Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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RCMP Careers

Recruiting - Police officers, Civilian employees

We are Canada’s federal police force, providing services from coast-to-coast at the federal, provincial and municipal level.

Career opportunities in the RCMP exist for people who are interested in a career as police officers or civilian employees who work together to handle the wide scope of our responsibilities in keeping Canadians safe.

The strength of our organization lies with our employees who serve to protect our diverse country. Diversity in our workforce provides us with an enhanced understanding of cultural issues and helps us to work even closer within the communities we serve.

There is no other police force in Canada that provides the levels of services and variety offered by the RCMP. With over 150 specializations a career with the RCMP is full of opportunity for continued learning and growth.

  • A career with the RCMP offers the chance to have a daily positive impact on the community while enjoying vast opportunities for growth and development in dozens of specialized units.
  • We offer opportunity to experience lifelong adventure in every part of Canada and around the world.  

The RCMP offers a career like no other. If you want to make a difference in your community and your country, explore what we have to offer and discover a career that is nowhere near ordinary!

The RCMP's core policing activities

Our core policing activities are the very essence of police work; the ways in which we provide service to the public. Our dedication to service, crime prevention, protection, law enforcement and intelligence are the basis for everything the RCMP does.