2025-2026 Reporting on the Calls for Justice 9.1 to 9.11: Calls for Police Services

The Indigenous Justice Strategy and its three distinctions- based chapters were released on March 10, 2025, setting a vision and priority areas for work going forward by Canada with Indigenous peoples, provinces, and territories.

Over the next two years, Justice Canada will take a phased approach to implementation of the Strategy, utilizing existing justice-focused tripartite tables and processes with Indigenous partners, provinces, and territories. The objective of the work at these tables will be to advance regional priority-setting implementation plans in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, as well as Inuit partners through the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee.

The creation of Indigenous Justice Strategy responds to part of Call for Justice 9.1 with a clear acknowledgement that the relationship between Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people has long been shaped by colonial practices, racial discrimination, and deep cultural and societal divides. This recognition is foundational to the Strategy and affirms that overlooking these truths would amount to a denial of the fractured and harmful relationship that has defined many Indigenous experiences with justice institutions.

Co-development that prioritized inclusive and distinctions-based engagement resulted in a Strategy that aims to reflect a full diversity of Indigenous experiences. Partnerships with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis organizations, as well as targeted consultations with Indigenous women, youth, elders, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, and people with lived experience in the justice system, allow this acknowledgement to guide the entire strategy.

These engagements informed the identification of key priorities and measures within the Strategy, meaning that those most directly impacted by systemic discrimination are guiding the development of justice reforms. This approach reflects a commitment to equity, representation, and community leadership in shaping future justice policies and services.

Indigenous families, survivors, and communities benefit from the Indigenous Justice Strategy's inclusive engagement approach, which ensures that justice system reforms are informed by a broad spectrum of Indigenous voices. By integrating the perspectives of those most affected by colonial and systemic violence, the strategy promotes policy and program development that reflects lived realities and supports the creation of culturally relevant and accessible justice responses. These efforts contribute to a more responsive, equitable justice system that upholds the rights and safety of Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQI+ people, and their communities.

• Safety and protection:
  • Advances actions that respond to the Final Report's findings that many Indigenous, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people were not adequately protected within existing justice systems
  • Looks to expand access to culturally grounded and trauma informed supports that promote safety, healing, and meaningful pathways to justice
• Systemic change and overrepresentation:
  • Addresses structural factors identified in the MMIWG Final Report that contribute to the persistent overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system
  • Advances reforms to improve fairness in police and court processes and increase access to community-led alternatives that reduce recidivism
• Indigenous laws and community autonomy:
  • Supports the revitalization and application of Indigenous laws and legal traditions in direct alignment with the MMIWG Final Report's emphasis on Indigenous world views and natural law in justice responses
  • Enables the development of community driven justice initiatives that restore decision making power to Indigenous nations
• Inclusive and survivor informed governance:
  • Ensures that Indigenous, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ are active contributors in program development, and decision making
  • Underlines that structures must reflect the lived experiences and priorities of those most impacted by violence and systemic barriers
• Long-term accountability and transparency:
  • Establishes shared priorities and indicators that reflect the MMIWG Final Report's expectation for clear accountability
  • Supports continued engagement with rights holders, survivors, and communities to ensure that progress is monitored, sustained and responsive to evolving needs

Federal investments in 2024 provided an additional $25.1 million over three years (2024-2025 through to 2026-2027) to support phased implementation.

Funding supported participation at tripartite tables and processes focused on development of regional implementation plans for the IJS, as well as support for Indigenous communities to develop practical approaches to enforce local Indigenous laws.

Recognizing and Responding to Coercive Control Course

Work is underway to design and develop a new national course on coercive control. The purpose of this course is to equip regular members with the knowledge, skills and tools to identify, investigate, and appropriately respond to incidents involving coercive control while applying victim-centered and trauma-informed principles to better enhance victim safety. Anticipated pilot delivery will be in 2026.

This initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.1 by building the knowledge and capacity of employees to understand racism and its roots, enabling them to become better allies and advocates to Indigenous people and their communities. By embedding anti-racism learning within the RCMP's professional development framework, this initiative fosters a more informed and accountable policing culture that is responsive to the needs of Indigenous communities. Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from the way this program builds the RCMP's capacity to engage with Indigenous people in a respectful, knowledgeable, and culturally safe manner.

Investments in 2021 allocated $75 million to the RCMP for addressing systemic racism, and a portion of this has been allocated to support the development and delivery of the Intercultural Learning Program and its suite of training products.

In 2025-2026, a total of $909,710 was utilized from the Addressing Systemic Racism funding; with $531,153 used to cover Salaries and $378,557 for Operations and Maintenance (O&M).

Additionally, a total of $248,186 was utilized from the Combatting Hate Crimes funding; with $170,794 used to cover Salaries and $77,392 for O&M.

Outside of this initiative funding, in support of anti-racism training, $50,000 was provided by Contract and Indigenous Policing for course delivery costs associated with RCMP employees' travel to attend the instructor-led African Canadian Experience Workshop.

The 2022 Public Service Employee Survey showed that RCMP employees who identify as 2SLGBTQI+ continue to experience harassment and discrimination at higher rates than non-2SLGBTQI+ employees. In response to these results, and in line with the recommendations from the Emerging from the Purge (PDF) report, the Positive Space Initiative was launched in 2025-2026.

This initiative aims to improve the workplace experience for 2SLGBTQI+ RCMP employees by helping to create a safer, more inclusive, and respectful environment. A key part of the initiative is the role of trained RCMP employee volunteers. These volunteers are known as Positive Space Ambassadors, and they are either part of the 2SLGBTQI+ community or allies. They:

• provide confidential, judgment-free support
• serve as advocates for inclusivity and respect
• help connect employees with relevant internal and external support resources

The Positive Space Initiative includes:

• a directory of Ambassador contacts
• active promotion through internal channels
• a dedicated internal web page that is available to all employees

This webpage brings together key learning tools and supports in one place. These include:

• Agora's 2SLGBTQ+ National course
• the Canada School of Public Service's 2SLGBTQI+ Learning Path
• the RCMP Guide to Supporting Transgender, Non-Binary and Two-Spirit Employees
• networks including:
  • the RCMP Pride Network
  • the TNB2S Mentor Network
  • the Public Service Pride Network Gender Expression and Identity Committee
• mental health and community resources
• guidance on inclusive language to help foster respectful and affirming communication

Ambassadors have access to a comprehensive toolkit and reference materials to support their role. To ensure consistency and quality, volunteers must complete Canada School of Public Service training before becoming Ambassadors. This training helps strengthen inclusive practices within the organization.

The initiative works in alignment with other RCMP efforts, including those led by:

• the Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Secretariat
• the Pride Network
• Divisions, nationwide

Together, these reinforce the RCMP's Core Values of taking responsibility, showing respect, serving with excellence, demonstrating compassion, and acting with integrity.

In addition, the RCMP continues to promote awareness and education through the observance of key commemorative and awareness days, including:

• International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
• Public Service Pride Week
• Transgender Awareness Week
• 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
• Transgender Day of Remembrance, among others

The RCMP delivers presentations and participates in events such as guest speaker sessions, Pride flag raisings, and community Pride parades. These activities aim to increase employee knowledge, understanding, respect and inclusion of all intersectional identities.

Finally, the RCMP is currently reviewing its Guide to Supporting Two Spirit, Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Employees. This guide aims to enhance support for these employees, while highlighting the role all RCMP employees play in fostering an inclusive workplace culture.

The Positive Space Initiative web page responds to Call for Justice 9.1 by recognizing the RCMP's role in enforcing discriminatory laws and policies that targeted 2SLGBTQI+ people. The narrative is explicit about the Force's participation in the federal LGBT Purge and the resulting loss of trust. By centering accountability and committing to reform, the RCMP is acknowledging that historical bias and systemic discrimination shape current relationships with marginalized communities, including Indigenous 2SLGBTQI+ people.

• Creates a visible record of institutional accountability: The public webpage names historical discrimination and explains the reforms that are underway. This helps make the RCMP's commitments traceable over time. This supports transparency and enables external scrutiny by communities, partners, and oversight bodies
• Supports rebuilding trust by recognizing harms: By documenting the RCMP's role in discriminatory practices and naming impacts, the web page helps show that these past harms are being acknowledged rather than minimized. Supports consistent learning and culture change: Bringing together training, policy updates, and workplace initiatives in one place helps employees understand shared expectations for respectful conduct and service delivery. It also gives employees a clear reference point for what the organization says it is changing

The Chief Human Resources Office did not receive funding for this initiative as it is part of the responsibilities under its programs dedicated to advancing Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion policies, strategies and programs.

Indigenous Policing Services - National continues to support the development of the RCMP Indigenous Community Outreach and Engagement Tool, which is a tracking mechanism to capture non-operational and non-investigative interactions with Indigenous communities. Rolled out in a pilot phase in January 2025, with a full, national rollout ongoing since the fall of 2025, the tool supports the streamlined collection of data and reporting relating to outreach and engagement with Indigenous communities across the organization. The tool will build a national baseline of qualitative and quantitative data that is used to report, both internally and externally, on community outreach and engagement activities taking place across the RCMP including those supporting the advancement of reconciliation.

In addition, regular engagements continue between Indigenous Policing Services - National at National Headquarters and the divisional Indigenous Policing Services Units to provide supports where needed, update on national initiatives as well as ensure that individual divisional needs are understood and to discuss updates to the divisional reconciliation strategies.

The RCMP's National Pathway (reconciliation strategy) responds to Call for Justice 9.1 and began with public acknowledgement of harms and commits to organization-wide change; internal evaluation explicitly frames the "Calls for Police Services" (Calls for Justice 9.1–9.11) as within RCMP mandate. Through the RCMP's ongoing reconciliation efforts, which includes co-developed divisional strategies, ongoing engagement with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, and culturally responsive service; the strategic plan ties reconciliation to policy/practice changes and Indigenous engagement. Further, the organization has also introduced different initiatives and tools including, intercultural learning consultations,, restorative justice expansion, body-worn camera rollout, and open reporting to strengthen transparency and trust.

• Improved and strengthened trust-based relationships and accountability for reconciliation.
• Provision of professional, dedicated and responsive policing to the needs and cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
• Cultivate a culturally sensitive, engaged, safe and informed workplace which will support Indigenous applicants and employees as well as all RCMP employees to work from a place of cultural awareness and humility.
• Support the recruitment, retention and advancement of First Nations, Inuit and Métis employees and members.

There is currently no dedicated funding and this work is funded on an ongoing basis through existing operational budgets.

RCMP National Headquarters has developed a template to assist Detachments as they work with Indigenous communities to gather information communities want included in the development of their Community Profiles. The template is in the review phase which will include internal and external partners. Once completed the template will be piloted in two Divisions. Feedback from the pilot will be integrated prior being launched nationally.

This initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.2, which directs police services and justice system actors to build respectful relationships with Indigenous Peoples by developing cultural understanding and improving service delivery. Community Profiles are developed by communities themselves and serve to equip RCMP Members with critical context related to the people they are serving and protecting. This includes historical, cultural, and social information to support more informed interactions.

As a result, Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from a policing approach that is informed, respectful, and responsive to local realities. The initiative contributes to safer service environments by ensuring that RCMP Members are equipped with the knowledge required to engage appropriately and constructively.

This initiative is being implemented through internal reprioritization of existing funds.

In 2025-2026, the CRCC continued to develop the PCRC's demographic data collection, analysis and reporting plan. As part of these efforts, it began designing the PCRC's demographic data collection survey and explored potential uses for collected data. This includes informing education and outreach efforts, improving service delivery, supplementing reports, and supporting future investigations. The draft survey is currently under internal review. Before its launch, the CRCC will conduct a privacy impact assessment to manage related privacy risks.

The CRCC's demographic data collection, analysis and reporting plan responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 1i, as it will prepare the agency in increasing its understanding of the different populations who may access the public complaint process, including First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and marginalized groups. Collecting demographic data will also allow for more precise identification of inequities and supports the development of targeted, evidence-based policies that directly address the unique challenges faced by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis as well as marginalized groups.

• Collection of disaggregated data: Improves the data landscape and acknowledges the unique experiences, needs and priorities of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, urban Indigenous, and 2SLGBTQI+ communities across the country.
• Foundational work for legislative implementation: The CRCC's demographic data collection, analysis and reporting plan has the critical evidence base for implementing the PCRC's demographic data collection mandate as required under the Public Complaints and Review Commission Act.
• Advancing accountability: By preparing for the collection of demographic data, the initiative directly contributes to improving oversight mechanisms for federal policing agencies, fostering greater transparency and accountability.
• Addressing systemic discrimination: The future implementation of a demographic data collection plan will enhance the capacity of the PCRC to identify and respond to systemic issues in public complaints.

This initiative was funded internally by the CRCC.

GBA Plus continued to be implemented within the RCMP, across all operations, administration, policies, programs, and services.

The RCMP's application of GBA Plus responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 1i by strengthening the capacity of employees to identify, prevent, and address barriers to equality and to reduce the risk of bias or discrimination in RCMP policies, programs, and operational practices. Through the RCMP GBA Plus Policy Statement and sustained internal capacity-building (including training, advisory support, and resource-sharing), the initiative supports ongoing review and improvement of procedures to better reflect the needs and experiences of diverse communities served by the RCMP, including Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people. By requiring employees to challenge assumptions, reflect on personal bias, and consider broader social, economic, and cultural impacts, GBA Plus helps embed culturally appropriate, equity-informed approaches into service delivery and organizational decision-making. The use of disaggregated data and research, where possible, further supports evidence-based adjustments to reduce unintended harms and improve outcomes for families, survivors, and Indigenous communities impacted by the MMIWG2S+ crisis.

• Reduces bias-related harms in RCMP decision-making and service delivery: Strengthens staff capacity to identify and mitigate barriers to equality, supporting more equitable policies, programs, and operational practices for the communities the RCMP serves
• Improves the quality of engagement with diverse communities: Encourages employees to challenge assumptions, reflect on personal bias, and learn from lived experience, supporting more respectful interactions with Indigenous families, survivors, and communities impacted by the MMIWG2S+ crisis
• Strengthens evidence-informed policy and program adjustments: Promotes the use of disaggregated data and research to measure differential impacts and inform changes, helping reduce unintended negative impacts on Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people
• Supports RCMP reform: Builds organization-wide competency in intersectional analysis, reinforcing the RCMP Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and its GBA Plus Policy Statement, and contributing to more consistent consideration of diverse impacts across business lines
• Improves internal workplace inclusion and retention conditions: Helps identify barriers and risks within RCMP administration and workplace practices, contributing to a more inclusive environment for employees from underrepresented groups

Implementation costs are covered through internal allocation, as part of ongoing business practices.

The CRCC continued to provide Indigenous awareness training and education to CRCC staff. In fiscal year 2025-2026, employees participated in various activities, including an educational walking tour of downtown Ottawa with Indigenous Walks Ottawa, a demonstration on Ojibwe Spirit horses at Mādahòkì Farm, and training courses offered by the Canada School of Public Service.

Additionally, the CRCC launched an Indigenous Relations Speaker Series, featuring presenters on diverse Indigenous-related issues. The speaker series successfully completed two events this fiscal year with presentations on the "Implementation of the Indigenous Languages Act in the RCMP" and "Acknowledging Indigenous Veterans Day". Both sessions were well attended by CRCC staff.

The training responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 4iv by providing mandatory and ongoing Indigenous awareness training and education for all CRCC employees. By participating in Indigenous awareness training, CRCC employees are equipped to understand both Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in a manner that supports culturally safe interactions and supportive engagements with Indigenous clients and communities. By providing mandatory and continued Indigenous awareness training and education, the CRCC ensures its staff are knowledgeable of the histories and realities faced by Indigenous peoples.

• Enhanced cultural competency: CRCC staff develop a deeper understanding of Indigenous histories and cultures. The training ensures CRCC staff interact with Indigenous peoples in culturally appropriate ways
• Institutional commitment to reconciliation: Embedding the training in performance management demonstrates an ongoing organizational commitment to reconciliation and systemic change

This initiative is funded internally by the CRCC.

The Indigenous Justice Strategy and its three distinctions- based chapters were released on March 10, 2025, setting a vision and priority areas for work going forward by Canada with Indigenous peoples, provinces, and territories.

Over the next two years, Justice Canada will take a phased approach to implementation of the Strategy, utilizing existing justice-focused tripartite tables and processes with Indigenous partners, provinces, and territories. The objective of the work at these tables will be to advance regional priority-setting and to develop regional costed implementation plans in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, as well as Inuit partners through the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee.

The Strategy responds to part of Call for Justice 9.2 by advancing a distinctions-based and trauma-informed approach to justice system reform that is grounded in meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples. The strategy integrates the perspectives of Indigenous women, youth, Elders, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, persons with disabilities, and people with lived experience in the justice system. This engagement has informed the development of culturally appropriate, person-centred policies, practices, and training. By embedding these perspectives into the design of justice reforms, the strategy supports a more informed and respectful understanding of the individuals and communities the justice system serves. It promotes justice responses that are not only effective, but also culturally safe and reflective of Indigenous legal traditions and community priorities.

Indigenous families, survivors, and communities benefit from the Indigenous Justice Strategy through its focus on culturally grounded and trauma-informed reforms. These measures strengthen the capacity of the justice system to respond appropriately and respectfully to the needs of Indigenous Peoples, particularly those most affected by systemic violence and discrimination. By supporting training, policy development, and service delivery that reflects Indigenous experiences and knowledge systems, the strategy enhances the accessibility, responsiveness, and fairness of justice processes for Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQI+ people, and their communities.

• Safety and protection:
  • Advances actions that respond to the Final Report's findings that many Indigenous, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people were not adequately protected within existing justice systems
  • Looks to expand access to culturally grounded and trauma informed supports that promote safety, healing, and meaningful pathways to justice
• Systemic change and overrepresentation:
  • Addresses structural factors identified in the MMIWG Final Report that contribute to the persistent overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system
  • Advances reforms to improve fairness in police and court processes and increase access to community-led alternatives that reduce recidivism
• Indigenous laws and community autonomy:
  • Supports the revitalization and application of Indigenous laws and legal traditions in direct alignment with the MMIWG Final Report's emphasis on Indigenous world views and natural law in justice responses
  • Enables the development of community driven justice initiatives that restore decision making power to Indigenous nations
• Inclusive and survivor informed governance:
  • Ensures that Indigenous, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ are active contributors in program development, and decision making
  • Underlines that structures must reflect the lived experiences and priorities of those most impacted by violence and systemic barriers
• Long term accountability and transparency:
  • Establishes shared priorities and indicators that reflect the MMIWG Final Report's expectation for clear accountability
  • Supports continued engagement with rights holders, survivors, and communities to ensure that progress is monitored, sustained and responsive to evolving needs

Federal investments in 2024 provided an additional $25.1 million over three years (2024-2025 through to 2026-2027) to support phased implementation.

Funding supported participation at tripartite tables and processes focused on development of regional implementation plans for the IJS, as well as support for Indigenous communities to develop practical approaches to enforce local Indigenous laws.

IPS-N has developed the Indigenous Community Outreach and Engagement Tool, which is a tracking mechanism to capture non-operational and non-investigative interactions with Indigenous communities. It was rolled out in a pilot phase in January 2025, with a full, national rollout taking place into fall 2025. The tool will support the streamlined collection of data and reporting relating to outreach and engagement with Indigenous communities across the organization. The tool will build a national baseline of qualitative and quantitative data that is used to report, both internally and externally, on community outreach and engagement activities taking place across the RCMP including those which also support advancing reconciliation. The team is responsible for monitoring, generating reports and onboarding users as well as determining additional specifications or indicators required to better report on RCMP work with Indigenous communities.

IPS-N is also working with Indigenous communities and Divisions to create distinctions-based and uniquely specific Community Profiles that facilitate community input regarding their culture, language, and traditions. This tool will improve a member's ability to provide culturally responsive police services, reflective of the perspectives and needs of the communities the RCMP serves, which responds directly to a recommendation from the Office of the Auditor General report on the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP).

IPS-N responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 2ii by working with Indigenous communities and Divisions to create distinctions-based and uniquely specific Community Profiles that facilitate community input regarding their culture, language, and traditions, to improve member's ability to provide culturally responsive police services that reflects the perspectives and needs of the communities the RCMP serves. IPS-N developed the Indigenous Community Outreach and Engagement Tool, which is a tracking mechanism to capture non-operational and non-investigative interactions with Indigenous communities that was piloted in five Divisions, and is now being rolled out nationally. IPS-N leads engagement with National Indigenous Organizations and Governments by building relationships leading to work plans being developed in partnership and direct community outreach, ensuring Indigenous perspectives are reflected in all RCMP policies and programs.

• Long-term cultural change: Increases Indigenous representation in the RCMP and provides support to the provision of culturally responsive policing
• Strengthens oversight and accountability: Ensures that RCMP progress on reconciliation and MMIWG+ are tracked and reported
• Builds trust in the RCMP: Relationships and partnerships with Indigenous Peoples ensures Indigenous perspectives inform RCMP policies and procedures

Indigenous Policing Services – National – Operations received $6 million (includes 4 full time positions) ending 2029-2030 to develop and deliver Cannabis-specific educational material and conduct outreach and engagement for the provision of culturally responsive and community-appropriate assistance related to cannabis legislation and enforcement, including on Indigenous lands.

Indigenous Policing Services – Outreach and Engagement received, as part of the addressing Systemic Racism at the RCMP, $2.7 million ongoing (includes 10 full time positions and Annual Travel Grant $375,000).

Recognizing and Responding to Coercive Control Course

Work is underway to design and develop a new national course on coercive control. The purpose of this course is to equip regular members with the knowledge, skills and tools to identify, investigate, and appropriately respond to incidents involving coercive control while applying victim-centered and trauma-informed principles to better enhance victim safety. Anticipated pilot delivery will be in 2026.

This initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 1i by adapting the RCMP's existing learning policies, processes, and standards to remove systemic barriers that have historically contributed to racial bias and discrimination in training materials and practices. By embedding community-informed and consultation-derived content into the development of training programs, the RCMP is working towards ensuring that officers receive training that is inclusive, free of bias and harmful stereotypes, and rooted in the lived experiences of the Indigenous communities it serves. Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from this initiative as it fosters a more just, accountable, and culturally competent policing service that acknowledges and respects Indigenous perspectives.

This initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 4iv by implementing mandatory Indigenous cultural awareness training for RCMP personnel. The training covers historical and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous peoples, including systemic discrimination, colonial violence, and Indigenous legal traditions. Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from this initiative as it enhances police understanding, empathy, and responsiveness to the concerns of MMIWG2S+ families.

Investments in 2021 allocated $75 million to the RCMP for addressing systemic racism, and a portion of this has been allocated to support the development and delivery of the Intercultural Learning Program and its suite of training products.

In 2025-2026, a total of $909,710 was utilized from the Addressing Systemic Racism funding; with $531,153 used to cover Salaries and $378,557 for Operations and Maintenance (O&M).

Additionally, a total of $248,186 was utilized from the Combatting Hate Crimes funding; with $170,794 used to cover Salaries and $77,392 for O&M.

Outside of this initiative funding, in support of anti-racism training, $50,000 was provided by Contract and Indigenous Policing for course delivery costs associated with RCMP employees' travel to attend the instructor-led African Canadian Experience Workshop.

In 2025-2026, the NCMPUR co-hosted the Symposium for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Investigators in an effort to bring together missing persons investigators and subject matter specialists from across the country to work cooperatively together, enhance investigative skills, and share best practices. The symposium focused on identifying innovative and effective technologies, approaches and strategies in the search, investigation, identification, recovery, and reunification of missing persons. The symposium also examined the complex and multifaceted nature of missing person cases and the unique needs of diverse, vulnerable, and at-risk population groups such as 2SLGBTQI+ People, Indigenous persons, and others.

Under the Legacy of Residential Schools funding, dedicated positions within the NCMPUR continued outreach to Indigenous communities and law enforcement partners. The provision of these specialized services supports work with Indigenous partners, focusing on the needs of the communities.

The NCMPUR responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 1i by undertaking a review of the Missing Persons Unidentified Remains Database system, in order to refine the existing data for Indigenous entries. The review populated the Indigenous group attribute where there was other evidence in the data to identify a specific group. The NCMPUR has modified its practices to encourage completion of the Indigenous group wherever an Indigenous person is indicated. This effectively contributes to better quality race-based data and collection of demographic information in relation to the Indigenous population.

• Improves national consistency: Promotes standardized practices and centralized data collection across jurisdictions for missing persons and unidentified remains
• Supports Indigenous-led engagement: Embeds Indigenous perspectives in training and service design through targeted consultation and culturally relevant outreach
• Increases public visibility: Raises awareness of unsolved MMIWG2S+ cases through the Canada's Missing platform and annual awareness campaigns
• Pilots trauma-informed innovations: Develops and tests new mechanisms, such as the MP RSD, to improve investigative outcomes and post-return supports

Under the Federal Framework to address the ongoing legacy of Indian residential schools, the RCMP was allocated $5.1 million over five years, starting in 2022-2023.

IPS-N continues to support the development of the RCMP Indigenous Community Outreach and Engagement Tool, which is a tracking mechanism to capture non-operational and non-investigative interactions with Indigenous communities. Rolled out in a pilot phase in January 2025, with a full, national rollout ongoing since the fall of 2025, the tool supports the streamlined collection of data and reporting relating to outreach and engagement with Indigenous communities across the organization. The tool will build a national baseline of qualitative and quantitative data that is used to report, both internally and externally, on community outreach and engagement activities taking place across the RCMP including those supporting the advancement of reconciliation.

In addition, regular engagements continue between IPS- N at National Headquarters and the divisional Indigenous Policing Services Units to provide supports where needed, update on national initiatives as well as ensure that individual divisional needs are understood and to discuss updates to the divisional reconciliation strategies.

The RCMP's National Pathway (reconciliation strategy) responds to Call for Justice 9.2 and began with public acknowledgement of harms and commits to organization-wide change; internal evaluation explicitly frames the "Calls for Police Services" (Calls for Justice 9.1–9.11) as within RCMP mandate. Through the RCMP's ongoing reconciliation efforts, which includes co-developed divisional strategies, ongoing engagement with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, and culturally responsive service; the strategic plan ties reconciliation to policy/practice changes and Indigenous engagement. Further, efforts to advance the RCMP's National Pathway has resulted in the introduction of different initiatives and tools including, intercultural learning consultations, race-based data collection pilots, restorative justice expansion, body-worn camera rollout, and open reporting to strengthen transparency and trust.

• Improved and strengthened trust-based relationships and accountability for reconciliation.
• Provision of professional, dedicated and responsive policing to the needs and cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
• Cultivate a culturally sensitive, engaged, safe and informed workplace which will support Indigenous applicants and employees as well as all RCMP employees to work from a place of cultural awareness and humility.
• Support the recruitment, retention and advancement of First Nations, Inuit and Métis employees and members.

There is currently no dedicated funding and this work is funded on an ongoing basis through existing operational budgets.

RCMP engagements are include some of the following Metis governments but also include local engagements as part both national and local engagements with Métis Peoples:

• Otipemisiwak Métis Government (OMG formerly MNA);
• Métis Nation Saskatchewan (MNS);
• Métis Manitoba federation (MMF); and
• Métis Nation British Columbia.

The RCMP MCL program responds to CFJ 9.2 as the positions are dedicated to supporting, building and strengthening respectful working relationships with Métis leaders and communities by recognizing the history and protecting the customs and traditions of Métis People in Canada. The MCL undertakes activities such as community engagement, networking, promoting Métis restorative justice programs, communicating on serious incidents involving Métis communities or individuals, and promotion of crime prevention and youth empowerment programs.

• Enhances Métis-specific engagement and communication with police services: MCL positions provide consistent, designated points of contact that strengthen day-to-day communication between Métis leaders, communities and the RCMP. This includes community outreach and maintaining relationships through attendance at provincial, territorial, regional, and local Métis organization meetings. Engagement with Métis community members and representatives focus on building trust, mutual respect, and working in partnership together.
• Strengthens respectful working relationships grounded in Métis realities: Liaison roles support relationship-building through increased understanding of Métis communities, cultures, and priorities, helping improve the quality, responsiveness, and cultural appropriateness of RCMP interactions over time.
• Advances Métis representation within policing structures: Dedicated MCL positions increase Métis presence in policing functions and support more informed consideration of Métis community needs in RCMP planning, decision-making, and operational discussions.

The MCL program receives ongoing funding from the Treasury Board of Canada, totaling $739,392 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, for four full-time equivalent positions which are located outside of National Headquarters.

In fiscal year 2025-2026, the CRCC completed its review of materials from the RCMP, and conducted final interviews with RCMP members and program areas. The CRCC continues to draft its final report that will outline the systemic investigation's findings and recommendations.

This initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 1i by undertaking a comprehensive review of the British Columbia RCMP's C-IRG, including its governance, structure, and operations Where appropriate, the systemic investigation will also identify the extent to which C-IRG's operations and actions meet, reflect, consider or are consistent with the standards and expectations set by Bill C 15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the British Columbia Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and the Calls for Justice from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA Peoples Inquiry (MMIWG2S+).

This initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.2roman numeral 2ii by prioritizing Indigenous engagement through a distinctions-based, Indigenous-led truth gathering and truth sharing process. Conducted in partnership with an Indigenous-owned law firm, this approach engages individuals and communities impacted by the RCMP's C-IRG in a manner that is trauma-informed, culturally grounded, and respectful of Indigenous legal traditions.

• Enhanced police accountability: Holding the RCMP accountable by making the report and the RCMP's response public
• Systemic reform: Identifying any deficiencies and systemic issues and making recommendations to improve the RCMP. Findings may lead to changes in RCMP policy, training, guidelines, and procedures that align with legal standards and leading practices
• Public confidence: A thorough, independent review of C-IRG can help restore trust among Indigenous communities in policing oversight mechanisms
• Centering of Indigenous voices: The truth gathering and truth sharing process ensures the lived experiences of Indigenous Peoples directly inform the investigation
• Distinctions-based approach and engagement: The CRCC prioritized a distinctions-based approach and hired the services of an Indigenous-owned law firm to conduct a truth gathering and truth sharing process and to create a "what we heard report", giving participants the opportunity to share their experiences on their own terms in a de-colonial, Indigenized manner
• Informed recommendations: Where and when possible, Indigenous perspectives will inform the recommendations of the investigation, so that its outcomes are relevant, meaningful, and actionable

This initiative is internally funded by the CRCC.

• The FNIM Recruitment Strategy has recently been approved by the Commissioner. Next steps include engaging and partnering with key internal and external partners on the associated Action Plan. The National Recruitment Program will continue to prioritize FNIM applicants and offer them the opportunity to either join a troop as soon as possible or an Indigenous cohort moving forward. This will allow applicants to begin training without delay and allows NRP and Depot to maximize the use of facilities and training staff.
• The Indigenous Applicant Mentorship Program (I-AM RCMP) was launched in July 2025. In the six months since the I-AM program launched (July 2025), 78 active Regular Members have committed to be mentors, and 189 Indigenous applicants are working with a mentor.
• The RCMP Indigenous Career Navigator Program (ICNP) is a national initiative working with RCMP Public Service Staffing Units that offers a distinctions-based approach in the field of recruitment, professional development for existing Indigenous Federal Public Servants and First Nation, Inuit and Métis people seeking to join the Federal Public Service.

The FNIM Recruitment Strategy responds to Call for Justice 9.3, 9.3roman numeral 1i, 9.3roman numeral 3iii and 9.3roman numeral 4iv by embedding culturally appropriate recruitment measures to increase the recruitment of Indigenous Peoples inclusive on diverse cultural backgrounds, through recruitment initiatives focused on making the RCMP workforce more reflective of the Indigenous communities it serves, acknowledging systemic barriers and begins cultivating more inclusive hiring practices, and through divisional initiatives that involve Community participation in recruitment efforts. The Indigenous Applicant Mentorship Program (I-AM-RCMP) responds to Call for Justice 9.3 by supporting Regular Members who are First Nations, Inuit or Métis, to serve as mentors for Indigenous applicants within the Regular Members recruiting application process. The aim is to guide Indigenous applicants throughout the application process and increase Indigenous recruits. In addition, the RCMP Indigenous Career Navigator Program (ICNP) responds to Call for Justice 9.3, 9.3roman numeral 1i, and 9.3roman numeral 3iii through national implementation of the program, under IPS-N, by working with the RCMP Public Service Staffing Units, which offers a distinctions-based approach in the field of recruitment, professional development for existing Indigenous Federal Public Servants and First Nation, Inuit and Métis people seeking to join the Federal Public Service.

• Reduces barriers for Indigenous applicants in the RCMP officer application process: Paid participation and covered costs (e.g., travel, accommodations, uniforms) make the opportunity to get a firsthand look at a career in policing at the RCMP more accessible for First Nations, Inuit and Métis candidates who face financial and geographic constraints
• Strengthens Indigenous representation in law enforcement: Creates a structured, supported learning experience that makes Indigenous applicants more competitive in the RCMP officer application process, leading to an increase in Indigenous representation in policing
• Builds sustained candidate support and retention conditions: Mentorship from Indigenous RCMP members and continued guidance after Depot increase readiness, confidence, and persistence through recruitment stages, helping reduce early attrition.
• Improves preparedness for culturally safe service delivery: Early exposure to RCMP policy, the Criminal Code, teamwork expectations, and training environments helps participants enter policing with clearer role understanding and stronger foundations for respectful engagement with Indigenous families, survivors, and communities impacted by the MMIWG2S+ crisis
• Develops leadership and community-informed policing capacity: Leadership development and cohort-based learning strengthen participants' skills to navigate policing institutions and contribute to culturally responsive policing approaches that are more community-grounded and meet the needs of Indigenous Peoples and communities
• Supports relationship-building and trust over the long term: Consistent engagement between Indigenous participants, mentors, and training institutions helps reinforce ongoing dialogue and improves a more respectful working relationships between police services and Indigenous communities

IPS-N has developed the Indigenous Community Outreach and Engagement Tool, which is a tracking mechanism to capture non-operational and non-investigative interactions with Indigenous communities. It was rolled out in a pilot phase in January 2025, with a full, national rollout taking place into fall 2025. The tool will support the streamlined collection of data and reporting relating to outreach and engagement with Indigenous communities across the organization. The tool will build a national baseline of qualitative and quantitative data that is used to report, both internally and externally, on community outreach and engagement activities taking place across the RCMP including those which also support advancing reconciliation. The team is responsible for monitoring, generating reports and onboarding users as well as determining additional specifications or indicators required to better report on RCMP work with Indigenous communities.

IPS-N is also working with Indigenous communities and Divisions to create distinctions-based and uniquely specific Community Profiles that facilitate community input regarding their culture, language, and traditions. This tool will improve a member's ability to provide culturally responsive police services, reflective of the perspectives and needs of the communities the RCMP serves, which responds directly to a recommendation from the Office of the Auditor General report on the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP).

IPS-N's work responds to Call for Justice 9.3roman numeral 1i by working closely with the National Recruiting Program (NRP) supporting the recruitment, retention and advancement of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. IPS-N work also responds to Call for Justice 9.3roman numeral 6vi by administering tailored human resource solutions and programs to ensure the retention of First Nations, Inuit and Métis employees. This is inclusive of capturing feedback data and information from Indigenous personnel through employee networks, departures and onboarding that will support the future development of policy, recruitment and retention strategies.

• Long-term cultural change: Increases Indigenous representation in the RCMP and provide support to the provision of culturally responsive policing
• Strengthens oversight and accountability: Ensures that RCMP progress on reconciliation and MMIWG+ are tracked and reported
• Builds trust in the RCMP: Relationships and partnerships with Indigenous Peoples ensures Indigenous perspectives inform RCMP policies and procedures

Indigenous Policing Services – National – Operations received $6 million (includes 4 full time positions) ending 2029-2030 to develop and deliver Cannabis-specific educational material and conduct outreach and engagement for the provision of culturally responsive and community-appropriate assistance related to cannabis legislation and enforcement, including on Indigenous lands.

Indigenous Policing Services – Outreach and Engagement received, as part of the addressing Systemic Racism at the RCMP, $2.7 million ongoing (includes 10 full time positions and Annual Travel Grant $375,000).

• One session was conducted and all 8 IPTP participants successfully completed the program.
• Moving forward two IPTP sessions will be held per fiscal year.

The IPTP responds to Call for Justice 9.3 by providing Indigenous participants with a paid, short-term exposure to a career in policing and a supported pathway to apply to the RCMP, including mentorship from Indigenous members, a three-week immersive Depot experience, and continued guidance through the officer application process. This pathway supports strengthening trust, representation, and sustained engagement between the RCMP and Indigenous communities. By removing systemic and financial barriers, the IPTP advances the Call for Justice direction to strengthen respectful working relationships with Indigenous Peoples through sustained engagement, relationship-building, and efforts to increase Indigenous representation within the RCMP policing service delivery. The program also supports the Call for Justice with emphasis on culturally appropriate service delivery and trauma-informed practices by providing candidates with opportunities for development in mentorship, learning, and expectations aligned with addressing bias and improving interactions with Indigenous communities.

• Reduces barriers for Indigenous applicants: Paid participation and covered costs, such as travel, accommodations, uniforms, make it easier for First Nations, Inuit and Métis candidates to explore a career with the RCMP. This is especially important for applicants who face financial and geographic constraints.
• Strengthens Indigenous representation in law enforcement: Gives Indigenous applicants a structured and supported learning experience. This can help them become stronger candidates in the RCMP officer application process, which can support increased Indigenous representation in policing.
• Builds sustained candidate support and retention: Mentorship from Indigenous RCMP members and continued guidance after Depot helps applicants build increased readiness, confidence, and persistence as they move through the recruitment stages. This can help reduce the likelihood of candidates not completing the process.
• Prepares new officers for culturally safe service delivery: Early exposure to RCMP policy, the Criminal Code, teamwork expectations, and training environments helps participants enter policing with better understanding of the role of an RCMP officer. This builds a stronger foundation for respectful engagement with Indigenous families, survivors, and communities impacted by the MMIWG2S+ crisis
• Builds leadership and community-informed policing capacity: Leadership development and cohort-based learning helps participants build the skills to work within policing institutions and support culturally responsive policing. This can help make policing approaches more community-grounded and better meet the needs of Indigenous Peoples and their communities.
• Supports relationship-building and trust over the long term: Consistent engagement between Indigenous participants, mentors, and training institutions supports continued dialogue and more respectful working relationships between police services and Indigenous communities.

There is currently no dedicated funding for the Indigenous Pre-cadet Training Program. National program management and coordination costs are absorbed by Indigenous Policing Services - National budget allocations. Candidates attending IPTP are dependent on divisions' funding availability.

The two guides were released in September 2025 as part of the RCMP annual 30 Days of Action – Reconciliation Begins with Me Campaign. The Commissioner sent a letter to all police chiefs across Canada to inform them of the guides.

English and French versions were released. The ten additional languages have been translated and will be released when the graphics team is able to do so. There has not been funding for this project. Printing, graphics and translations were all done with existing funding sources.

The Guides for Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.5roman numeral 2ii by improving communication between police services and families from the moment a case is reported through to long-term investigation stages. The guides address longstanding concerns by providing trauma-informed, plain-language explanations of investigative timelines, roles, responsibilities, and available supports.

Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit through improved transparency, reduced uncertainty, and more consistent access to information across jurisdictions. This contributes to a more compassionate and predictable experience for families navigating a police investigation. They also benefit from being able to access accurate, culturally sensitive information in the language of their choice. This supports informed participation in justice processes and upholds language rights within public safety responses.

• Improves communication and transparency: Guides offer consistent, plain-language explanations of investigative and justice processes for all families, regardless of jurisdiction
• Increases cultural and linguistic access: Translations into Indigenous and non-official languages enable wider reach and inclusivity
• Supports cross-jurisdictional coordination: Developed for national use, the guides facilitate standardized practices across policing and victim services
• Strengthens trust in public institutions: Trauma-informed content, created in consultation with families and survivors, supports dignity, safety, and understanding

Gender Based Violence Special Initiative funds were used for the translations. The non-Indigenous languages were funded by the Vulnerable Persons Unit and Indigenous languages were funded by Indigenous Policing Services-National

The full cost of this initiative is still pending. Printing, graphics and translations were all done with existing funding sources. The graphics team in Communications has few resources, which will impact the timing of the release of the non-official languages versions.

In 2025-2026, the NCMPUR co-hosted the Symposium for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Investigators in an effort to bring together missing persons investigators and subject matter specialists from across the country to work cooperatively together, enhance investigative skills, and share best practices. The symposium focused on identifying innovative and effective technologies, approaches and strategies in the search, investigation, identification, recovery, and reunification of missing persons. The symposium also examined the complex and multifaceted nature of missing person cases and the unique needs of diverse, vulnerable, and at-risk population groups such as 2SLGBTQI+ People, Indigenous persons, and others.

Under the Legacy of Residential Schools funding, dedicated positions within the NCMPUR continued outreach to Indigenous communities and law enforcement partners. The provision of these specialized services supports work with Indigenous partners, focusing on the needs of the communities.

The NCMPUR responds to Call for Justice 9.5roman numeral 5v by supporting national consistency in reporting, investigating, and responding to cases of missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. Through centralized systems, investigative support, and accessible public platforms such as the Canada's Missing website, the NCMPUR plays a key role in coordinating responses to missing persons across all jurisdictions.

Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from improved access to information, nationally coordinated investigative processes, and culturally informed engagement efforts. The Centre's commitment to trauma-informed practices and public awareness contributes to enhanced visibility and sustained investigative momentum for MMIWG2S+ cases.

• Improves national consistency: Promotes standardized practices and centralized data collection across jurisdictions for missing persons and unidentified remains
• Supports Indigenous-led engagement: Embeds Indigenous perspectives in training and service design through targeted consultation and culturally relevant outreach
• Increases public visibility: Raises awareness of unsolved MMIWG2S+ cases through the Canada's Missing platform and annual awareness campaigns
• Pilots trauma-informed innovations: Develops and tests new mechanisms, such as the MP RSD, to improve investigative outcomes and post-return supports

Under the Federal Framework to address the ongoing legacy of Indian residential schools, the RCMP was allocated $5.1 million over five years, starting in 2022-2023.

In 2025-2026, the National Office of Investigative Standard and Practices (NOISP):

• provided national oversight, guidance, and support to RCMP Divisions on complex and major case investigations, including those involving Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people
• continued to fund Corporal-level positions in F Division (Saskatchewan) and K Division (Alberta) to ensure investigative continuity in MMIWG2S+-related files
• through its Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technique (IGGT) program, began a proof-of-concept initiative to advance otherwise unsolved homicide files using IGGT.
  • While not specific to MMIWG2S+, the advancement of the IGGT program provides an additional investigative avenue to advance homicide files, including MMIWG2S+ files, that would otherwise remain unsolved
  • This initiative began with work by Dr. Maryanne Pearce on historic MMIWG2S+ files
• maintained its role as a resource to Divisions seeking advice or review on active investigations and sustained efforts to promote investigative consistency and accountability across the organization

The National Office of Investigative Standards and Practices responds to Call for Justice 9.5 by providing a centralized, expert body responsible for promoting consistent investigative standards, reviewing complex cases, and advising divisions on best practices. Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from the implementation of standardized and nationally supported investigative practices that promote fairness, accountability, and thoroughness. This approach responds directly to historical concerns about uneven quality in police investigations, reinforcing transparency and public trust.

• Improves national investigative consistency: Establishes and promotes standards for complex case investigations across RCMP Divisions
• Supports MMIWG Files with dedicated resources: Provides specialized personnel and strategic support to advance investigations involving Indigenous victims
• Strengthens oversight and accountability: Enables national and divisional review mechanisms to assess and improve investigative practices
• Aligns with federal reconciliation commitments: Advances Canada's obligations under the UN Declaration Act Action Plan and supports system-wide transformation of public safety services

The National Office of Investigative Standards and Practices is funded on an ongoing basis through existing operational budgets, and resources are prioritized to support its work at a national level.

In 2025-2026, Statistics Canada continued to build on the foundational work of the previous stages of the project. The Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (CCJCSS) continued to review the feedback that was gathered throughout extensive consultative engagements. The project team worked in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), through their Police Information and Statistics Committee (POLIS) and Policing with Indigenous People's Committee (PWIPC). Working together, a framework was developed to guide the development of proposed national-level data indicators for missing persons. To support this, the MPDS project is also exploring a pathway that looks at the key touchpoints where data on missing persons moves across police-based information systems on a national-level.

This year, a "What We Heard" report on the feedback received through consultative engagements will be publicly released, documenting the consensus reached on national-level data standards. To support future implementation by police services, the proposed standards were provided to the CACP Missing Persons Data Standards Steering Committee for review. Furthermore, the lessons learned from this initiative will help to inform a collaborative project between CanOps, Public Safety Canada, and Statistics Canada to develop national standards for ground search and rescue (GSAR). As these fields overlap, the foundational work from the missing persons project remains a complementary and vital resource for the ongoing GSAR initiative.

This initiative fully responds to Call for Justice 9.5roman numeral 5v by working to ensure consistent national reporting mechanisms for information on missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. It supports the development of standards and tools to guarantee that all cases are thoroughly and accurately reported and investigated. In doing so, it strengthens transparency, accountability, and the overall integrity of national data systems.

Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from this initiative through the promotion of equitable and consistent responses to missing persons cases. A standardized national approach ensures that no case is overlooked or underreported, and that data collected can support broader policy, research, and justice efforts aimed at preventing future violence and improving safety outcomes for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people.

• Improves national consistency: Establishes standards for uniform reporting practices across all jurisdictions
• Supports justice system reform: Strengthens mechanisms for accountability in missing persons investigations
• Promotes culturally safe practices: Informs the development of trauma-informed and respectful data collection standards
• Enhances research capacity: Lays the foundation for a national database to support research, analysis, and prevention efforts
• Increases visibility and accountability: Ensures that cases of missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people are accurately documented and addressed

An investment in 2021 allocated $1.4 million over five years (2021–2022 to 2025-2026) to support the development and implementation of this initiative. Funding supports engagement, research, and technical development activities led by Statistics Canada in collaboration with Indigenous and law enforcement partners. Throughout 2024 – 2025, an amount of $260,000 was allocated towards the completion of consultative engagement activities, and in 2025-26, $380,000 was allocated to continue engagements with police agencies, develop the final Missing Persons Data Standards Technical Report (with all person-level and incident level concepts and categories), and prepare the What We Heard Report synthesizing the feedback received through the consultative engagements.

On November 25th, 2025, Giganawenimaanaanig released their final report summarizing their engagements with Indigenous partners and providing a recommended path forward for the implementation of a Red Dress Alert pilot projects in Manitoba.

The Red Dress Alert pilot project responds to part of Call for Justice 9.5roman numeral 7vii, which calls for the establishment of a nationwide alert system to notify the public when Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQI+ people are reported missing. While the initiative is in its early stages, the pilot can help set the foundation for a potential broader system through regional testing, co-development with Indigenous partners, and technical exploration.

Indigenous survivors, families, and communities impacted by the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people benefit from the Red Dress Alert Pilot through improved public notification mechanisms that enhance the likelihood of timely responses when a loved one goes missing. The project also contributes to restoring community trust and addressing long-standing gaps in emergency response systems through collaboration grounded in Indigenous leadership and lived experience.

• Community-led implementation: The pilot is led by Giganawenimaanaanig, ensuring the project is based upon and reflects Indigenous values, priorities, and local context
• Enhanced public safety response: The pilot alert is designed to notify the public when an Indigenous woman, girl, or 2SLGBTQI+ person is reported missing, increasing the potential for swift and effective interventions
• Intergovernmental and Indigenous collaboration: This project exemplifies cooperation among federal, provincial, and Indigenous partners in support of a shared commitment to ending violence
• Lessons learned for future approach: Insights from the pilot could inform future Red Dress Alert pilots

An investment in 2024 allocated $1.3 million covering a three-year period from 2024-2025 through to 2026-2027, to co-develop with Indigenous partners, on a priority first phase, a regional Red Dress Alert system.

In 2025-2026, the RCMP continued to maintain ViCLAS as a national investigative tool supporting the consistent reporting, analysis, and coordination of violent crime investigations. ViCLAS centres across Canada remained operational, with analysts continuing to review and input information to support linkages among cases across jurisdictions.

ViCLAS training, delivered in collaboration with the Canadian Police College, was held in-person for analysts employed in ViCLAS centres. The 15-day course provides instruction in behavioural crime analysis, the use of ViCLAS software, and applied scenario work.

Throughout the year, ViCLAS contributed to the RCMP's efforts to align with the MMIWG Calls for Justice by maintaining a reliable, centralized repository for violent crime data, with a focus on consistency, offender behavior, and cross-jurisdictional analysis.

The Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS) initiative responds to Call for Justice 9.5roman numeral 5v by supporting a consistent, national-level reporting mechanism for missing persons and violent crimes, including in cases involving Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. ViCLAS provides a unified platform for law enforcement agencies to share and analyze data, enabling greater consistency in how violent crime and missing persons files are investigated across jurisdictions.

Indigenous survivors, families, and communities benefit from enhanced coordination and investigative rigor, especially in cases that cross provincial or territorial boundaries. The centralized database ensures that key behavioral and case details are not lost or siloed, increasing the likelihood of identifying patterns, connecting related investigations, and improving overall investigative outcomes.

• Supports consistent national reporting: Provides a unified system for capturing, analyzing, and linking serious violent crimes across all Canadian jurisdictions
• Improves inter-agency coordination: Facilitates investigative collaboration between police services, especially in complex or serial crime cases
• Responds to systemic gaps in case tracking: Ensures data from missing persons and homicides, including those involving Indigenous victims, is captured and reviewed for connections
• Builds investigative capacity: Through national ViCLAS training, analysts are equipped with the tools and skills to interpret and apply behavioral crime data effectively

Initiative is funded and maintained through the RCMP's operational and training budgets in collaboration with the Canadian Police College.