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An RCMP officer of assistant commissioner rank is appointed as the Director General to oversee the day-to-day administration of the CFP. A Registrar of Firearms is appointed to issue and revoke firearms registration certificates and carriers' licences and maintain the records on Canadian Firearms Registry .
The Canadian Firearms Registry (French: Registre canadien des armes à feu) is the gun registry of Canada, requiring the registration of all restricted and prohibited firearms in the country. It is managed by the Canadian Firearms Program of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as part of the RCMP's responsibilities under the Firearms Act.
Legislation in 1934 required the registration of handguns with records identifying the owner, the owner's address and the firearm. Registration certificates were issued and records kept by the commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) or by other police forces designated by provincial attorneys general.
The role has no day-to-day operational function, but the commissioner-in-chief receives regular updates on the important activities of the RCMP, as well as promoting the Mounted Police both in Canada and abroad, and visiting RCMP events. [176] Upon appointment the commissioner-in-chief is presented with a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer's ...
In recognition of the RCMP's 150th anniversary and the upcoming coronation, on April 28, 2023, King Charles III consented to assume the title of the RCMP Commissioner-in-Chief. [4] However, neither appointment (commissioner-in-chief or honorary commissioner) exercises a substantive role in the operation of the organization.
cb-bc.grc-rcmp.gc.ca "E" Division is the division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the province of British Columbia , Canada 's westernmost province. It is the largest police force in the province, providing federal and provincial services throughout the area and providing municipal contract policing for all but a few municipalities.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) started its Auxiliary programme in 1963 to assist the police during emergencies. The program was created under the Emergency Measures Act, but as time went by, the program evolved into its present-day status: complementing the RCMP in general operations. [ 9 ]
The RCMP "C" Division is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police division responsible for federal policing in the Province of Quebec. Approximately 1,500 police officers, civilian members, and public servants work to a number of different lines of effort, including financial integrity, national and border security , and organized crime enforcement.