The strategic analyst works for the Division du renseignement. He gathers and breaks down information he obtains from various sources concerning the activities and special characteristics of players in the criminal or subversive underworlds. He tracks the evolution and structure and identifies the sources of conflicts and criminal concentrations, and anticipates the outcome of the trends of these different underworlds.
He constantly keeps abreast of national and international criminal events and phenomena and monitors the emergence of any type of parallel or derivative crime (e.g. hate crimes, mischief and other).
He produces decision-making tools and recommends strategies that further Montréal's peace and public security.