List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

A/Commr.

Assistant Commissioner

AM

Administration Manual (RCMP)

C/M

Civilian Member

CBC

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CEDC

Clothing and Equipment Design Committee

CEWC

Committee for Equality of Women in Canada

CO

Commanding Officer

Col.

Colonel

Commr.

Commissioner

CP

Canadian Press

CPIC

Canadian Police Information Centre

Cpl.

Corporal

CSIS

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Cst.

Constable

D/Commr.

Deputy Commissioner

DSRR

Division Staff Relations Representatives

EEA

Employment Equity Act (Canada) 1986

FLQ

Front de libération du Québec

CFUW

Canadian Federation of University Women

GD

General Duty

GI

General Investigations

HCU

Historical Collections Unit (RCMP)

Insp.

Inspector

LAC

Library and Archives Canada (formerly Public Archives Canada)

Maj.

Major

NCO

Non-Commissioned Officer (the rank of corporal, sergeant, or staff sergeant)

OIC

Officer-in-Charge (usually, the rank of inspector or higher)

OPP

Ontario Provincial Police

PAC

Public Archives Canada (now Library and Archives Canada)

PARE

Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation

PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

R/M

Regular Member

RCSW

Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada

RFT

Recruit Field Training Program

RIC

Royal Irish Constabulary

S/Cst.

Special Constable

S/Sgt.

Staff Sergeant

Sgt.

Sergeant

SS

Security Service

Supt.

Superintendent

UDM

Uniform and Dress Manual

UN

United Nations