The authority and accountability for executing the requirements of the RCMP Act rest with the Commissioner who reports to the Ministry of the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. The Commissioner is supported by four regional Deputy Commissioners, and three Deputy Commissioner at the National Headquarters responsible for Operations, Corporate Management and Comptrollership, and Strategic Direction as well as an Assistant Commissioner responsible for National Police Services. The Commissioner also has a Chief Information Officer, a Chief Human Resources Officer and an Ethics Advisor who reports directly to him.

In addition, there are 14 divisional Commanding Officers and a Commanding Officer Depot Division (the RCMP training facilities in Regina, Saskatchewan) and 17 program directors at National Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.

The RCMP is divided into divisions, each division being roughly responsible for a province or territory. These divisions are alphabetically designated and each is further divided into subdivisions and detachments.

Specialized support is offered to the operational divisions by Air, Marine, Forensic Science and Identification Services. The RCMP Academy located in Regina, Saskatchewan, is responsible for recruit training. The RCMP Musical Ride is located in Ottawa and is administered by headquarters. Additionally, the RCMP is responsible for the administration of the Canadian Police College, located in Ottawa. The Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), a computer-based police information system, is also based at and administered by RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa. The CPIC system is an advanced computerized information storage and retrieval facility, designed for the use of participating Canadian law enforcement agencies. The CPIC acts as a central repository of operational data that is contributed to and maintained by participating Canadian law enforcement agencies. RCMP records entered into the system are identified in their respective Bank of Personal Information. The participating Canadian law enforcement agencies are entirely responsible for the accuracy and immediacy of the data which they supply and maintain within the CPIC system. Records entered into the CPIC system by participating Canadian law enforcement agencies must be supported by documented reports held by the originator. The originating agency is the only one entitled or enabled to alter their records in the system.

Corporate Management and Comptrollership
Corporate Management and Comptrollership (CM&C) provides the corporate leadership for the management of a comprehensive and diverse range of RCMP-wide services in the areas of finance, asset and facility management, procurement and contracting. Through the development of frameworks, strategies, policies, and systems, and the provision of services and advice, CM&C supports the RCMP in achieving its mission, mandate and strategic priorities. As the guardian of the RCMP's financial and administrative integrity and viability, CM&C is the focal point for ensuring the sound and rigorous stewardship of all resources, for supporting the Commissioner's direction that the RCMP will be a good steward of the public trust and the public purse. CM&C also promotes the concept, principles and practices of the Government of Canada's approach to Modern Comptrollership, to meet accepted standards of accountability, stewardship, results and value-based management, increased transparency and responsiveness, risk management, renewed control systems, and sustainable development.

Strategic Policy and Planning Branch
The Strategic Policy and Planning Branch service objective is to: develop and implement an overall RCMP policy framework for the assessment of and participation in public policy processes and debates affecting law enforcement; leading and facilitating the building of policy and policy research capacity; undertaking analysis of emerging trends and conditions affecting policing and law enforcement and facilitating an impact analysis process in support of establishing overarching strategic direction for the RCMP; the development and recommendation of options in response to future challenges, including facilitating the development of strategic frameworks and priorities; leadership and support for the development of organizational planning processes and cycles, including appropriate linkages to and accountability instruments with federal and contract partners; the development of and ongoing support to a performance management process and infrastructure, including the development and implementation of surveys; and leadership for information exchanges, strategic consultation and engagement and support for partnership arrangements, including MOUs, in the RCMP.

Office of the Ethics Advisor
The Office of the Ethics Advisor is mandated to ensure that the Mission, Vision, Values and Commitments of the RCMP are internalized by all employees and remain in the forefront of the organizational psyche as well as with its communities of interest worldwide. The Office is responsible for encouraging, facilitating and promoting the sharing of Best Practices for ethics and ethical behaviour and articulating the relationship between the Core Values and the behaviour of management and employees to ensure good governance and consistency with our Commitments. The Ethics Advisor has been designated as the Senior Officer under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) and has responsibilities with respect to the internal disclosure of wrongdoing. The Ethics Advisor provides advice to the Commissioner, Senior Executives, policy centres, and to all employees on a wide array of issues pertaining to ethics. The Office works to build and maintain an organization which supports and reinforces ethical conduct.

Human Resources Activity
The Human Resources Activity encompasses the organization and management of the Department's human resources. It maintains an internal administrative policy function and service in relation to learning, staffing and personnel, health, materiel, language and organizational issues. These issues pertain to members of the RCMP as well as Public Service Employees employed by the organization. In addition, the Human resources Activity is responsible for the management of property, material, transport and food related services. In addition, the Human resources Activity is responsible for the management of property, material, transport and food related services.

Health Services
This program administers all health related assessment and treatment services to regular members of the RCMP and establishes health programs and standards for employment. It also manages research projects for the development of psychological services, fitness/ lifestyle programs. The Sub-Activity also maintains the medical records of members to ensure confidentiality.

Occupational Health and Safety
This program is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the minimum occupational health and safety requirements in all RCMP workplaces as stated in Part II of the Canada Labour Code. The Occupational Health and Safety Program assist managers and employees with occupational health and safety risk management, i.e., recognizing, assessing and eliminating or reducing work-related hazards. The expected end-result is overall improvement of work conditions, a reduction of work-related injuries and illnesses and related costs.

Learning and Development
The Employee Continuous Development Process fosters a continuous learning culture within the RCMP. It ensures RCMP employees have access to modern, cost effective learning/training opportunities consistent with the competencies required to deliver quality service to internal and external clients, to adapt and respond to diverse changing needs, and contribute to the evolution of the RCMP.

International Training Services
This program is a business line of the RCMP Chief Learning and Development Officer, Learning and Development Branch. The unit is mandated under Ministerial Directive D-81-1: Police Training Assistance Program to provide learning/training, consultative and investigative assistance to foreign countries. The program directly supports the RCMP International Liaison Program and is an effective vehicle to advance the RCMP international policing priorities and Government of Canada foreign policy.

Executive/Officer Development and Resourcing
This program provides a centralized staff support service to the Commissioner for the appointment, promotion, training, succession/ career planning of the Regular Member officers (Inspectors to Deputy Commissioners), Civilian Members of officer equivalency and RCMP Public Service Executive.

Human Resources Sector (RCMP)
This program provides RCMP management with a number of diverse services to assist in management of the department's human resources. The Sub-Activity includes the following initiatives: Multiculturalism, Staffing and Personnel, Recruiting, Official Languages, Professional Standards and External Review, Compensation, Classification, Honours and Recognition, Human Rights, employment equity. This program is responsible for the planning, design and implementation of an integrated human resource management program for Public Service Employees within the RCMP. This Sub-Activity is comprised of the following: Classification, Staffing, Staff Relations and Compensation, and Human Resources Planning and Development.

Official Languages Directorate
The Official Languages Directorate provides strategic orientation and coordination in support of the official languages program in the regions and divisions. Under the Official Languages Act, the mandate of the Directorate covers service to the public, language of work, and the equitable participation of English-speaking and French-speaking Canadians in the RCMP. To carry out its responsibilities for the program, the Directorate develops and communicates policies and initiatives related to official languages and provide interpretations and support to managers and employees as required. Finally, the Directorate monitors the effective implementation of the Official Languages Program in the regions and divisions; and prepares the Commissioner's Annual Report to Treasury Board.

National Police Services Activity
The National Police Services (NPS) activity provides networked place information and information systems technologies and delivers investigative, scientific, technical and educational support serves to partners within the Canadian Police and justice environments.

Canada Firearms Centre
The Canada Firearms Centre (CAFC) is administered by the National Police Services Branch (NPS) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Commissioner of the RCMP is also the Deputy Head of the CAFC and, as such, holds the additional title of Commissioner of Firearms, who is appointed pursuant to section 81.1 of the Firearms Act. The National Police Services Branch is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Firearms Act and the administration of the Canadian Firearms Program. The Act and Program aim to reduce the misuse of firearms through such measures as the licensing of firearm owners and users, the registration of firearms, safety-training requirements, and controls over the import, export, transportation, storage and display of firearms. In addition to providing administrative direction and funding to the Canadian Firearms Program, the National Police Services Branch (NPS) maintains the Canadian Firearms Information System (CFIS), a fully integrated, automated information system that provides administrative and enforcement support to all partners involved in implementing the Firearms Program. The NPS also controls the remaining files contained in the Restricted Weapon Registration System (RWRS), collected under previous legislation. Other responsibilities include, for example, consultation and research; the development of policies, legislation and regulations pertaining to firearms; the development of forms to capture data required by the Firearms Actand its supporting regulations; the development and management of safety-education materials; the negotiation of agreements with the participating provinces, other federal departments and other countries.

Canadian Police College
The Canadian Police College is recognized across Canada and internationally as a centre of police learning excellence. The CPC's core clientele are the entire group of 60,000 police officers in Canada, and by extension the provinces, cities and towns they serve. The CPC delivers advanced and specialized investigative training which focuses on multi-jurisdictional and organized crime to this clientele. It also provides leading-edge management and leadership training for senior police and law enforcement officials. Participants on CPC courses come from across the country, creating de facto national standards and communities of practice in the various operational subject matter areas. In addition, the CPC attracts a number of course participants from the police services of other countries, which serves to enhance and broaden the experience of Canadian participants on CPC courses. As a final point, the CPC houses the RCMP departmental library, which also serves the national and international police community.

Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
CISC unites Canada's criminal intelligence community to more effectively and efficiently assess the threat of organized and other serious crime, with the goal of developing strategies to make Canadian communities safer. CISC is the "voice of criminal intelligence" for the entire national law enforcement community representing member agencies at the municipal, provincial and federal government levels. Through its national network, CISC produces strategic intelligence products that are timely and relevant to Canada's law enforcement community for making decisions and setting priorities related to organized crime. The basis for these products is the criminal intelligence/information from member agencies collected, stored and shared via the Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS), the national criminal intelligence database which is available to the law enforcement community.

Forensic Science and Identification Services
This service line manages several sub activities. Investigation and Enforcement Support directorate (I&ES) in conjunction with Biology Services directorate provide scientific and technical assistance to the Canadian Criminal justice system. Physical evidence acquired during the course of investigations is examined by scientists, to provide information of evidential significance. The Forensic Identification Services branch coordinates national RCMP forensic identification policy, program management, quality assurance and delivery of highly specialized crime scene examination support, including forensic photographic services. This service also facilitates exhibit submissions through the Canadian Police Services Information Centre (CPSIC) case receipt units. These directorates also provide a consultative service to other government departments, and an assistance role to other countries in relation to the transfer of expertise through training, examinations of exhibit materials and testimony within their judicial systems. The National Services and Research directorate co-ordinates the development of scientific and technical research projects of a forensic science nature and maintains the National DNA Data Bank, which was established by the DNA Identification Act, on behalf of the Commissioner of the RCMP. The Firearms and Support Services directorate, through the Firearms Reference Table, National Weapons Enforcement Support Team and the Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network, supports front line police agencies in gathering evidence to assist them to successfully prosecute persons involved in the illegal movements and criminal use of firearms. The Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS) directorate manages the Central Repository of Criminal Fingerprints and Criminal Record Information. It provides information and services to the entire Canadian police community, the judicial system, other federal international police communities and the public at large. The Biometric Services directorate maintains the National DNA Data Bank, which was established by the DNA Identification Act, on behalf of the Commissioner.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) Sector
The IM/IT program is critical to the RCMP's mandated and strategic priority of ensuring safe homes and safe communities. The IM/IT function for the RCMP is governed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO), who is responsible for ensuring that client-centred services are developed and managed in the organization. The CIO's role is to create and maintain an organization that is business-driven, quality conscious and carefully managed within its fiscal, human resource and IM/IT frameworks. The corporate IM/IT program deals with the development and management of all aspects of information and computer technology that support the business requirements of the RCMP. This includes all hardware, software, application systems and programs, as well as all stored information. It also incorporates the convergence of telecommunications and radio communications' services that RCMP officers require across Canada. Finally, the IM/IT program supports the full life cycle of both equipment and information and includes management practices that enable and aid in the legislated and sound usage of this information. Information management provides for the maintenance, development and dissemination of applicable policies regarding recorded information, the management of archives, national forms policy and the editing, production and distribution of manuals, directives and bulletins. Information Technology includes all aspects of communication system standards and design, application development and operation of the central host mainframe and network systems, including the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), the Police Reporting Occurrence System (PROS), as well as other operational, administrative and management support applications that are used on a national basis. The objective is to provide a comprehensive national policy and program for the management of information resources, associated computer technologies and telecommunications infrastructure. Together these serve the needs of RCMP operational police officers, support and administrative staff, system users and others working in the law enforcement community.

Technical Operations
Technical Operations (TO) primary focus is in the development of technical tools and systems to assist front line law enforcement personnel in the RCMP in their investigative duties. Research and technical support is conducted for lawful access techniques and systems, which includes CenCIS, covert entry, and computer search and seizure and forensic analysis. Further services are provided in the area Behavioural Science-based investigative and the response to counter criminal and terrorist acts primarily in the field of explosives agents. TO provide technical services in the area of physical security systems, including armoured vehicles, for the protection of IPP. The Departmental Security Program and the Air Services Program for the RCMP is also managed within TO. TO also assumes responsibility in providing Lead Agency and counter technical services in support of the Government Security Policy.

Operations Activity
The Operations Activity manages all planning and policy aspects of law enforcement programs in support of federal, provincial and municipal government requirements. Assistance and cooperation is provided to accredited police agencies as well as to the general public. It is also the focal point, on a nation-wide basis, for the coordination and evaluation of criminal operations and criminal intelligence gathering. It encompasses the protective policing functions of the RCMP which includes providing security for designated government dignitaries; government property; internationally protected persons and their residences; and major events. It is responsible for coordinating security for VIP visits, security inspections and surveys of physical installations and providing of consultations for officials regarding security requirements.

Operational Readiness and Response Coordination Centre (ORRCC)
The Operational Readiness and Response Coordination Centre (ORRCC) provides national leadership, guidance and support and a single point of contact for all elements of the RCMP that share responsibility for managing emergencies. This includes Emergency Operations Planning, Business Continuity, National Exercise Program and the National Operations Centre. ORRCC leverages police operations by building on existing programs, and promoting an integrated and harmonized approach to incidents that exceed local resources or require a specialized and coordinated national response.

Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services (CCAPS)
This business line is responsible for managing the Contract Policing (Provincial / Territorial / Municipal and Aboriginal policing) business line, and provides leadership and support to Operations in the delivery of policing services. Under contractual agreements, the RCMP provides policing services to all provinces and territories except Ontario and Quebec as well as municipalities that have negotiated an agreement with the Government of Canada, a limited number of airports and a number of First Nation Communities through Tripartite Agreements. CCAPS contains numerous policy centres that support Operations through the development and implementation of standardized policies, equipment and plans for their respective domains. Some of these areas include day to day contract policing operations, critical incidents, and traffic services. CCAPS is also responsible for overseeing community policing, including National Community Services, National Youth Services and National Aboriginal Policing Services, who initiate, develop and evaluate a practical and culturally competent policing program for all Canadians.

Criminal Intelligence
The mission of the Criminal Intelligence Program (CI) is to provide a national program in support of criminal investigations and operational planning and preparedness to detect and prevent serious and organized crime as well as protect Canadians from current and emerging criminal activities. CI supports all levels of policing in which the RCMP is involved: municipal, provincial, federal, and international.

National Security Criminal Investigations (NSCI)
NSCI provides a national program for the management of national security criminal intelligence and operations that will permit the RCMP to detect, prevent, and disrupt criminal activity having a national security dimension domestically or internationally, as it affects Canada.

Departmental Security
This program is responsible for developing, monitoring and coordinating the implementation of internal security policies relative to the security clearance of RCMP employees, properties and information systems.

Protective Policing
The mandate of Protective Policing is to provide security and ensure the safety of Canadian dignitaries, Internationally Protected Persons (IPP), Major Events and selected Canadian air carrier flights. The business line is comprised of the following branches:

Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program (CACPP)
The Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program (CACPP) ensures the protection of Canadians and Canadian interests, at home and abroad by providing a unique protective policing service on board Canadian registered commercial aircraft. Highly specialized, covert operatives known as Aircraft Protection Officers (APO) whose mandate is to prevent the aircraft from being taken over by any unauthorized person(s) and to gather information on any criminal or terrorist activity within the civil aviation environment.

Management Services
The Management Services branch provides strategic, administrative, financial, human resources, training, and material management services in support of the Protective Policing business line. Strategic Services provided by the branch include guidance on planning, performance management and reporting, environmental scanning, communications, and other strategic advice. Administrative and financial services are provided through budgetary analysis and management for Protective Policing across Canada, as well as personnel administration in the NCR.

Prime Minister's Protection Detail
PMPD has existed since 1988 as a dedicated entity within Protective Policing and provides personal security to the Prime Minister and his family, protects the official residences, and, when the Prime Minister travels abroad, ensures that the security measures provided by the host country meet Canadian Standards.

Protective Operations National Capital Region (Prot Ops NCR)
Prot Ops NCR provides protective operations security services in the National Capital Region to the Governor General, Ministers of the Crown, designated Supreme and Federal Court judges, the Diplomatic Community and others designated by the Minister of Public Safety as requiring protection. The branch is also responsible for the protection of federal properties such as Parliament Hill and Rideau Hall.

Major Events and Protective Services (ME&PS)
Major Events and Protective Services is responsible for formulating policy and procedures, as well as coordinating and overseeing, on a national basis, the delivery of protective services to our client base, namely: Canadian executives, visiting foreign dignitaries, diplomatic missions and major events. Major Events' role involves the development of a sustainable and integrated security framework for all major events and overseeing its implementation. This involvement includes: determining the nature, magnitude and complexity of an event; determining security requirements; developing and managing budgets; determining major procurements and asset management; providing functional guidance to divisions; overseeing the planning process; as well as developing national and international partnerships. Additionally, ME&PS currently has dedicated Governor General's Security Officers (GGSOs) who are responsible for coordinating the Governor General's security package and ensuring the uniform delivery of Protective Services to her Excellency during domestic and international travel.

Federal Services Directorate
Federal Services Directorate is currently comprised of the following sub-directorates and programs.

Border Integrity

Customs and Excise
The Customs and Excise Program enforces laws within Canada and along the uncontrolled border, in conjunction with clients, partners and the community. These activities include: the international movement of dutiable, taxable, prohibited or controlled goods; the manufacture, distribution or possession of contraband products including tobacco and spirits; the illicit traffic of critical high technology and strategic good; and the enforcement of acts or regulations that impose non-tariff (permit) controls on the international movement of commodities.

Federal Enforcement
The Federal Enforcement Program is responsible for the investigation of a wide variety of federal statutes under five sub-programs. These are: Consumer Protection, including criminal Copyright enforcement, the Weights and Measures and the Radio communication Acts; Public Safety, including Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act and the Quarantine Act; Airport FES, including airport federal enforcement and the National Ports strategy Environmental Crime, including National Parks and environmental protection; and Financial Loss Against the Government, including student loans and the Canada Pension Plan.

Immigration and Passport
Immigration and Passport Branch's strategy is to combat and disrupt illegal migrant smuggling and the trafficking in persons to Canada. This program partnerships with federal government departments to provide an integrated approach to the enforcement of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Citizenship Act and the investigation of Canadian passport violations under the Criminal Code.

Integrated Border Enforcement Team
Integrated Border Enforcement teams (IBETs) are integrated intelligence-led law enforcement teams involving agencies from both Canada and the United States. There are five core IBET partners: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA), US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), US Customs Border Protection/Border Patrol (CBP/BP) and the US Coast Guard (USCG). Through these intelligence-led partnerships, IBETs enhance border integrity and security at the Canada/United States border by identifying, investigating and interdicting persons and organizations that pose a threat or are engaged in criminal activity.

Marine and Ports Initiatives Branch
The RCMP's primary goal is Safe Homes, Safe Communities. Our goal with regards to marine security is to disrupt and/or eliminate the activity of organized crime groups at the ports and to prevent the ports from being used as a conduit for the entry of cargo and people that could pose a risk to national security. The RCMP uses an intelligence-led, multi-disciplinary approach to gather and share criminal intelligence and target organized criminal activity at Canada's major ports. This is possible through integrated efforts of the Canadian, U.S. and international law enforcement community, technological enhancement, new investigative tools, integration of security measures and developing shared information access systems.

Drugs and Organized Crime

Drugs
This program manages the investigation of offences related to the importation, exportation, manufacturing, cultivation, trafficking and possession of substances regulated by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in Canada. Incorporated into its work are Drug Branch's activities related to international cooperation on drug training and exchanges. Drug Branch also administers and operates the RCMP's Drug Awareness Service as part of the balanced approach to the drug problem, recognizing that efforts must be directed at both supply and demand reduction.

Organized Crime
The Organized Crime Branch administers a range of program areas focussed on the strategic priority of reducing the threat and impact of organized crime to Canadian society. Principal programs and activities falling under the responsibility of the Organized Crime Branch include Undercover/Backstopping Operations, Source Witness Protection, Organized Crime Development, Organized Crime Awareness, Human Source Development, Electronic Surveillance (wiretapping), Disclosure and the Cross Border Crime Forum.

Financial Crime

Economic Crime
This program is committed to the delivery of police services in four main areas: commercial fraud, federal statutes and government programs, and securities fraud. The focus is on those cases that involve substantial value or financial losses; that have a high degree of criminal sophistication; that requires special investigative expertise; or where the Government of Canada is a victim. Typical cases include business-related or white-collar crimes such as the corruption of public officials, breach of trust, land and mortgage fraud, bankruptcy and insolvency offences, employment insurance fraud, market manipulations, telemarketing fraud, currency and payment card counterfeiting.

Integrated Market Enforcement Team
To strengthen investigations, integrated teams of investigators, forensic accountants and lawyers will be established in the key financial centers across Canada. These teams will focus on the most serious cases of corporate fraud and market illegality, and will work closely with securities regulators and provincial and local police. The teams will be jointly managed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and partner agencies.

Proceeds of Crime
The Proceeds of Crime Program coordinates the RCMP's components in relation to two (2) federal government initiatives, the Integrated Proceeds of Crime Initiative (IPOC) and the National Initiative to Combat Money Laundering (NICML). The objectives of the Integrated Proceeds of Crime Program are to identify, seize, restrain and forfeit illicit and unreported wealth accumulated through organized criminal activity, thereby removing the financial incentive for engaging in criminal activities. The IPOC Program is an essential component of Canada's Organized Crime Strategy and plays key role in protecting the integrity of the Canadian economy. The IPOC units bring together the skills, knowledge and abilities of a diverse group of experts including law enforcement officers, lawyers from the Department of Justice, forensic accountants and property managers from Public Works and Government Services Canada; Customs Agents from Canada Border Services Agency, as well as Tax Agents from Canada Revenue Agency. The integration of the partner agencies facilitates a coordinated approach towards reaching the program's objectives. The National Initiative to Combat Money Laundering is coordinated by Finance Canada. Its mandate is to implement specific measures to detect and deter money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities and to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of money laundering and terrorist financing offences. The RCMP coordinates it activities in relation to the NICML through its Money Laundering Program. This program participates in the exchange of information between initiative partners, such as Fintrac and the Canada Border Service Agency; provides an investigative assessment on money laundering intelligence; and monitors national and international money laundering trends and typologies.

International Policing

International Peacekeeping
This program promotes international peace and security through the deployment of Canadian police expertise within the RCMP or partner police agencies to international peacekeeping and peace support operations. In support of Canadian foreign policy objectives, International Policing ensures the availability, selection, training, deployment and support of police experts abroad.

Interpol Ottawa
Interpol Ottawa is the designated National Central Bureau for Interpol in Canada. It is located within International Policing and acts as the coordinator between foreign and Canadian law enforcement agencies for all requests for international police assistance, covering the full range of criminal matters.

International Operations
International Operations is responsible for the RCMP Liaison Officer Program which places RCMP members in strategic locations around the world to provide the Canadian and foreign law enforcement communities with assistance, information and coordination support especially for major criminal investigations including anti-terrorism.

International Travel and Visits
International Travel and Visits (ITV) coordinate the framework for all RCMP international travel. The Travel Section promotes the health and safety of traveling employees, manages RCMP passport and visa requirements, and operates a tracking system known as Travel and Visits Tracking System (TVTS). The Visit Section administers and manages international law enforcement and related government visits to the RCMP.

Strategic and Policy Development
Strategic and Policy Development leads the strategic development of the international role of the RCMP, and manages the planning, policy development, and training coordination functions of International Policing.

Strategic and Management Services
Strategic and Management Services provides strategic advice and planning, budgetary and personnel administration, support, communications, and management services for the Directorate.

RCMP Secretariat Activity
The Activity of Corporate Management includes the functions of strategic and corporate planning, corporate policy design, financial planning. Responsiveness and accountability to the government are ensured by the coordination of communications, public affairs, information access, ministerial liaison and external review and appeals.

Internal Audit, Evaluation and Review
An essential element in the RCMP's drive to adopt strategy as a key priority throughout the organization, Internal Audit, Evaluation and Review reports directly to the Commissioner, and supports the governance responsibilities of the Senior Executive Committee. Internal Audit, Evaluation and Review provide services across the entire organization, and have a three-part mandate:

Internal Audit Services – provide risk-based assurance services, to the Commissioner, Senior Management and the Comptroller General, on the soundness of risk management strategies, management control framework, and governance processes.

Evaluation Services – provide independent and objectives assessments of the relevance and effectiveness of RCMP policies, programs and initiatives.

Quality Assurance and Management Review (MR and QA) Program – supports the monitoring function of managers within the RCMP. The mandate of MR&QA is to assist unit managers, commanders and senior managers in identifying and monitoring high-risk activities faced by their units.

Corporate Management
This program develops and coordinates strategic and corporate planning, formulates corporate policy, manages corporate information and conducts program evaluations and management studies. Annual accountability reports and briefings are developed for the Commissioner and in response to the government's planning process. The program is delivered through three components, Corporate Planning and Information Management, Strategic Planning and Corporate Policy, and Program Evaluation.

Finance and Supply
This program manages the financial affairs of the department to satisfy requirements for financial control and accountability of the RCMP, contracting partners, legislation and government. This program also provides internal support in accommodation, transport, food, materiel and miscellaneous services for the RCMP in accordance with relevant policies, regulations and statutes.

Public Affairs and Information
This program aims at promoting good public relations, conveying and protecting an accurate and constructive image of the RCMP in Canada and abroad. Initiatives include the provision of information and responses to requests from the general public regarding RCMP activities, the handling of visits of policing personnel from around the world, participation in public events at the national and international levels as part of our Canadian Heritage, the maintaining of contemporary and historical materials, the management of the *Musical Ride program, the management of partnerships and sponsorships from the private and the public sectors, the management of RCMP Licensing Products and RCMP Intellectual Property. Furthermore, this program also manages a centralized response area to requests made under the Access to Information and Privacy Acts for access to records under the control of the RCMP. The sub-Activity develops policies and procedures to ensure conformity with the legislation while maintaining the protection of sensitive information and the privacy of individuals.