The RCMP is Canada's national police force.

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or "the Mounties") are the national police force and one of Canada's best-known symbols. The status the test wants is therefore true — the RCMP is Canada's national police force.

Three precise commitments. Discover Canada commits the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to THREE specific facts: (1) the full official name is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, abbreviated RCMP, also nicknamed "the Mounties"; (2) they are the national police force; (3) they are one of Canada's best-known symbols. So the RCMP holds two parallel roles — operational policing AND national symbolism — both confirmed by the source.

The RCMP enforces federal law nationwide. Discover Canada commits the RCMP's operational scope to one direct phrase: "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) enforce federal laws throughout Canada." So the federal jurisdiction extends across all provinces and territories. In addition, the RCMP serves as the provincial police in eight provinces and the territorial police in all three territories — but the source's central claim is the national-police-force role, which is the test's focus.

The RCMP carries deep historical roots. Discover Canada commits the RCMP's origin to a specific predecessor force: "After the first Métis uprising, Prime Minister Macdonald established the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1873 to pacify the West and assist in negotiations with the Indians. The NWMP founded Fort Calgary, Fort MacLeod and other centres that today are cities and towns. Regina became its headquarters." So the modern RCMP traces directly back to Sir John A. Macdonald's 1873 founding of the NWMP — the original federal force on the western frontier. The 1873 origin makes the RCMP one of Canada's oldest continuous federal institutions. The training academy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is located in Regina, Saskatchewan — the original NWMP headquarters. Some of Canada's most colourful heroes came from the ranks of the Mounties, including Major-General Sir Sam Steele. The RCMP's red dress uniform and Musical Ride are among Canada's most internationally recognised images. So when the test asks whether the RCMP is Canada's national police force, the source-precise answer is true.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the role of the RCMP. Discover Canada commits to one role: the national police force. So the statement that the RCMP is Canada's national police force is true.

The wrong answer ("False") reverses the source — the RCMP IS Canada's national police force. The named full title — Royal Canadian Mounted Police — and the named role match the test statement exactly. Only the true answer matches the source.