Programs and Services in Ontario

Federal Policing Services

Commercial Crime Section
Active in investigations related to bankruptcy, counterfeit currency, frauds against the federal government and other types of white-collar crime at the local, regional, provincial, national and international levels.

Criminal Intelligence Section
A key service which supports both RCMP senior management and enforcement operations in the Division. Through intelligence-led policing, the mandate of this service is to gather and share intelligence that will effectively deter, detect and disrupt organized crime, and provides strategic direction in the deployment of resources.

Customs and Excise Section
Investigates commercial smuggling enterprises including the illicit manufacture, importation, exportation and international transhipment of contraband goods, firearms, weapons and technology.

Drug Section
Works to identify, target, investigate, disrupt, and dismantle the international, national/regional, and local drug trafficking organizations that are having the most significant impact in Canada. The aim is to prevent the importation, production, traffic and use of illicit drugs.

Federal Enforcement Section
Combats organized crime through the enforcement of 270 federal statutes within four programs: Consumer Protection, Environmental Protection, Financial Loss to Government and Public Safety.

Immigration and Passport Section
Prevents and combats illegal migrant smuggling, illegal immigration and misuse of Canadian passports and citizenship documents in Canada.

Protective Operations
The RCMP is federally mandated to provide protection to the Prime Minister, the Governor General, other members of the Canadian Executive, visiting Heads of State, Internationally Protected Persons and members of the Royal Family. Protective Operations is also responsible for: the protection of designated sites; Major Events; Canadian Air Carrier Security; Explosives Disposal; and Tactical Troop operations.

Protective Operations is dedicated in delivering professional protective services that ensure the safety of our protectees and the security of Canadian interests. This is accomplished through a combination of plainclothes and uniformed enforcement strategies.

Federal Operations Support Branch

Federal Operations Support Branch (FOSB) provides key support to our criminal investigators.

These services include:  the fields of police surveillance including electronic investigations authorized under the authority of the Criminal Code; the provision of an air service consisting of both fixed wing aircraft and a helicopter; technical expertise to investigate computer crime including assistance  with forensic analysis; oversight of the Federal Witness Protection Program and its application to high risk investigations requiring source/witness protection; and 24 hour access to the RCMP through our Operational Communications Centre.

Two additional FOSB units work in support of our diverse communities across Ontario:

Aboriginal Policing
Members in our Aboriginal Policing Section work in partnership with First Nations Police Services, the Ontario Provincial Police, community leaders, and various organizations, to provide a quality service that is in line with the community needs.

Drugs and Organized Crime Awareness Section (DOCAS)
Working with federal, provincial, territorial and community partners, “O” Division Drugs and Organized Crime  Awareness Section (DOCAS) participates in the development of unique, long-term solutions to substance abuse issues. One of the main programs run out of DOCAS is Racing Against Drugs.

Integrated Units

The support of our policing partners and the development of multi-disciplinary teams contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of our efforts. “O” Division Integrated Units are specialized RCMP-led units, comprised of multiple federal or law enforcement agencies.

Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU)
A multi-partner operation specifically tasked with the mandate to expose, investigate, prosecute, dismantle, and disrupt organized criminal enterprises.

Immigration Task Force (ITF)
This team is part of the GTA Immigration and Passport section and works closely with other police departments and partner agencies to apprehend high-risk migrant fugitives through teamwork and the effective use of intelligence.

Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET)
There are 16 teams across the country with five based in Ontario. These teams are joint-force law enforcement bodies harmonizing Canadian and U.S. efforts to target cross-border criminal activity and a need to enhance border integrity. The “O” Division teams are based out of detachments in Kingston, Sault Ste. Marie/Thunder Bay, Windsor, Hamilton Niagara and Sarnia.

Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET)
The GTA is home to three specialized IMET teams. These teams strengthen the law enforcement community's ability to detect, investigate, prosecute, and deter capital markets fraud by focusing resources on the most serious market related crimes.

Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET)
INSET includes representatives of the RCMP, federal partners and agencies as well as provincial and municipal police services. This specialized team collects, analyzes and shares intelligence in order to detect, investigate and disrupt terrorist groups or individuals who pose a threat to Canada’s national security.

Integrated Proceeds of Crime (IPOC)
Anything bought with money generated by crime can legally be taken away. Integrated Proceeds of Crime (IPOC) Units take the profit out of crime through the identification and restraining of illicit wealth, as well as investigating money laundering activities.

Marine Security Enforcement Team (MSET)
The marine unit patrols the Great Lakes with a mandate to enforce laws relating to national security, organized crime and other federal statutes.

Regional Integrated Gang Unit (RIGU)
Formed in 2007, RIGU has three primary mandates for combating gang activity in northwestern Ontario: intelligence gathering, investigation/enforcement and education.