Mike Duheme has worked as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer for over 35 years, across Canada and abroad. He most recently served as Commissioner of the RCMP on an interim basis.
Raised in Chambly, Quebec, Commissioner Duheme began his career as a general duty investigator in New Minas, Nova Scotia. He went on to hold a wide range of roles within the organization, serving in four provinces across Canada and internationally on a Kosovo peacekeeping mission. He was a member of the RCMP’s Emergency Response Team, a Personal Protection Officer, and Operations Commander for the 2008 Francophonie Summit in Quebec City.
In 2015, Commissioner Duheme was promoted to Officer in Charge of Parliamentary Protective Services and became the first Director of the Parliamentary Protective Service. With over 500 human resources under his command, he implemented strategies to facilitate integration among three organizationally distinct units.
In 2016, Commissioner Duheme was named Commanding Officer of the RCMP’s National Division, where he oversaw the conduct of sensitive and international investigations that impact Canada’s national interests, as well as protective policing services in the National Capital Region. His duties also included leading the establishment of a dedicated cybercrime investigative team focused on combatting significant threats from transnational organized crime groups and threats to Canada’s critical infrastructure.
From 2019 to 2023, Commissioner Duheme served as Deputy Commissioner of Federal Policing, where he oversaw a wide range of policing activities and national security matters, from investigating drugs and organized crime, to securing Canada’s border, to conducting international peacekeeping operations, to ensuring the safety of major events, state officials, and dignitaries.
He was appointed as Commissioner of the RCMP on an interim basis in March 2023 and sworn in during a Change of Command ceremony that took place in May 2023.