# Canadian RCMP Reviews Forensics Software Supplier

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will not renew its Oxygen Forensics software licence, which is due to expire in December (the year was not specified), and has asked the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security to assess supply-chain integrity. The reported January licence cost approximately $34,000; two earlier RCMP contracts worth approximately $90,000 in total are closed. The review follows allegations by U.S. authorities that Oxygen Forensics concealed Russian ownership; the allegations are not established as fact in the signal. For procurement teams, the case highlights how ownership transparency and software supply-chain assurance can affect government IT purchasing and renewal decisions.

- Contractors supplying software to government should be prepared to disclose ownership and provide information about software-development provenance, as these are central concerns in the reported assessment.
- Procurement teams can use the case to inform due diligence on software suppliers and to plan for continuity when a licence is not renewed.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Government Entities
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS)
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

### Vendors
- Oxygen Forensics (Software supplier to the RCMP)

### Sources
- [RCMP orders review of software supplied by company with alleged Russian ties - The Globe and Mail](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rcmp-orders-review-of-software-supplied-by-company-with-alleged) - The Globe and Mail