Category 3018 - Question 12
What percentage of Alberta’s cost to run the RCMP does the federal government pay? How much does this amount to?
The Federal Government pays thirty percent of the cost for the RCMP to police Alberta. A PricewaterhouseCoopers report estimated the amount paid by the Federal Government to be about $170 Million dollars. A group opposed to transitioning to a Provincial force pegs the Federal contribution at $185 Million annually.
Source: CBC
Source – Keep Alberta RCMP
What percentage of Alberta’s cost to run the RCMP does the federal government pay? How much does this amount to?
The Federal Government pays thirty percent of the cost for the RCMP to police Alberta. A PricewaterhouseCoopers report estimated the amount paid by the Federal Government to be about $170 Million dollars. A group opposed to transitioning to a Provincial force pegs the Federal contribution at $185 Million annually.
Source: CBC
Source – Keep Alberta RCMP
