<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Royal Canadian Mounted Police Gendarmerie royale du Canada ( French ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Heraldic badge of the RCMP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Shoulder flash of the RCMP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ensign </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviation </Th> <Td> RCMP / GRC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Motto </Th> <Td> Maintiens le droit `` Defending the Law '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Agency overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formed </Th> <Td> 1 February 1920 ; 98 years ago ( 1920 - 02 - 01 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceding agencies </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Royal Northwest Mounted Police ( RNWMP ) ( 1904 ) </Li> <Li> North - West Mounted Police ( NWMP ) ( 23 May 1873 ) </Li> <Li> Dominion Police ( 1868 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 28,461 ( 2015 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volunteers </Th> <Td> Approximately 1,600 Auxiliary Constables </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Jurisdictional structure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Federal agency </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operations jurisdiction </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Constituting instruments </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act </Li> <Li> Provincial Police Acts </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General nature </Th> <Td> Federal law enforcement Gendarmerie Local civilian police </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> M.J. Nadon Government of Canada Building 73 Leikin Drive Ottawa , Ontario K1A 0R2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sworn members </Th> <Td> 22,130 ( Sept. 2015 ) ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Commissioner : 1 </Li> <Li> Deputy Commissioners : 7 </Li> <Li> Assistant Commissioners : 26 </Li> <Li> Chief Superintendents : 58 </Li> <Li> Superintendents : 179 </Li> <Li> Inspectors : 348 </Li> <Li> Corps Sergeant Major : 1 </Li> <Li> Sergeants Major : 1 </Li> <Li> Staff Sergeants Major : 13 </Li> <Li> Staff Sergeants : 812 </Li> <Li> Sergeants : 1,923 </Li> <Li> Corporals : 3,377 </Li> <Li> Constables : 11,491 </Li> <Li> Special Constables : 55 </Li> <Li> Civilian Members : 3,838 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unsworn members </Th> <Td> 6,331 ( Sept. 2015 ) ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Public Servants : 6,331 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elected officer responsible </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Honourable Ralph Goodale , Minister of Public Safety </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Agency executives </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Queen Elizabeth II , Commissioner - in - Chief </Li> <Li> Charles , Prince of Wales , Honorary Commissioner </Li> <Li> Prince Edward , Earl of Wessex , Honorary Deputy Commissioner </Li> <Li> Brenda Lucki , Commissioner </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent agency </Th> <Td> Public Safety Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Divisions </Th> <Td> 15 ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> National Division : National Capital Region </Li> <Li> B Division : Newfoundland and Labrador </Li> <Li> C Division : Quebec </Li> <Li> D Division : Manitoba </Li> <Li> E Division : British Columbia </Li> <Li> F Division : Saskatchewan </Li> <Li> G Division : Northwest Territories </Li> <Li> H Division : Nova Scotia </Li> <Li> J Division : New Brunswick </Li> <Li> K Division : Alberta </Li> <Li> L Division : Prince Edward Island </Li> <Li> M Division : Yukon </Li> <Li> O Division : Ontario </Li> <Li> V Division : Nunavut </Li> <Li> Depot Division : Regina , Saskatchewan </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Facilities </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Detachments </Th> <Td> 712 ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Alberta : 119 </Li> <Li> British Columbia : 154 </Li> <Li> Manitoba : 88 </Li> <Li> New Brunswick : 44 </Li> <Li> Newfoundland : 43 </Li> <Li> Northwest Territories : 22 </Li> <Li> Nova Scotia : 53 </Li> <Li> Nunavut : 26 </Li> <Li> Ontario : 16 </Li> <Li> Prince Edward Island : 6 </Li> <Li> Quebec : 14 </Li> <Li> Saskatchewan : 113 </Li> <Li> Yukon : 14 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vehicles </Th> <Td> 8,677 ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Cars : 5,600 </Li> <Li> Trucks : 2,350 </Li> <Li> Motorcycles : 34 </Li> <Li> Snowmobiles : 481 </Li> <Li> All - terrain vehicles : 181 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Patrol vessels </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fixed - wings </Th> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Helicopters </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Notables </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significant operation ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mayerthorpe tragedy </Li> <Li> Spiritwood Incident </Li> <Li> 2014 Moncton shootings </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Battle honours </Li> <Li> Canadian Newsmaker of the Year ( 2007 )
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Royal Canadian Mounted Police Gendarmerie royale du Canada ( French ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Heraldic badge of the RCMP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Shoulder flash of the RCMP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ensign </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviation </Th> <Td> RCMP / GRC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Motto </Th> <Td> Maintiens le droit `` Defending the Law '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Agency overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formed </Th> <Td> 1 February 1920 ; 98 years ago ( 1920 - 02 - 01 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceding agencies </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Royal Northwest Mounted Police ( RNWMP ) ( 1904 ) </Li> <Li> North - West Mounted Police ( NWMP ) ( 23 May 1873 ) </Li> <Li> Dominion Police ( 1868 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 28,461 ( 2015 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volunteers </Th> <Td> Approximately 1,600 Auxiliary Constables </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Jurisdictional structure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Federal agency </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operations jurisdiction </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Constituting instruments </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act </Li> <Li> Provincial Police Acts </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General nature </Th> <Td> Federal law enforcement Gendarmerie Local civilian police </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> M.J. Nadon Government of Canada Building 73 Leikin Drive Ottawa , Ontario K1A 0R2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sworn members </Th> <Td> 22,130 ( Sept. 2015 ) ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Commissioner : 1 </Li> <Li> Deputy Commissioners : 7 </Li> <Li> Assistant Commissioners : 26 </Li> <Li> Chief Superintendents : 58 </Li> <Li> Superintendents : 179 </Li> <Li> Inspectors : 348 </Li> <Li> Corps Sergeant Major : 1 </Li> <Li> Sergeants Major : 1 </Li> <Li> Staff Sergeants Major : 13 </Li> <Li> Staff Sergeants : 812 </Li> <Li> Sergeants : 1,923 </Li> <Li> Corporals : 3,377 </Li> <Li> Constables : 11,491 </Li> <Li> Special Constables : 55 </Li> <Li> Civilian Members : 3,838 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unsworn members </Th> <Td> 6,331 ( Sept. 2015 ) ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Public Servants : 6,331 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elected officer responsible </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Honourable Ralph Goodale , Minister of Public Safety </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Agency executives </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Queen Elizabeth II , Commissioner - in - Chief </Li> <Li> Charles , Prince of Wales , Honorary Commissioner </Li> <Li> Prince Edward , Earl of Wessex , Honorary Deputy Commissioner </Li> <Li> Brenda Lucki , Commissioner </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent agency </Th> <Td> Public Safety Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Divisions </Th> <Td> 15 ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> National Division : National Capital Region </Li> <Li> B Division : Newfoundland and Labrador </Li> <Li> C Division : Quebec </Li> <Li> D Division : Manitoba </Li> <Li> E Division : British Columbia </Li> <Li> F Division : Saskatchewan </Li> <Li> G Division : Northwest Territories </Li> <Li> H Division : Nova Scotia </Li> <Li> J Division : New Brunswick </Li> <Li> K Division : Alberta </Li> <Li> L Division : Prince Edward Island </Li> <Li> M Division : Yukon </Li> <Li> O Division : Ontario </Li> <Li> V Division : Nunavut </Li> <Li> Depot Division : Regina , Saskatchewan </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Facilities </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Detachments </Th> <Td> 712 ( show ) <Ul> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Alberta : 119 </Li> <Li> British Columbia : 154 </Li> <Li> Manitoba : 88 </Li> <Li> New Brunswick : 44 </Li> <Li> Newfoundland : 43 </Li> <Li> Northwest Territories : 22 </Li> <Li> Nova Scotia : 53 </Li> <Li> Nunavut : 26 </Li> <Li> Ontario : 16 </Li> <Li> Prince Edward Island : 6 </Li> <Li> Quebec : 14 </Li> <Li> Saskatchewan : 113 </Li> <Li> Yukon : 14 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vehicles </Th> <Td> 8,677 ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Cars : 5,600 </Li> <Li> Trucks : 2,350 </Li> <Li> Motorcycles : 34 </Li> <Li> Snowmobiles : 481 </Li> <Li> All - terrain vehicles : 181 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Patrol vessels </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fixed - wings </Th> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Helicopters </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Notables </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significant operation ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mayerthorpe tragedy </Li> <Li> Spiritwood Incident </Li> <Li> 2014 Moncton shootings </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Battle honours </Li> <Li> Canadian Newsmaker of the Year ( 2007 )
when was the royal canadian mounted police formed
when was the royal canadian mounted police formed
1 February 1920 ; 98 years ago
1 February 1920 ; 98 years ago