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2008-2009 Departmental Performance Report Part III Table 12G
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Details on Performance by Program Activity 1
Program Activity 7: Canadian Firearms Centre: Reduce access to firearms for those who pose a threat to public safety, and increased understanding and knowledge of program requirements by clients, community organizations and Canadians.
Expected Results: Prevent access to firearms for those who are known to pose a threat to public safety
Performance Indicators
Number of known “at risk” individuals whose possession licence is revoked / prohibited firearms.
Targets
No individual subject to prohibition orders or licence revocations retains possession or acquisition privileges
Performance Status
Met all
Performance Summary
Number of firearms licence applications refused with firearms prohibition: 227
Number of firearms licences revoked with firearms prohibition: 1,394
Individuals prohibited from possession of firearms in Canada as of March 31, 2009: 262,196
Expected Results: Operational information made available for policing and law enforcement purposes
Performance Indicators
Number of queries to the firearms database used by front line police (Canadian Firearms Registry Online (CFRO))
Targets
10% increase in CFRO queries from previous year
Performance Status
Exceeded
Performance Summary
CFRO queries increased by 24.2%:
2007-2008: 2,825,713
2008-2009: 3,509,681
Performance Indicators
Affidavits produced in support of firearms crime prosecutions
Targets
100% of requests
Performance Status
Met all
Performance Summary
Affidavits produced :
2007: 3,606
2008: 5,336
Expected Results: Safe use and storage of firearms
Performance Indicators
Number of participants in safety courses
Targets
Consistent number of participants from year to year
Performance Status
Exceeded
Performance Summary
2, 895 additional course participants:
2007: 86,626
2008: 89,521
Expected Results: Increased understanding and knowledge of program requirements by clients and stakeholders
Performance Indicators
Compliance rates for licence renewals and new owners
Targets
Individuals in possession of firearms renew their licences
Performance Status
Mostly met
Performance Summary
Total licences as of March 31, 2009: 1,852,333
Total licences issued in 2008-09: 389,058
Licences expired and not renewed in 2008-09: 119,940
1 The RCMP recognizes that performance summary information from programs is largely output focused rather than a summary of outcomes; efforts are being made to correct this for future reporting.
