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Program directory · Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Departmental Security

Program code
BXH07 (RCMP)
Core responsibility
National Specialized Services
In Departmental Plans
2019-20 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

This program ensures the protection of people, information, and assets in support of the trusted delivery of government programs and services. The program also provides guidance and advice on physical security to other government departments under the RCMP’s Lead Security Agency mandate for the Government of Canada.

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).

2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28Departmental Security 2019-20: $36.6MDepartmental Security 2020-21: $36.8MDepartmental Security 2021-22: $42.5MDepartmental Security 2022-23: $49MDepartmental Security 2023-24: $55.8MDepartmental Security 2024-25: $62.8MDepartmental Security 2025-26: $60.5MDepartmental Security 2026-27: $48.9MDepartmental Security 2027-28: $47.3MDepartmental SecurityRCMP Departmental SecurityDepartmental Security
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
Departmental SecurityThis program2019-20 – 2027-28$283M

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
2021-22Indicators added: Percentage of activities identified in the approved Departmental Security Plan (DSP) for the previous fiscal year which were completed as planned.Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2021-22Indicators dropped: Percentage of Law Enforcement Record Check requests processed by year as specified in each Service Level AgreementDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2022-23Renamed from “RCMP Departmental Security” to “Departmental Security”.GC InfoBase program names by year
2023-24Indicators added: Percentage of activities identified in the approved Departmental Security Plan (DSP) that were completedDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Indicators dropped: Percentage of activities identified in the approved Departmental Security Plan (DSP) for the previous fiscal year which were completed as planned.Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)

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 activities identified in the approved Departmental Security Plan (DSP) that were completed
Expected result: Security management is standardized and monitored
84.6%2023-24✓ met89%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24≥ 30%202484.6%Met
2024-25≥ 60%202589%Met
Percentage of activities identified in the approved Departmental Security Plan (DSP) for the previous fiscal year which were completed as planned.
Expected result: Government security screening processes are enhanced and national security strengthened
44%2021-22✗ not met70%2022-23✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2021-22≥ 100%202244%
Activities are cumulative in the three-year Departmental Security Plan (DSP). While results are lower than targeted, the program continued to make important advancement on the priorities identified in the DSP.
Not met
2022-23≥ 100%202370%
Three out of five activities identified in the 2022-25 Departmental Security Plan met or exceeded set targets. One activity has been delayed and another is partially delayed due to competing program priorities. However, these latter two activities are slated to be completed by the end of 2023-24.
Not met
Percentage of Law Enforcement Record Check requests processed by year as specified in each Service Level Agreement
Expected result: Government security screening processes are enhanced and national security strengthened
96%2019-20✗ not met99.4%2020-21✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%202096%
LERC requests were processed on a prioritized basis to meet client demand, which means that requests that were first-in were not always first-out. Also, the mechanism to track timing of completion of a LERC was an issue.
Not met
2020-21≥ 100%202199.4%
4,216 LERC requests (without adverse information) where completed within the 15 business days. 4,242 LERC requests (without adverse information) were received within the service standard allotments.
Not met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2019-20: $18.2M2019-20: $36.6M2019-202020-21: $18.4M2020-21: $36.8M2020-212021-22: $24.9M2021-22: $42.5M2021-222022-23: $39M2022-23: $49M2022-232023-24: $43.3M2023-24: $55.8M2023-242024-25: $49.8M2024-25: $62.8M2024-252025-26: $60.5M2025-262026-27: $48.9M2026-272027-28: $47.3M2027-28
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$18.2M$36.6M
2020-21$18.4M$36.8M
2021-22$24.9M$42.5M
2022-23$39M$49M
2023-24$43.3M$55.8M
2024-25$49.8M$62.8M
2025-26$60.5M—
2026-27$48.9M*—
2027-28$47.3M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2019-20: 3232019-20: 3752019-202020-21: 3832020-21: 3882020-212021-22: 4352021-22: 4122021-222022-23: 3852022-23: 4262022-232023-24: 4322023-24: 4472023-242024-25: 4372024-25: 4882024-252025-26: 4072025-262026-27: 3982026-272027-28: 3972027-28
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
2019-20323375
2020-21383388
2021-22435412
2022-23385426
2023-24432447
2024-25437488
2025-26407—
2026-27398*—
2027-28397*—

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

Plan2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28
2019-20 plan$18,208,053$18,053,630$17,938,259
2020-21 plan$18,379,650$19,063,496$10,534,964
2021-22 plan$24,918,399$16,381,752$16,395,990
2022-23 plan$39,023,357$34,683,884$32,821,981
2023-24 plan$43,252,078$41,757,949$36,903,654
2024-25 plan$49,775,116$44,890,363$44,353,462
2025-26 plan$60,543,543$48,932,613$47,336,881
Actual$36,557,558$36,779,671$42,476,771$49,002,606$55,751,322$62,830,823

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