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RCMP Historical Collections Unit

The RCMP Historical Collection Unit responds to inquiries related to the history of the RCMP and the artifact collection. Please use the attached Request for Information form and return it by email. You may also mail it to us at:
RCMP Historical Collections Unit
"Depot" Division
P.O. Box 6500
Regina, SK  S4P 3J7
or leave it at the admissions desk at the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina. If you are a member of the Force, please use Form TA5939 in the Forms Catalogue. 
Ensure that your request is as specific and provides as many details of the information you require as possible in order for us to be able to assist you. Please note that we do not provide appraisals or estimated values of any object or antique.
Your request for information will be answered as soon as possible by the RCMP Historical Collections Unit based on resources available.

Service Records
If you are looking for service records of members of the Force, this information can be accessed through the Access to Information and Privacy Branch in Ottawa. Please note that records can only be provided if the member has been deceased for 20 years or more in compliance with the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, associated regulations and guidelines.
Please refer to: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/atip-aiprp/index-eng.htm to access the application form to request service records. There is a nominal fee for this service.

General RCMP Historical Information
If your inquiry is not related to the Historical Collection but is a general RCMP history inquiry or related to specific geographical or location information please contact the RCMP Historian by email.

Other Sources of Information:

Library and Archives Canada  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

RCMP Web Site: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hist/index-eng.htm

ArchiviaNet:  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/02/020105_e.html

Canadian Genealogy Centre:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html

National Historic Sites:  http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/lhn-nhs/index_e.asp