RCMP Contract

• RCMP cost ‘not working for small communities’: A N.S. town reviews its options

  Oxford, N.S., mayor Greg Henley says a review of RCMP services is simply due to cost – roughly 40 per cent of the town's residential tax revenue is spent on policing.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2023
  
• RCMP contract backpay leave B.C. municipalities with bill of up to $145M

  Some B.C. communities policed by the RCMP say they were unprepared for the size of the bill they've been handed to cover retroactive pay in the Mounties' latest contract.

  Politics

  Mar 31, 2023
  
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• Ottawa hints at relief for cities over RCMP retroactive pay, but offers no details

  Municipalities across B.C. are on the hook for salary increases going back to 2017 as a part of the RCMP's first-ever collective agreement, which was ratified last year.

  Politics

  Mar 30, 2022
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• B.C. cities on hook for millions in back pay to RCMP members warn of major budget impacts

  Last year's RCMP collective agreement secured pay raises that are retroactive to 2017, leading to big bills that municipalities say they are struggling to cover.

  Politics

  Mar 29, 2022