Number of police officers, by province or territory in Canada 2021

This statistic shows the number of police officers in Canada in 2021, distinguished by province. In 2021, the Ontario had the highest number of police officers at 26,100.

Number of police officers in Canada in 2021, by province or territory

Characteristic	Number of police officers
Ontario**	26,100
Quebec	16,120
British Columbia	9,323
Alberta	7,906
Manitoba	2,544
Saskatchewan***	2,341
Nova Scotia	1,880
New Brunswick	1,270
Newfoundland and Labrador*	879
Prince Edward Island	224
Northwest Territories	192
Nunavut	146
Yukon	140

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March 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

* Newfoundland and Labrador does not have any municipal police services. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (a provincial police service) provides policing to most of the larger municipalities.
** Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters.
*** Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy.
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have any municipal or territorial police services. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the sole police force in the territories.

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