national enforcement strategy.
Governance structures:
A National Joint Management Team (NJMT) coordinates ICCUF efforts at the national headquarters level. ICCUF partners in the regions are encouraged to actively participate in regional JMT meetings or similar arrangements. Operational issues stemming from regional/local matters are raised to the NJMT when resolution at a national level is requested.
Planning Highlights:
Public safety in Canada continues to be threatened by the criminal use of firearms, many of which are smuggled into the country or otherwise illegally obtained. Analysis of trafficking patterns is improving as more information is collected from the field.
Law enforcement will be directly supported with high quality technical and investigative services and expertise from the CFP and its ICCUF partners in the investigation and prevention of firearms-related crimes. There will be a focus on analysis and sharing of firearms-related intelligence and information on smuggling and trafficking patterns.
Federal Partner: Public Safety Canada
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | ($ millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2012-13 |
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| Public Safety Canada | Law Enforcement and Policing Branch | Ongoing | $.275 |
| Total | $.275 | ||
Expected Results: Provide independent policy advice to the Minister of Public Safety on firearms and crime and support research, on such areas as the relationship between crime guns, street gangs, youth and organized crime.
Federal Partner: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | ($ millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2012-13 |
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| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Canadian Firearms Program | Ongoing | $7.7 |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Criminal Intelligence Program | Ongoing | $1.12 |
| Total | $8.82 | ||
Expected Results: Provide enhanced and collaborative criminal firearms intelligence, close national firearm policy and operational gaps with partners, and meet present and future intelligence challenges. Reduce the impact of serious firearms-related crime through continued support to law enforcement agencies by providing specialized assistance to effectively investigate, gather and share criminal intelligence to successfully prosecute individuals involved in the illegal movement and criminal use of firearms.
Federal Partner: Canada Border Services Agency
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | ($ millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2012-13 |
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| Canada Border Services Agency | Intelligence and Targeting Operations Directorate | Ongoing | $1.33 |
| Total | $1.33 | ||
Expected Results: Valuable criminal intelligence shared in support of firearms crime investigations in the provision of an ongoing network of Regional Intelligence Firearms Liaison Officer (RIFLO) support, in the sharing of information and intelligence to police and law enforcement partners concerning the smuggling and trafficking of firearms, and provision of a border nexus for these often organized criminal activities.
| Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date) | Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2012-13 |
|---|---|
| Ongoing | $10.425 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
C/Supt. Geoffrey Francis
Director, Firearms Investigative and Enforcement Services Directorate
RCMP Canadian Firearms Program
73 Leikin Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Email : Geoffrey.Francis@rcmp-grc.gc.ca