Don’t Bump Mounties From Border Patrol Role, RCMP Union Tells Ottawa

A Canada Border Services Agency cruiser is parked next to a RCMP Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk at the CBSA Lansdowne port of entry in Lansdowne, Ont., on Feb. 12, 2025. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

The union representing front-line Mounties wants Ottawa to dismiss any notion of shifting border security responsibilities away from the RCMP.

The National Police Federation says the RCMP is the only agency that is fully trained and equipped to handle border-related criminal investigations and patrol remote areas between official crossings.