Executive Summary In 2010, the Government of Canada launched Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy to protect Canadian governments, businesses, critical infrastructure and citizens from cyber threats. The Strategy helped shape Canada’s knowledge of cyber technology and guides Canada’s efforts in securing government and other vital systems, and protecting Canadians online. Consistent with the government’s efforts to make cyberspace more secure for all Canadians, the RCMP Cybercrime Strategy is based on extensive internal and external consultation and focuses on ways to improve Canada’s national police force in its fight against the rising and evolving threat of cybercrime. This strategy complements Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy to help keep Canadians secure online. The RCMP has a broad mandate when it comes to investigating and apprehending criminals in the online world, or otherwise disrupting cybercrime activity. The RCMP Cybercrime Strategy is therefore broad in scope and reflects the role of cyber in several law enforcement areas. The RCMP Cybercrime Strategy’s vision is to reduce the threat, impact and victimization of cybercrime in Canada through law enforcement action. The following three pillars are identified within the strategy to guide the RCMP’s efforts in combating cybercrime: • Identify and prioritize cybercrime threats through intelligence collection and analysis; • Pursue cybercrime through targeted enforcement and investigative action; and, • Support cybercrime investigations with specialized skills, tools and training. The RCMP Cybercrime Strategy sets out in an Operational Framework and a supporting Action Plan, objectives, strategic enablers and 15 action items, which the RCMP will implement over the next five years and beyond. Collectively, these initiatives will enable Canada’s national police force to better combat cybercrime in concert with its domestic and international law enforcement partners and other stakeholders. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cybercrime Strategy 3