Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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federal police force law enforcement agency national police service

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is Canada's federal and national police service, responsible for enforcing federal laws, providing policing in many provinces and territories, and handling protective security for key officials.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
RCMP	2
Gendarmerie royale du Canada	1
Mounties	1
Royal Northwest Mounted Police	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal police force ⓘ law enforcement agency ⓘ national police service ⓘ
abbreviation	GRC ⓘ Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RCMP
cooperatesWith	Interpol ⓘ international law enforcement agencies ⓘ provincial and municipal police services in Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
emblem	bison head within wreath and crown ⓘ
employer	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
formationDate	1920-02-01 ⓘ
hasDivision	provincial divisions designated by letters ⓘ
hasTrainingAcademy	RCMP Academy, Depot Division ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ottawa ⓘ surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
jurisdiction	Indigenous communities under policing agreements ⓘ contract policing in Canadian provinces ⓘ contract policing in Canadian territories ⓘ federal law enforcement in Canada ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	federal agency ⓘ
motto	Maintiens le droit ⓘ
mottoInEnglish	Defending the Law ⓘ
nativeName	Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gendarmerie royale du Canada
notableProgram	Musical Ride ⓘ
operatesIn	Canadian provinces under contract except Ontario and Quebec ⓘ Indigenous reserves under agreements ⓘ all three Canadian territories ⓘ
oversees	federal policing in Canada ⓘ
parentOrganization	Public Safety Canada ⓘ
precededBy	Dominion Police ⓘ Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Royal Northwest Mounted Police
responsibility	VIP protection ⓘ border integrity enforcement support ⓘ enforcement of federal laws in Canada ⓘ international policing cooperation ⓘ national security investigations ⓘ organized crime investigations ⓘ peacekeeping support abroad ⓘ protective policing for key officials ⓘ royal protection in Canada ⓘ
shortName	Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mounties Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RCMP
symbolOf	Canadian national identity ⓘ
trainingAcademyLocation	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ⓘ
typeOfPolice	gendarmerie-style police force ⓘ
uniformFeature	Stetson hat ⓘ red serge tunic ⓘ riding breeches and high brown boots ⓘ
uses	forensic laboratories ⓘ police service dogs ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police → abbreviation → Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RCMP

Canada Communications Security Establishment → collaboratesWith → Royal Canadian Mounted Police ⓘ

Justin Trudeau → hasSecurityDetail → Royal Canadian Mounted Police ⓘ

Royal Canadian Mounted Police → nativeName → Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gendarmerie royale du Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police → precededBy → Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Northwest Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police → shortName → Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police → shortName → Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mounties