Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; French: Police montée royale canadienne, PMRC) is the federal law enforcement agency of the Canadian Republic. It is responsible for all law enforcement activities coming under federal jurisdiction, and provides policing on a contract basis to Canada's six territories and their constituent municipalities, as well as to the municipal government of the federal capital city of Ottawa; the RCMP also guards all international airports and international border crossings, while customs and immigration are handled by the Canada Border Services Agency and border patrol by the Royal Canadian Gendarmerie.

Policing below the federal level in Canada's twelve provinces is handled by the respective provincial police, while policing at the local government level is handled by county constabularies within county areas and by provincial police on a contract basis in the unitary authorities outside county areas. Therefore, outside Ottawa and the six territories, the RCMP only concerns itself with federal operations and investigations, which are handled primarily by RCMP "A" Directorate, which works closely with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (Canada's premier intelligence and security agency) concerning matters of national security.