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Program directory · Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Federal Policing National Governance

Program code
BXG07 (RCMP)
Core responsibility
Federal Policing
In Departmental Plans
2019-20 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

This Program supports strengthened accountability, contributes to sound stewardship, and informs Federal Policing’s strategic direction and priorities. The program aligns resources in support of informed decision-making, accountability, consistency, and compliance with policy.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2019-20. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Federal Policing National Governance 2019-20: $60.7MFederal Policing National Governance 2020-21: $66.1MFederal Policing National Governance 2021-22: $81.4MFederal Policing National Governance 2022-23: $80.5MFederal Policing National Governance 2023-24: $82.9MFederal Policing National Governance 2024-25: $99.5MFederal Policing National Governance 2025-26: $70.4MFederal Policing National Governance 2026-27: $125MFederal Policing National Governance 2027-28: $138MFederal Policing National Governance 2028-29: $138MFederal Policing National GovernanceGovernanceFederal Policing National Governance
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data. The line at the bottom shows this program's names over time.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Federal Policing National GovernanceThis program2019-20 – 2028-29$471M

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.

YearWhat changedSource
2022-23Renamed from “Governance” to “Federal Policing National Governance”.GC InfoBase program names by year
2024-25Employees (FTEs) 520, against 405 in 2023-24 (+28%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2025-26Planned employees (FTEs) 357, against 520 in 2024-25 (−31%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2025-26Planned spending $70.4M, against $99.5M in 2024-25 (−29%).Latest Departmental Plan
2026-27Indicators added: Percentage of Federal Policing initiatives aligned with strategic prioritiesDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators dropped: Percentage (%) of Federal Policing partners and stakeholders who agree that “The RCMP is an accountable organization”Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Planned spending $125M, against $70.4M in 2025-26 (+78%).Latest Departmental Plan

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Historical: targets against results

Percentage (%) of Federal Policing partners and stakeholders who agree that “The RCMP is an accountable organization”
Expected result: Federal Policing is diverse, accountable, and trusted
72%2019-20✗ not met71%2020-21✗ not met68%2021-22✗ not met62%2022-23✗ not met0%2023-24✗ not met0%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 80%202072%
The Federal Policing target related to this Policing Partners and Stakeholders Survey question will be reviewed for this indicator.
Not met
2020-21≥ 80%202171%
The result of this question includes respondents who indicated working with multiple business lines, including Federal Policing. For that reason, it is not possible to evaluate if the fact that the 80% target for this indicator was not reached is solely attributable to Federal policing performance.
Not met
2021-22≥ 80%202268%
The result of this question includes respondents who indicated working with multiple business lines, including Federal Policing. For that reason, it is not possible to fully attribute this result to Federal policing performance.
Not met
2022-23≥ 80%202362%
The result of this question includes respondents who indicated working with multiple business lines, including Federal Policing. For that reason, it is not possible to fully attribute this result to Federal policing performance. However, Federal Policing will continue to work on improving transparency and accountability towards the public and the government through various initiatives.
Not met
2023-24≥ 80%20240%
The RCMP Policing Partners & Stakeholders survey was not administered for 2023-24.
Not met
2024-25≥ 80%20250%
The RCMP Policing Partners & Stakeholders survey was not administered for 2024-25.
Not met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of Federal Policing initiatives aligned with strategic priorities
Expected result: Federal Policing is diverse, accountable, and trusted
90%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 90%2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2019-20: $57M2019-20: $60.7M2019-202020-21: $60.1M2020-21: $66.1M2020-212021-22: $60.2M2021-22: $81.4M2021-222022-23: $56.4M2022-23: $80.5M2022-232023-24: $60.5M2023-24: $82.9M2023-242024-25: $66.9M2024-25: $99.5M2024-252025-26: $70.4M2025-262026-27: $125M2026-272027-28: $138M2027-282028-29: $138M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2019-20$57M$60.7M
2020-21$60.1M$66.1M
2021-22$60.2M$81.4M
2022-23$56.4M$80.5M
2023-24$60.5M$82.9M
2024-25$66.9M$99.5M
2025-26$70.4M—
2026-27$125M—
2027-28$138M*—
2028-29$138M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2019-20: 2602019-20: 3162019-202020-21: 3102020-21: 3322020-212021-22: 3202021-22: 3232021-222022-23: 3402022-23: 3662022-232023-24: 3402023-24: 4052023-242024-25: 3672024-25: 5202024-252025-26: 3572025-262026-27: 3572026-272027-28: 3562027-282028-29: 3552028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2019-20260316
2020-21310332
2021-22320323
2022-23340366
2023-24340405
2024-25367520
2025-26357—
2026-27357—
2027-28356*—
2028-29355*—

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Plan2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29
2019-20 plan$57,048,166$56,455,151$56,454,948
2020-21 plan$60,070,944$60,092,885$60,143,969
2021-22 plan$60,201,750$60,248,531$60,256,184
2022-23 plan$56,422,931$54,876,776$54,708,488
2023-24 plan$60,544,598$57,037,007$56,796,851
2024-25 plan$66,892,970$63,664,455$64,294,665
2025-26 plan$70,411,785$69,510,496$69,965,726
2026-27 plan$125,469,268$138,108,829$138,031,801
Actual$60,732,287$66,085,423$81,364,659$80,471,792$82,855,394$99,454,765

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.