2020 Report: Organized Crime in Canada
Organized crime continues to be a threat to public safety. We’re releasing this report publicly to raise awareness about the nature and extent of organized crime threats in Canada.
For a copy of the full report, please contact us at CISC_Tasking@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
Highlights of the report
More than 2000 organized crime groups are operating in Canada. More than half of these groups have an interprovincial or international scope, with links to 77 other countries.
This report highlights the threats related to organized crime groups that are involved in select criminal markets and activities such as:
- fentanyl
- methamphetamine
- money laundering
- corruption
- infiltration of the legal economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the operations of different organized crime groups to varying degrees.
Pandemic-related restrictions have severely affected networks that rely on a fully functioning economy, such as:
- money laundering through businesses deemed ‘non-essential’
- international movement, such as passenger travel and importation routes
Others have continued to operate with little disruption, such as:
- online criminal activity
- exploitation of commercial transport
More resilient organized crime groups are adapting their operations to continue to thrive.
This report also assesses the impact of Canadian organized crime groups in relation to three priority issues:
- infiltration of the Canadian public sector
- infiltration of the private sector
- use of violence
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