Federal Policing Services

RCMP Central Region has primary authority in federal law enforcement in Ontario.

Resources are optimally placed for successful and efficient delivery of our operations and services, which are categorized into six distinct areas: Cybercrime, Transnational Serious and Organized Crime (TSOC), Border Integrity, Protective Policing, Sensitive and International Investigations (SII) and National Security.

Cybercrime

Members of a cybercrime team investigate cyber-enabled crimes by domestic or international cybercrime networks and actors targeting Canadians or Canada's critical infrastructure.

The RCMP Cybercrime Strategy identifies and prioritizes cybercrime threats through intelligence collection and analysis; pursuing cybercrime through targeted enforcement and investigative action; and supporting cybercrime investigations with specialized skills, tools and training.

Key target activities:

• Transnational and serious organized crime cyber-enabled criminal activity
  Cyber-enabled criminal activity directed by, or in support of, organized crime groups targeting Canadians or Canada's critical infrastructure, and which is beyond the scope and capability of jurisdictional police forces.
• Foreign influenced cybercrime
  Cyber-enabled criminal activity directed by, or in support of, a foreign state.

Transnational Serious and Organized Crime Operations (TSOC)

Transnational Serious & Organized Crime Operations is comprised of 4 detachments (Ottawa, Hamilton-Niagara, Kitchener and London) and primarily focuses its operations on investigating criminal organizations based or operating outside the greater Toronto area (GTA).

TSOC investigations within the GTA are conducted by teams located in Newmarket and Milton.

Under the Criminal Code (Section 467.1), organized crime is defined as being composed of three or more persons, having as one of its main purposes a serious offence likely to result in a financial benefit. So, just about any type of illicit activity can be undertaken by organized crime groups, as long as there is money to be made.

Key target activities:

• Organized crime
  Major criminal operations, especially (but not limited to) those involved in trafficking drugs, humans, or weapons, or in the proceeds from these crimes.
• Money laundering
  Criminal activities by money controllers and their associates, and by the transnational networks that support them moving criminal proceeds to, from, or through Canada.
• Border integrity
  Serious criminal activity at seaports, airports, or between ports of entry.

Border Integrity

Border integrity is a crucial piece of Canada's national security, protecting Canadians from a host of criminal threats. The RCMP works alongside government and law enforcement partners on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.

The Border Integrity program includes four detachments and two work site locations in Ontario. Each work site consists of investigative teams dedicated to Border Integrity including Shiprider, an integrated operational approach to maritime law enforcement and security in shared waters (inland and coastal) between Canada and the U.S. The Shiprider program provides a more efficient means of securing both sides of the border while respecting citizen’s rights and the sovereignty of each country.

Key target activities:

• securing the length of Canada's border between designated ports of entry
• participating in joint operations with Canadian and American law enforcement partners, such as the United States Customs and Border Protection
• enhancing operational awareness of border threats and emerging criminal trends
• identifying, investigating and disrupting criminal activity at the Canadian border that threatens Canada and our allies.

Protective Policing

RCMP Protective Policing protects specific individuals and sites legislated for protection under RCMP mandate.

The effectiveness of protective policing is crucial for Canada's constitutional government to continue.

Key target activities:

• Operations Coordination
  Work collaboratively to determine and provide appropriate security measures/levels as required including coordinating and overseeing of protection services to Canadian executives, visiting foreign dignitaries, and designated persons. Directs and oversees the security for all designated major events.
• Oversight and Compliance
  Provides guidance, support, reviews and assistance on Protective Policing activities including those of the Divisional/Regional VIP units, the Prime Minister Protection Detail (PMPD) and the Governor General Protection Detail (GGPD). Protective Policing also has a mandate to oversee the Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program.

Sensitive and International Investigations (SII)

Sensitive and international investigations that threaten Canada's interests such as those directed towards the institutions of government, public officials, the integrity of the Crown, or otherwise imperil Canada's political, economic, and social integrity.

Key target activities:

• Domestic Corruption and Political Investigations
  Crimes related to Canada’s political and economic integrity, including breach of trust, corruption in the procurement process, bribery, fraud, fraud on the government and lobbying offences.
• International Anti-Corruption
  The International Anti-Corruption Team is the only team in Canada that investigates allegations related to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA). They investigate allegations of companies with a Canadian nexus, Canadian citizens or residents offering or agreeing to bribe a foreign public official(s) in exchange for an advantage in the foreign country.
• Extraterritorial and Sensitive Investigations
  A multi-disciplinary team that enforces the provisions of several acts of parliaments such as the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, the Criminal code of Canada and several other peripheral acts.

  This team also investigate allegations of torture where it is believed that a Canadian citizen was tortured by a foreign state official, for the purpose of obtaining information, inflicting punishment, intimidating or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind.

  National Security

  Criminal activities that threaten Canada's national security through terrorism, espionage, sabotage, or subversion.

  Key target activities:

  • Terrorism
    Criminal activities by groups or individuals planning or undertaking terrorist attacks or other acts of violent extremism within Canada, or against Canadians, Canadian interests, or allies.
  • Foreign interference activities
    Criminal activities including espionage, sabotage, and other forms of interference that threaten Canada's economic security, undermine the country's social cohesion, or threaten the integrity of Canada's critical infrastructure.

  Date modified:

  9999-12-31