Police officers, by province and territory (Police officers)

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Police officers, by province and territory
(Police officers)
  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
  number
Canada 65,283 67,243 69,068 69,424 69,539
Newfoundland and Labrador 884 917 939 935 926
Prince Edward Island 231 234 238 244 247
Nova Scotia 1,864 1,877 1,912 1,914 1,934
New Brunswick 1,355 1,364 1,398 1,377 1,364
Quebec 15,403 15,532 15,586 15,802 15,992
Ontario 24,945 25,558 26,306 26,387 26,274
Manitoba 2,419 2,497 2,549 2,593 2,706
Saskatchewan 2,124 2,135 2,302 2,306 2,298
Alberta 5,734 6,199 6,608 6,696 6,787
British Columbia 8,134 8,627 8,862 8,952 8,887
Yukon 117 122 121 122 119
Northwest Territories 178 196 202 197 199
Nunavut 119 125 132 130 125
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Headquarters and Training Academy 1,776 1,860 1,913 1,769 1,681

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