The Government of Canada considers the RCMP to be an unofficial national symbol, and in 2013, 87 per cent of Canadians interviewed by Statistics Canada said that the RCMP was important to their national identity.
The RCMP has long enjoyed an international cultural influence, appearing in films, television shows, and books since its formation in the early 20th century. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was established in 1920 with the amalgamation of the Royal North-West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police.
While a federal agency, the RCMP also serves as the local law enforcement agency for various provincial, municipal, and First Nations jurisdictions. In addition to enforcing federal legislation and delivering local police services under contract, the RCMP is responsible for border integrity overseeing Canadian peacekeeping missions involving police managing the Canadian Firearms Program, which licenses and registers firearms and their owners and the Canadian Police College, which provides police training to Canadian and international police services. However, the service also provides police services under contract to eight of Canada's provinces (all except Ontario and Quebec), all three of Canada's territories, more than 150 municipalities, and 600 Indigenous communities. As police services are the constitutional responsibility of provinces and territories of Canada, the RCMP's primary responsibility is the enforcement of federal criminal law, and sworn members of the RCMP have jurisdiction as a peace officer in all provinces and territories of Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP French : Gendarmerie royale du Canada GRC), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as la police montée) is the federal and national police service of Canada.
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