The federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act originated in 1970 as a tool to fight organized crime. The law enabled prosecutors to target people in positions of authority within a criminal organization, not just lower-level people doing the dirty work.
If Canada really wants to cut down on organized crime violence, they need to adopt something similar to RICO due to the above definition. Right now, they are only arresting the 'doers' of the dirty work. But the ones who actually pull the strings walk free. The last NY mob hit, Meldish, took down the whole administration, anyone who even nodded their heads. That's the difference.
