Early in 2012, when we were getting ready to open the office, we started working towards an MOU with B.C. police forces. At that time, the chief civilian director met with leadership in the RCMP division to start a discussion about how the RCMP would fall under the IIO's mandate, because it didn't necessarily fall under the legislation. The RCMP took the position that they were a police force here in British Columbia and that they wanted to be treated like any of the other police forces that fell under the jurisdiction of the IIO, and so an agreement was reached and the MOU was signed in July 2012.
On November 26th, 2013. See this statement in context.