<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Royal Canadian Mounted Police Gendarmerie royale du Canada (French) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Heraldic badge of the RCMP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Shoulder flash of the RCMP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ensign </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviation </Th> <Td> RCMP / GRC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Motto </Th> <Td> Maintiens le droit "Defending the Law" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Agency overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formed </Th> <Td> 1 February 1920; 98 years ago (1920 - 02 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceding agencies </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP) (1904) </Li> <Li> North - West Mounted Police (NWMP) (23 May 1873) </Li> <Li> Dominion Police (1868) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 28,461 (2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volunteers </Th> <Td> Approximately 1,600 Auxiliary Constables </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Jurisdictional structure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Federal agency </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operations jurisdiction </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Constituting instruments </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act </Li> <Li> Provincial Police Acts </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General nature </Th> <Td> Federal law enforcement Gendarmerie Local civilian police </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> M.J. Nadon Government of Canada Building 73 Leikin Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sworn members </Th> <Td> 22,130 (Sept. 2015) (show) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Commissioner: 1 </Li> <Li> Deputy Commissioners: 7 </Li> <Li> Assistant Commissioners: 26 </Li> <Li> Chief Superintendents: 58 </Li> <Li> Superintendents: 179 </Li> <Li> Inspectors: 348 </Li> <Li> Corps Sergeant Major: 1 </Li> <Li> Sergeants Major: 1 </Li> <Li> Staff Sergeants Major: 13 </Li> <Li> Staff Sergeants: 812 </Li> <Li> Sergeants: 1,923 </Li> <Li> Corporals: 3,377 </Li> <Li> Constables: 11,491 </Li> <Li> Special Constables: 55 </Li> <Li> Civilian Members: 3,838 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unsworn members </Th> <Td> 6,331 (Sept. 2015) (show) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Public Servants: 6,331 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elected officer responsible </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Agency executives </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Queen Elizabeth II, Commissioner - in - Chief </Li> <Li> Charles, Prince of Wales, Honorary Commissioner </Li> <Li> Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Honorary Deputy Commissioner </Li> <Li> Brenda Lucki, Commissioner </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent agency </Th> <Td> Public Safety Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Divisions </Th> <Td> 15 (show) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> National Division: National Capital Region </Li> <Li> B Division: Newfoundland and Labrador </Li> <Li> C Division: Quebec </Li> <Li> D Division: Manitoba </Li> <Li> E Division: British Columbia </Li> <Li> F Division: Saskatchewan </Li> <Li> G Division: Northwest Territories </Li> <Li> H Division: Nova Scotia </Li> <Li> J Division: New Brunswick </Li> <Li> K Division: Alberta </Li> <Li> L Division: Prince Edward Island </Li> <Li> M Division: Yukon </Li> <Li> O Division: Ontario </Li> <Li> V Division: Nunavut </Li> <Li> Depot Division: Regina, Saskatchewan </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Facilities </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Detachments </Th> <Td> 712 (show) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Alberta: 119 </Li> <Li> British Columbia: 154 </Li> <Li> Manitoba: 88 </Li> <Li> New Brunswick: 44 </Li> <Li> Newfoundland: 43 </Li> <Li> Northwest Territories: 22 </Li> <Li> Nova Scotia: 53 </Li> <Li> Nunavut: 26 </Li> <Li> Ontario: 16 </Li> <Li> Prince Edward Island: 6 </Li> <Li> Quebec: 14 </Li> <Li> Saskatchewan: 113 </Li> <Li> Yukon: 14 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vehicles </Th> <Td> 8,677 (show) <Ul> <Li> Cars: 5,600 </Li> <Li> Trucks: 2,350 </Li> <Li> Motorcycles: 34 </Li> <Li> Snowmobiles: 481 </Li> <Li> All - terrain vehicles: 181 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Patrol vessels </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fixed - wings </Th> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Helicopters </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Notables </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significant operation (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mayerthorpe tragedy </Li> <Li> Spiritwood Incident </Li> <Li> 2014 Moncton shootings </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Battle honours </Li> <Li> Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (2007) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> While a federal agency, the RCMP also provides direct policing to dependent territories . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Royal Canadian Mounted Police Gendarmerie royale du Canada (French) </Th> </Tr>

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