RCMP Fact Sheets

Real Time Identification (RTID)

QUICK FACTS • In 1968, National Police Services installed the  first AFIS in the world • Client groups include: – Law enforcement and justice communities – Federal, provincial, territorial and municipal partners – Civil clients – International law enforcement • Approximately 230,000 civil clearance requests are received annually for: – Employment – Vulnerable sector volunteers and staff – Social services requirements – International adoptions – Waivers / Visas – Access to information requests • For the existing 3.5 M criminal records, there are approximately: – 540,000 annual transactions; – 34 M supporting documents

Overview

RTID is a National Police Services (NPS) Project under the stewardship of the RCMP designed to improve the efficiency of Canada’s national fingerprint and criminal record repository.  It will replace outdated paper processes and legacy systems with re-engineered workflows and automation.  RTID will use modern technology to meet business demands and support interoperability with all clients.  Fingerprint identification and criminal record services are provided by NPS Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS) to the Canadian law enforcement, criminal justice and public security communities, as well as, international partners, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Interpol.

RTID will:

Supply a new Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) and associated infrastructure to support rapid fingerprint identification and allow the immediate update of the associated criminal record

Enable seamless, paperless, electronic submission of fingerprints and criminal record data via the NPS Network (NPSNet) to CCRTIS.

Provide clients with specifications for a standard for electronic submissions to ensure that they can format data to be compatible with the NPS National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Server.  The standard selected is the NPS NIST Interface Control Document (ICD) Version Version 1.7.7 .

The standard selected is the NPS National Institute of Standards and Technology Interface Control Document (NIST-ICD)

Support the electronic submission of disposition information from law enforcement agencies ensuring an accurate and up-to-date criminal record.

Replace independent legacy systems with an integrated solution

Define and implement a workflow management solution to improve the efficiency of processing criminal record verifications

Milestones
Major project milestones include:

Phase 1
	Fall 2005	Effective Project Approval granted by Treasury Board
	Fall 2005	Contract awarded to Cogent Systems, Inc. for AFIS purchase
	Spring 2006	NPS-NIST ICD Version 1.7.7C published
	Fall 2006	NPS-NIST ICD Version 1.7.7 published
	Fall 2006	NPS-NIST Server Release 0.5 operational
	End of 2006	New AFIS in production
	Spring 2007	NPS-NIST Server Release 1.0 operational
* Clients benefit from full AFIS functionality

Phase 2
Fall 2006	Process and workflow re-engineering complete
Late Fall 2006	Request for Proposal released
Spring 2007	Effective Project Approval granted by Treasury Board Contract awarded
Fall 2008	Workflow management solution implemented
Spring 2009	Project closed down
* RTID is fully functional and connected clients experience improved service levels

Objectives

Once fully implemented, the service time targets for RTID are:

In addition, the improved efficiency of RTID will result in greater client satisfaction, and the ability to process an increased number of service requests including:

• Electronic fingerprint submissions
• Acceptance of ID flats (ten plain impressions) for civil submissions
• Electronic palm print submissions
• Latent identifications
• Electronic criminal record submissions
• Electronic disposition reporting

For more information about the RTID Project or the NPS-NIST-ICD Version 1.7.7, contact the RTID Project Director at rtid_itr@rcmp-grc.gc.ca (email).