Performance Report 2005/2006

Commissioner's Message

The annual Departmental Performance Report (DPR) is one of our primary instruments of public accountability. Through this report we are able to highlight the progress we've made towards achieving our strategic goal of providing safe homes and safe communities for all Canadians during the previous fiscal year. 

I am proud of our many accomplishments, and of the progress we have made in 2005-2006 towards our continued commitment to being an organization that operates in a transparent, open and accountable manner. Our unwavering commitment to service excellence is demonstrated daily through law enforcement, crime prevention, and by maintaining peace, order and security for all Canadians. We are aware of our responsibility to balance the advancement of these objectives with the concerns that pursuing these objectives may have implications for human rights and freedoms, and privacy. Marrying these commitments of accountability and service excellence continues to serve the best interest of the public and serves to guide the RCMP on its path of being an organization of excellence. 

In 2005-2006, the RCMP was recognized for a best practice in the area of performance management; specifically for our ability to integrate strategy-based business and operational planning processes. As a highly operational organization, the RCMP places priority on the use of planning tools for strategic direction and resource management. This is evidenced by the ongoing implementation and development of our internationally recognized Balanced Scorecard system.

Many of the RCMP's programs and activities provide for the exchange of information between law enforcement agencies. In 2005-2006 we continued to focus on meeting our management strategies through our efforts dedicated to increasing interoperability, horizontal management and international cooperation. Additionally, as a collaborative and corporate partner in numerous horizontal initiatives, we remain a key player on several high profile initiatives including: Public Security and Anti-terrorism, Organized Crime, International Peacekeeping, disaster assistance and public safety interoperability. 

In challenging ourselves to do better, we will build on our strengths and continue to work with our domestic and international partners to implement new approaches, and innovative ways to improve our service delivery. We will continue to seek out opportunities to leverage our collective strengths and achieve common objectives, to facilitate greater interchange of information and intelligence and to share solutions and best practices to ensure we continue to achieve the best possible results – anticipating, not merely responding to the evolving needs of our society.

This report provides a summary of our performance and provides evidence of the significant progress we have made towards ensuring the safety and security of Canadians through the results achieved against our three strategic outcomes and our five strategic priorities. 

I am pleased with our progress over the last year in delivering quality programs, services and policies that Canadians require and deserve. I remain confident that we will continue to put the interests of Canadians first, to build on our legacy and continue to deliver excellence in all that we do to protect the safety and security of our citizens and our country.

G. Zaccardelli
Commissioner