Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Central Region

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is Canada's national police service, operating as an agency of the Government of Canada. Its core mission is to preserve peace, uphold the law, and provide quality service in partnership with communities across the country. The RCMP's mandate encompasses preventing and investigating crime, maintaining peace and order, enforcing laws, contributing to national security, and ensuring the safety of state officials, visiting dignitaries, and foreign missions. The national headquarters is located in Ottawa, Ontario.

The RCMP provides a comprehensive range of policing services, including federal policing focused on major threats like organized crime, cybercrime, and border integrity. It also offers contract policing services to eight provinces (excluding Ontario and Quebec), three territories, over 150 municipalities, and more than 600 Indigenous communities. Specific services include firearms regulation, investigations into missing persons, anti-fraud initiatives, and combating human trafficking. The Central Region, specifically, is responsible for Federal Policing operations within the province of Ontario, concentrating efforts on national Federal Policing priorities and addressing serious criminal threats.

Leadership of the RCMP is held by Commissioner Mike Duheme, with Assistant Commissioner Matt Peggs leading the Central Region. Recent activities by the Federal Policing – Central Region include charges laid in April 2026 following the seizure of fraudulent documents by the Canada Border Services Agency, and charges against a former CEO of RPX Gold Inc. in an alleged fraud and forgery investigation, also in April 2026. The RCMP's unique structure allows it to operate with national, federal, provincial, and municipal policing mandates, making it a critical component of Canada's public safety and security framework.