Biography Peter D. Martin Deputy Commissioner, National Police Services

As Deputy Commissioner of National Police Services, Peter D. Martin is responsible for a broad range of programs and services to the entire Canadian law enforcement and criminal justice communities. With a resource base of approximately $475 million and over 2,500 employees, National Police Services provides forensic analyses of criminal evidence, criminal records information, identification services, technological support, enhanced learning opportunities and coordination of criminal information and intelligence.

D/Commr. Martin joined the RCMP in 1969 and after two years of general duty was assigned to the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) where he was involved in the installation of some of the first terminals. During his tenure with the RCMP, D/Commr. Martin served as the Informatics Officer in “O” Division (Ontario), in “B” Division (Newfoundland and Labrador) and in the Pacific Region (British Columbia and Yukon). He was also involved in the development of radio systems across the country, worked on the 1988 G-7 summit in Toronto and had responsibilities relative to Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). D/Commr. Martin became the RCMP representative for the Emergency Communications for Southwestern British Columbia (E-com) project, and retired from the RCMP in 1998 to become the project’s general manager for the next three years.

In 2001, D/Commr. Martin returned to the RCMP as the Director of Informatics and in September 2001 became the Chief Information Officer, responsible for the management of information and technology across the organization, including those national technology systems accessed by the Canadian law enforcement and criminal justice communities.

He was appointed Deputy Commissioner, National Police Services in December 2004. Under his leadership, several significant initiatives have been undertaken, including completion of the CPIC system renewal, Treasury Board approval and funding for the Real Time Identification (RTID) Project, and the infrastructure renewal project for the Canadian Police College. D/Commr. Martin has streamlined business line operations, integrated programs and services across and between service lines, and addressed fiscal imbalances from within the business line.

D/Commr. Martin has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa.