Biography Timothy Killam Deputy Commissioner Operations and Integration

Deputy Commissioner Tim Killam was born on October 11, 1953, in Moncton N.B. He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in August 1976 and, after recruit training, was posted to the Province of Ontario.

Following five years experience in drug enforcement as an investigator and undercover operator, he served in Commercial Crime for 10 years. In 1990, after his graduation from law school, he was transferred to the RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa, in the Professional Standards Directorate where, during his tenure, he acted both as an advocate and solicitor in the roles of prosecution and defense counsel with regard to RCMP members facing serious disciplinary action. He was commissioned to the rank of Inspector in September 1993, as the Officer in Charge of the Anti-Drug Profiteering program. In June 1996, he was appointed Superintendent as the Officer in Charge of Proceeds of Crime Branch, Federal Services Directorate.

In May 1999, Mr. Killam was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Technical Operations. In that position, he was responsible for operational police technology in such areas as technological crime (digital evidence), wiretaps, surveillance, IT and physical security, and air services.

In September 2003, Mr. Killam was appointed to the position of Assistant Commissioner, Federal Services. In this role, he assumed responsibility for providing national oversight of the RCMP's Federal Services and International Operations programs, which included: Proceeds of Crime, Drug Enforcement, Economic Crime, Customs & Excise, Immigration, Federal Enforcement, as well as the International Liaison Program.

In June 2005, Mr. Killam was promoted to Deputy Commissioner, Operations and Integration. In this role, Deputy Commissioner Killam is responsible for the management and leadership of the following RCMP business lines: Criminal Intelligence Directorate, Strategic Policy and Planning Branch, Integrated Operational Support, and Community, Contract & Aboriginal Policing Services. In addition, the Deputy Commissioner of Operations and Integration assumes a leading role in ensuring integration within the RCMP, with key law enforcement partners and with government departments/agencies.

Deputy Commissioner Killam received an LL.B from the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law in 1990, a Bachelor of Commerce (B.comm) from the University of Windsor in 1985, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from St. Thomas University in 1976.

Deputy Commissioner Killam is a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and International Association of Chiefs of Police and is the co-chair on the Executive Committee of the National Coordinating Committee on Organized Crime. He has also served as the Federal Director on the Board of Directors of the CACP. Deputy Commissioner Killam has received the RCMP Long Service Medal, the Bronze Clasp & Star, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal and the Order of Merit of the Police Forces - Officer Level. He is married with two adult children.