Security Update

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Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETS/NSIS)

Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETS)

The RCMP’s key objectives in the fight against terrorism are:

• Reduce the threat of terrorist activity in Canada and abroad
• Successfully detect, prevent/disrupt, and investigate terrorist activity
• Expand information collection and sharing of information and intelligence
• Produce robust intelligence
• Ensure border integrity

Contingency Plan and Preparedness

• The RCMP develops and maintains public safety and security emergency plans in collaboration with various departments and agencies involved in public safety and security matters.
• These plans include the activation of its National Operations Centre, in certain circumstances and the mobilization of appropriate operational and analytical experts to respond, around the clock, to all issues impacting on the security of Canada.
• The RCMP will be working very closely with all its municipal and provincial police partners, federal government partners, and international partners in response to any threat information which may surface.
• The RCMP is committed to gathering criminal intelligence, preventing and responding to terrorist action, and integrating its investigative, technical and scientific resources with partners such as Health Canada, Environment Canada, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Department of National Defense and the U.S. Department of National Defense.

Border Integrity

• To ensure border integrity, the RCMP works closely with domestic, U.S. and international government and law enforcement partners to prevent, deter and detect criminal and terrorist activities that may pose a threat to national, U.S. or global security.
• The establishment of Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) deployed along or near the Canada /U.S. border enables us to better identify and investigate persons, organizations or incidents of national security concern. IBETs comprise representatives of the RCMP, CCRA, provincial police agencies and U.S. counterparts.

Protective Policing Mandate

• Under its protective policing mandate, the RCMP is responsible for safeguarding Canadian and foreign dignitaries, their official residences as well as foreign missions in Canada.
• In the aftermath of September 11, the RCMP increased its security measures on Parliament Hill. Threat assessment levels for Parliament Hill as well as foreign missions in Canada are monitored on an on-going basis and protective measures are adjusted accordingly.

On Terrorism

• The RCMP is an active partner in the worldwide fight against terrorism and continues its efforts in partnership with other law enforcement and police agencies in Canada and abroad.
• The RCMP, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies, government departments and agencies and international partners, constantly assesses any potential terrorist threats that may impact the safety and security of Canadians.
• The RCMP continues to integrate its efforts with the law enforcement community by exchanging strategic and criminal intelligence, by sharing tactical and operational knowledge and resources, by planning joint and individual actions, and by communicating effectively.