Official Languages

New Brunswick's population (2001 census)

66% - Anglophone
33% - Francophone

In addition, 33% of New Brunswickers are bilingual

RCMP positions in New Brunswick (as of November 1, 2007)

1090 Regular Members, Civilian Members, & Public Service Employees
742 (68%) are bilingual

• In 2006, 85,000 contacts between RCMP employees in New Brunswick and the public. One official complaint regarding language of choice. Currently being investigated by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
• The Official Languages Act of Canada (PART IV) requires that all Government of Canada departments and agencies offer the public the choice to be served in either official language.
• Linguistic profiles for communities are taken into account each time an RCMP position is allocated in the province.
• The RCMP's New Brunswick Operational Communications Centre, which receives public calls and dispatches RCMP members throughout the province, is staffed entirely by fully bilingual members and provides 24/7 service as is the RCMP's Codiac Operational Communications Centre. In 2006, the two centres received more than 50,000 calls from across the province in both official languages.
• The RCMP is committed to providing policing services to all New Brunswickers in the official language of their choice.
• RCMP Members throughout New Brunswick have access to a number of tools and resources to ensure bilingual service is always delivered.
• The RCMP is committed to fully supporting the New Brunswick Official Languages Act.
• The RCMP is one of the most well-known and professional police forces in the world. We are proud to serve the people of New Brunswick