[5]In 1931, Canada became an independent dominion of the British Empire and the assets of the mint were transferred to the Canadian government.

[5][11] As a Crown corporation, the mint was no longer a branch of the Department of Finance but operated autonomously with its own board of directors and increased decision-making powers.

[5] Then, in February 1970, Supply and Services Minister James Richardson proposed building the mint's new facility in Winnipeg.

A study showed that the proposal had merit because raw materials could be purchased from a supplier in Alberta, rather than a competitor outside of Canada.

In serving the public's interest, a Crown corporation has greater managerial independence than other government entities, meaning it may operate in a commercial manner.

In descending chronological order, the people who have been the mint's master engraver are: Cosme Saffioti, Sheldon Beveridge, Ago Aarand, Walter Ott, Patrick Brindley, Myron Cook, and Thomas Shingles.

[26] In 1979, the Royal Canadian Mint building in Ottawa was designated a National Historic Site, on the grounds the building is representative of the federal government's approach to using the Tudor-Gothic architectural style to create a distinctive identity in Canada's capital, and of the patriation of control over Canada's currency from Britain.

Architect Étienne Gaboury designed a striking triangular building that rises up dramatically from the surrounding prairie.

Gaboury was design architect, in collaboration with the Number Ten Architectural Group led by partner-in-charge Allan Hanna.

They wear a distinctive black uniform with body armour and carry a 9 mm Glock Model 17 while on duty.

[49] As a smaller quantity of copper and nickel is required, this process has reduced circulation coin production costs.

The 25¢ coins were produced at the mint's facility in Winnipeg and feature a red-coloured poppy embedded in the centre of a maple leaf over a banner that reads: "Remember / Souvenir".

U.S. Army contractors travelling in Canada filed confidential espionage reports describing the coins as "anomalous" and "filled with something man-made that looked like nano-technology".

[55] As announced on November 26, 2020[56] the RCM produced a $1 glow-in-the-dark coin featuring a flying fish, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Barbados.

[60] The mint produces and markets a family of high-purity gold, silver, palladium, and platinum maple leaf bullion coins, wafers, and bars for the investment market as well as gold and silver granules for the jewellery industry and industrial applications.

The mint also provides Canadian and foreign customers with gold and silver processing, including refining, assaying, and secure storage.

[61] Additionally, the Royal Canadian Mint operates a technically advanced refinery in which it refines precious metals from a variety of sources, including primary producers, industry, recyclers, and financial institutions.

A 100 kg version of the 99.999% pure GML coin was produced as a promotional tool and was later sold as a product when interested buyers came forward.

Renowned for its unrivalled purity, the mint's gold maple leaf remains one of the world's most popular bullion coins.

[65] Though the mint's core mandate is to produce and manage the distribution of Canada's circulation coinage and provide advice to the Minister of Finance on all matters related to coinage, the mint often introduces new commemorative designs which celebrate Canada's history, culture and values.

While the effigy of the reigning monarch has appeared on every Canadian coin produced by the mint since 1908, reverse designs have changed considerably over the years.

This International Code message meant "We Win When We Work Willingly" and was placed along the rim on the reverse instead of denticles.

It is worth noting the then Ottawa branch of the British Royal Mint wanted to commemorate Canada's 60th anniversary in 1927 with variant coin designs.

The major change to Canadian coinage in the 1980s was the introduction of a circulating $1 coin, widely known as the loonie because of the common loon gracing its reverse.

A voyageur canoe had been planned initially, but the master reverse die was lost in shipment between Ottawa and Winnipeg, so a new design was necessary.

In 1996, the mint introduced a $2 circulating coin (known widely as the toonie) that featured a polar bear on the reverse and replaced the $2 banknote.

To accomplish this, the mint, in collaboration with Canadian robotic equipment manufacturer PharmaCos Machinery, developed its own robotic arm to "pick and place" each coin on the painting line, creating a new technical capability unique to the Royal Canadian Mint.

In October 2009, the mint produced trade dollars for Canadian Tire which temporarily replaced their regular $1 coupons.

[81] Made of base and precious metals, several of the mint's numismatic coins are enhanced by special technologies including holograms, enamelling, lasering and embedded crystals.

As such, the mint ran a three-year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.