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Table 2
Police officers by level of policing, by province and territory, 2016 Table 2
Police officers by level of policing, by province and territory, 2016

Table 2
Police officers by level of policing, by province and territory, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police officers by level of policing. The information is grouped by Province and territory (appearing as row headers), 2016 population, Municipal police services, Provincial police services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Total police officers, Police officers per 100,000 population, Percent change in rate, Contract policing, Federal and other policing, 2015 to 2016 and 2006 to 2016, calculated using number, rate and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province and territory	2016 population^{Table 2 Note 1}	Municipal police services^{Table 2 Note 2}	Provincial police services^{Table 2 Note 3}	Royal Canadian Mounted Police		Total police officers	Police officers per 100,000 population	Percent change in rate^{Table 2 Note 6}
	2016 population^{Table 2 Note 1}	Municipal police services^{Table 2 Note 2}	Provincial police services^{Table 2 Note 3}	Contract policing^{Table 2 Note 4}	Federal and other policing^{Table 2 Note 5}	Total police officers	Police officers per 100,000 population	2015 to 2016	2006 to 2016
	number						rate	percent
Newfoundland and Labrador	530,128	Note ...: not applicable	409	409	92	910	172	2.1	9.7
Prince Edward Island	148,649	97	Note ...: not applicable	101	29	227	153	-0.9	-4.3
Nova Scotia	949,501	869	Note ...: not applicable	789	164	1,822	192	-2.4	8.0
New Brunswick	756,780	436	Note ...: not applicable	695	154	1,285	170	0.2	-1.9
Quebec	8,326,089	9,495	5,476	Note ...: not applicable	898	15,869	191	-1.7	-3.7
Ontario^{Table 2 Note 7}	13,982,984	18,440	6,097	Note ...: not applicable	1,631	26,168	187	-1.5	-0.3
Manitoba	1,318,128	1,584	Note ...: not applicable	797	177	2,558	194	-3.3	-0.7
Saskatchewan^{Table 2 Note 8}	1,150,632	1,056	Note ...: not applicable	1,018	230	2,304	200	-0.8	-2.1
Alberta	4,252,879	4,303	Note ...: not applicable	2,640	369	7,312	172	0.4	5.0
British Columbia	4,751,612	2,532	Note ...: not applicable	5,378	851	8,761	184	-0.2	1.9
Yukon^{Table 2 Note 9}	37,492	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	119	19	138	368	5.9	2.4
Northwest Territories^{Table 2 Note 9}	44,469	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	178	21	199	448	-1.5	13.0
Nunavut^{Table 2 Note 9}	37,082	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	116	15	131	353	-1.5	-10.8
Provincial and territorial total^{Table 2 Note 10}	36,286,425	38,812	11,982	12,240	4,650	67,684	187	-1.1	-0.2
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters and Training Academy	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	1,089	1,089	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Canada	36,286,425	38,812	11,982	12,240	5,739	68,773	190	-1.2	-1.2
... not applicable Note 1. Populations are based on July 1st 2016 estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Includes municipal stand-alone police services (i.e. Municipalities with a dedicated police service not contracted with a provincial police service or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also includes First Nations police services that are not provided by provincial police services or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police). Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Includes provincial police services providing policing services to municipalities, rural areas, and highways. Specifically, includes the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Sûreté du Québec in Quebec, and the Ontario Provincial Police in Ontario. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. Includes provincial/territorial, municipal, and aboriginal contract policing. Contract policing refers to provincial and municipal policing services provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. Includes Federal policing and Departmental and Divisional Administration. Includes federal policing programs (general investigations, project based investigations, criminal intelligence, protective services, public engagement, and operations support). Return to note 5 referrer Note 6. Percent changes are based on unrounded rates. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7. Excludes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters. Return to note 7 referrer Note 8. Excludes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9. Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are policed solely by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 Excludes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters and Training Academy. Return to note 10 referrer Note: A new version of the Police Administration Survey was implemented in 1986. Data on police strength pertain to the snapshot date (May 15, 2016 for the most recent data). Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey.

Date modified:: 2017-03-29