About NPCOPA
Welcome to the National Police Commissioned Officers Professional Association
What We Hope to Achieve
We will advocate for our members on labour and employment issues directly with central authorities including the Commissioner of the RCMP. We will pursue legislative, policy or administrative improvements on matters related to labour relations, human resource processes, leadership development and the health and wellness of the officer cadre.
We will continue pursuing a framework for collective bargaining for the majority of the commissioned officers by engaging experienced professionals.
Private Legal Representation
NPCOPA members in good standing who are subject of an internal investigation and not covered by the Government of Canada's policy on Legal Assistance and Indemnification are allowed to apply for private legal representation from our self-funded legal contingency account. Kindly note, you must be a NPCOPA member before the alleged incident in question in order to qualify.
If you have ever been subject of an internal administrative process or felt your own self-interests were not being fully addressed, access to this legal fund provides you some peace of mind.
Who can join?
Membership is open to the ranks of Inspector to Assistant Commissioner, including RCMP Civilian Members (CM) in the Executive (EX) category.
Who may not join?
If your position and/or rank is included in any other collective bargaining agreement, you are not permitted to join.
At this time, retired commissioned officers are not able to join.
What We Believe In
Integrity
We are all proud to be leaders in Canada's National Police Force and will represent your interests in a professional, moral and ethical manner.
Advocacy with courage
NPCOPA is committed to represent the officer cadre with strength and resolve to achieve improvements, when needed, in our terms and conditions of employment, while protecting and enhancing our professional roles.
We will advance the roles and collective needs of our members, the communities we serve and the Force overall.
Professionalism
The relationships that you have spent a career building are vitally important. We will conduct ourselves with a stoic civility that all of our members, employers, and partners can be proud to be associated with.
NPCOPA is dedicated to the support and promotion of efficient law enforcement while advocating for the collective interest of policing professionals.
Accountability with transparency
We will communicate with our membership regularly and clearly regarding decisions including the rationale for those decisions.
We will accept responsibility for our actions and professionally represent the collective interests of our membership at all times.
Diversity
We recognize that we are an organization in transition. We must embrace diversity of thought in order to bring a variety of backgrounds and experiences to solving problems, managing change and leading our employees.
We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals and commit to creating and maintaining an environment that recognizes and respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.
NPCOPA will advocate for equality of opportunity for all our members regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, first official language or geography.
Still have questions?
We are always available to answer any questions you may have.
National Police Commissioned Officers Professional Association
The National Police Commissioned Officers Professional Association is dedicated to providing fair and equitable representation for RCMP senior officers. We will achieve this through advocacy, member engagement, education, and promotion of the value of professionals to Canada's national police force.