The Government of Canada, through its many departments and agencies, is actively involved in improving safety and security for Canadians. Especially after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001, the Government of Canada recognized the need to significantly enhance the level of resources dedicated to anti-terrorism by the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and other agencies, as well as to improve the legislative framework for protecting Canada and Canadians from such threats. The RCMP Terrorism strategy will focus on "Preventing, detecting and deterring terrorist activity in Canada and abroad" by using an intelligence-led, integrated approach.
To do this work of increasing the security of their citizens most effectively Canadian government uses the services of various Investigative tools like Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs) that gathers information to prevent, detect and prosecute criminal offences against national security and Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) that supports national security investigations associated to the Canada/US border and investigates cross-border illegal activities, between the POE (Ports of Entry)
Besides these agencies the Canadian government is also giving importance to its citizens security at various places like air ports etc in a specific manner through its special agencies like Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Response Team (CBRN) handles the safety of Canadians and foreign dignitaries from biological/chemical agents used in terrorist acts. The Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program (CACPP) provides specialized Aircraft Protective Officers (APO) aboard flights to Reagan Washington National Airport as well as select International and domestic flights.
Another important investigative tool that Canadian government is improving is the National DNA Data Bank. Canada is one of a very few countries that has put in place a national system to enable the use of forensic DNA analysis in solving crime. In the two years that the Data Bank has been up and running, it has produced 321 crime scene-to-convicted offender matches and 23 crime scene-to-crime scene matches.
