The Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) , ( ( GRC ) ) , is the national police force of Canada . The force is also called the Mounties . The Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) ( ( GRC ) , literally â Royal Gendarmerie of Canadaâ ; colloquially known as Mounties , and internally as â The Forceâ ) is the national police force of Canada , and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world .