Canada’s national police force has been ordered to slash $98 million annually from its budget, according to an internal email that was reportedly leaked this week as the Carney government pushes to cut costs.
Juno News reported Friday that it obtained the leaked email from a whistleblower, which informed RCMP members Wednesday that the federal police force would need to reduce its estimated $6 billion budget by 2% annually for three years due to government directives.
The report comes just days after Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to cabinet ministers Monday directing them to find “ambitious” spending reductions ahead of the fall budget.
The letters direct departments to slash program spending by 7.5% starting in April 2026, with deeper reductions of 10% and 15% in subsequent years, according to government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The RCMP has already been implementing $41.7 million in annual cuts since 2023 as part of a broader government spending review, including reductions to training, travel, and administrative support for frontline policing.
The national police force has faced ongoing financial pressures in recent years. In 2019, the BC RCMP announced $10.7 million in cuts to provincial policing operations due to budget shortfalls.
Government operating expenses rose an average of 9% each year under Justin Trudeau’s administration. Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to cap spending growth at 2% per year while increasing defense spending to meet NATO commitments.
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