Parliamentary Committee Notes: 2022-23 Main Estimates – Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Date: February 22nd, 2022
Classification: Unclassified
Branch / Agency: RCMP
Proposed Response:
- The RCMP is presenting $4,234.2 million in the 2022-23 Main Estimates which represent an increase of $794.5 million or 23.1% over the previous year.
- The increase being sought is mostly for additional funding to compensate members of the RCMP for injuries received in the performance of duty ($230.3 million), compensation adjustments in support of the first ever National Police Federation collective agreement for RCMP members and reservists ($218.9 million), and funding to stabilize and strengthen RCMP core operations ($74.0 million).
- The increases in these Main Estimates are being offset by some decreases, such as government-wide travel reductions as announced in Budget 2021 ($16.1 million), the sunsetting of funding for the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis initiative ($14.0 million) and transfer to Shared Services Canada to support the Government of Canada’s Enterprise Service Model ($13.7 million).
Financial Implications:
Other key increases, include:
- funding to provide national body-worn camera program for frontline officers to improve public transparency and accountability of the RCMP ($59.5 million)
- funding to enhance Canada’s firearm control framework, to implement the initiative to combat the unlawful acquisition of firearms and promote safer communities ($37.1 million).
- funding for international police peacekeeping and peace operations ($31.0 million).
- The overall increase presented in these Main Estimates also includes a statutory forecast update ($69.9 million) pertaining to employee benefit plans due to changes in the attribution of the members and public service employee costs and rates.
Background:
The RCMP is presenting $4,234.2 million in spending authorities in the 2022-23 Main Estimates.
| (in millions of dollars) | 2022-23 Main Estimates |
Variance from 2021-22 Main Estimates |
|---|---|---|
| Vote 1 - Operating expenditures | 3,016.9 | 374.1 |
| Vote 5 - Capital expenditures | 262.7 | 10.8 |
| Vote 10 - Grants and contributions | 428.3 | 233.3 |
| Total Voted | 3,707.9 | 618.2 |
| Statutory (EBP) | 526.3 | 176.3 |
| Total Budgetary | 4,234.2 | 794.5 |
- The Main Estimates list the resources required by individual departments and agencies for the upcoming fiscal year in order to deliver the programs for which they are responsible. Main Estimates are used to seek Parliamentary authority for spending.
- Due to timing, it is not always possible to include items announced in the Government’s federal budget. Additional funding stemming from the upcoming Budget would therefore be sought through Supplementary Estimates later in the fiscal year.
- These Main Estimates were tabled during the week of February 28th, with the Interim Supply bill scheduled to receive Royal Assent prior to the start of the fiscal year. The remaining voted authorities will be received once Full Supply is granted in June.
Contacts:
Prepared by: Greg Hall, CPA, CMA DG, Financial Management &, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, 613-812-3828
Approved by (ADM level only) :Jen O’Donoughue, Chief Financial Officer, 613-286-8016
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