Recent Findings and Recommendations: February 2026

In February 2026, the Chairperson of the RCMP External Review Committee (ERC) made the following Findings and Recommendations:

File Number	File Type	Keywords
C-150	Conduct	Sexual harassment Conduct meeting Respondent submission Clearly unreasonable Reweighing evidence Conduct measures Validity of aggravating factors Non-financial conduct measures
C-151	Conduct	“Abuse of process” as discreditable conduct Appellant knew standard to be met Kienapple principle inapplicable No right to notice of cases relied on Proper disclosure Limitation period for imposing conduct measures respected Evidence properly assessed Reasons sufficient Conduct measures reasonably selected from pool for other misconduct
G-794	Harassment	Procedural fairness Delay Abuse of process Conflict of interest Scope of the Grievance Opportunity to be heard Screening test for harassment
G-795	Harassment	Procedural fairness Delay Abuse of process Conflict of interest Scope of the Grievance Opportunity to be heard Retaliation
G-796	Harassment	Procedural fairness Opportunity to respond to the preliminary investigation report Delay Abuse of process Conflict of interest Scope of the Grievance Opportunity to be heard Test of open-mindedness for investigators Retaliation Retirement Redress
G-797	Harassment	Procedural fairness Delay Abuse of process Conflict of interest Scope of the Grievance Opportunity to be heard Screening test for harassment Retaliation

If you would like to be notified when the ERC posts new Findings and Recommendations summaries, please contact us at org@erc-cee.gc.ca.

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