Table 1
Municipal police services serving a population of 100,000 or more, 2015
| Population1 | Police officers2 | Police officers2 | Police officers2 | Hirings4 | Departures4 | Net gain or loss: hirings and departures4 | Police officers eligible to retire4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | rate per 100,000 population3 | annual % change in number | number | number | number | % | |
| Municipal police services5 | ||||||||
| Toronto, Ont. | 2,808,503 | 5,425 | 193 | 0.4 | 136 | 202 | -66 | 7.4 |
| Montréal, Que. | 1,988,243 | 4,638 | 233 | -0.9 | 203 | 215 | -12 | 17.9 |
| Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton), Ont. | 1,351,347 | 1,951 | 144 | -0.3 | 89 | 58 | 31 | 4.6 |
| Calgary, Alta. | 1,265,531 | 2,147 | 170 | -0.7 | 105 | 69 | 36 | 0.0 |
| York Region (Markham/Vaughan), Ont. | 1,121,346 | 1,535 | 137 | 0.1 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 4.0 |
| Ottawa, Ont. | 947,031 | 1,272 | 134 | -3.4 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 3.4 |
| Edmonton, Alta. | 928,182 | 1,665 | 179 | -2.5 | 110 | 84 | 26 | 8.4 |
| Winnipeg, Man. | 709,253 | 1,422 | 200 | -5.0 | 8 | 41 | -33 | 23.9 |
| Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax), Ont. | 653,567 | 866 | 133 | -1.0 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 3.6 |
| Vancouver, B.C. | 649,189 | 1,280 | 197 | -2.9 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 7.2 |
| Québec, Que. | 574,298 | 714 | 124 | -2.7 | 0 | 23 | -23 | 1.7 |
| Hamilton, Ont. | 551,751 | 834 | 151 | -0.2 | 67 | 51 | 16 | 20.6 |
| Halton Region (Oakville/Burlington), Ont. | 551,027 | 672 | 122 | -1.3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Waterloo Region (Kitchener), Ont. | 538,302 | 767 | 142 | -0.4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Surrey, B.C. | 498,720 | 641 | 129 | 9.4 | 61 | 8 | 53 | 6.6 |
| Niagara Region (St. Catharines), Ont. | 446,192 | 709 | 159 | 0.0 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 8.5 |
| Laval, Que.6 | 420,870 | 567 | 135 | -4.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Longueuil, Que. | 416,522 | 566 | 136 | -0.4 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 4.9 |
| London, Ont. | 388,615 | 592 | 152 | -1.6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4.4 |
| Gatineau, Que. | 276,338 | 396 | 143 | -0.7 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Saskatoon, Sask. | 254,569 | 449 | 176 | -2.9 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9.4 |
| Burnaby, B.C. | 239,059 | 281 | 118 | 3.5 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 8.2 |
| Halifax, N.S. | 231,915 | 505 | 218 | -1.8 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Windsor, Ont. | 218,270 | 436 | 200 | -2.3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 0.0 |
| Regina, Sask. | 216,555 | 387 | 179 | -0.4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2.1 |
| St. John's, N.L. | 204,427 | 326 | 159 | -0.5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 33.4 |
| Richmond, B.C.7 | 203,178 | 197 | 97 | -11.6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 8.6 |
| Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Que. | 201,182 | 210 | 104 | -1.4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0.0 |
| Greater Sudbury, Ont. | 165,175 | 256 | 155 | -2.7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Sherbrooke, Que. | 162,638 | 204 | 125 | -1.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Saguenay, Que. | 148,123 | 178 | 120 | 0.0 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 2.2 |
| Barrie, Ont. | 146,250 | 238 | 163 | -2.0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5.5 |
| Lévis, Que. | 142,887 | 149 | 104 | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Abbotsford, B.C. | 140,645 | 212 | 151 | -1.0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0.9 |
| Terrebonne, Que. | 137,192 | 151 | 110 | -0.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Coquitlam, B.C. | 135,002 | 144 | 107 | -5.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14.6 |
| Trois-Rivières, Que. | 134,846 | 160 | 119 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kingston, Ont. | 129,653 | 192 | 148 | -2.7 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3.1 |
| Guelph, Ont. | 129,079 | 191 | 148 | -0.7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9.9 |
| Kelowna, B.C. | 124,951 | 169 | 135 | -4.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11.2 |
| Thunder Bay, Ont. | 116,785 | 223 | 191 | 0.2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Codiac Region (Moncton), N.B. | 116,029 | 149 | 128 | -5.8 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 22.8 |
| Saanich, B.C. | 113,624 | 156 | 137 | -0.2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3.8 |
| Langley Township, B.C. | 111,376 | 129 | 116 | 1.1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10.1 |
| Delta, B.C. | 107,151 | 175 | 163 | -0.8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Chatham-Kent, Ont. | 105,260 | 161 | 153 | -2.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Roussillon Region, Que. | 103,991 | 113 | 109 | -1.6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 6.2 |
| Red Deer, Alta. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) | 101,895 | 149 | 146 | 1.6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Victoria, B.C. | 101,190 | 243 | 240 | -0.4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21.0 |
..
not available for a specific reference period
Source(s):
Police Administration Survey (3301).
Table note 1
Populations are based on preliminary postcensal estimates for 2014 and are adjusted to follow policing boundaries. Populations according to policing boundaries for 2015 were not available in time for this publication.
Table note 2
Represents the actual number of permanent, fully sworn police officers of all ranks (or their full-time equivalents) as of May 15, 2015. This number also includes officers who are deployed to contract positions and who are not available for general policing duties in their community. Police officers on long-term leave who are not being paid by the police service's annual budget are excluded.
Table note 3
Based on the number of police officers on May 15, 2015, and populations for 2014. Populations are adjusted to follow policing boundaries. Populations for 2015 are not yet available.
Table note 4
Represents hirings, departures and eligibility to retire during the 2014 calendar year or 2014/2015 fiscal year. The percentage of officers eligible to retire is calculated using these data, along with the number of fully sworn officers employed on May 15, 2015.
Table note 5
Refers to municipal stand-alone police services and municipalities policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that have a population of 100,000 or more (based on 2014 populations).
Table note 6
Data for 2014/2015 on hirings, departures, and eligibility to retire are not available for Laval.
Table note 7
Includes Vancouver International Airport.
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