province and territory 2015 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 2014 to 2015 2005 to 2015
number rate percent
newfoundland and labrador 527,756 .. 393 401 95 889 168 -0.4 11.7
prince edward island 146,447 97 .. 102 27 226 154 -4.4 0.0
nova scotia 943,002 863 .. 810 182 1,855 197 -1.6 13.6
new brunswick 753,871 437 .. 688 153 1,278 170 -0.8 -2.2
quebec 8,263,600 9,521 5,555 .. 935 16,011 194 -1.7 -0.4
ontario 13,792,052 18,414 6,137 .. 1,654 26,205 190 -0.6 1.6
manitoba 1,293,378 1,589 .. 815 198 2,602 201 -2.7 5.1
saskatchewan 1,133,637 1,041 .. 988 257 2,286 202 -1.3 -0.4
alberta 4,196,457 4,209 .. 2,596 350 7,155 171 0.5 6.2
british columbia 4,683,139 2,534 .. 5,265 879 8,678 185 -0.9 4.5
yukon 37,428 .. .. 112 18 130 347 -4.8 -7.7
northwest territories 44,088 .. .. 181 20 201 456 4.4 14.4
nunavut 36,919 .. .. 116 15 131 355 7.6 -11.1
provincial and territorial total 35,851,774 38,705 12,085 12,074 4,783 67,647 189 -0.9 2.2
royal canadian mounted police headquarters and training academy .. .. .. .. 1,130 1,130 .. .. ..
canada 35,851,774 38,705 12,085 12,074 5,913 68,777 192 -0.9 1.4