In any interaction with the public, RCMP members are guided by the RCMP’s bias-free policing policy, which is based on the principles of equality and non-discrimination, as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the RCMP Act's mission, vision and values. Bias-free policing means equitable treatment of all persons by all RCMP employees in the performance of their duties, in accordance with the law and without abusing their authority.
The ethnicity of a subject is not a factor in a police officer's risk assessment and decision-making process for selecting appropriate intervention options. For this reason, In accordance with the RCMP's Bias-free Policing policy, the RCMP's police intervention reporting (known as Subject Behaviour / Officer Response reporting) does not capture the ethnicity of the subject.