Recruitment continues as Rochester Police Department confronts increase in officer shootings

The Rochester Police Department is one of the highest paying in the region, with officers making salaries of around $100,000.
Winnipeg Free Press

Auditor general says RCMP’s staff shortage got worse in recent years

OTTAWA – Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff shortages worsened after officials bet wrong on their recruitment needs and let ...
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Only 3 Per Cent of RCMP Applications Processed Within Timing Target: Federal AG

Karen Hogan says the RCMP needs some 3,400 members and although recruitment efforts resulted in an influx of applications, ...

Statement by the Minister of Public Safety in response to the 2026 Auditor General's Audit of Recruiting for the RCMP

The RCMP accepts all the findings and recommendations of the Auditor General. These recommendations provide a clear path forward to modernize recruitment processes and will be inc ...

Statement - Commissioner's Statement of the Auditor General's Report on RCMP Recruiting

OTTAWA, ON, March 23, 2026 /CNW/ - Today, the Office of the Auditor General released its report examining the RCMP's recruitment and training capacity. The report provides a clear and detailed ...
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RCMP recruiting challenges can be met while keeping contract policing: minister

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he believes the government can keep its contract policing model with the RCMP ...

Media Statement: National Police Federation Responds to Auditor General Report on RCMP Recruitment and Staffing

The RCMP model remains a critical part of Canada’s public safety framework, providing policing services to most provinces and territories and to hundreds of Indigenous communities. The model works, ...

RCMP failed to recruit enough officers to meet operational needs: auditor general

The RCMP has not recruited enough new officers or effectively assigned its members to meet its operational needs — raising ...