Employee diversity statistics - 2020

The RCMP makes every effort to ensure the data included in this report is complete, accurate and up-to-date. Amendments are made as new information becomes available.

The following charts show the current representation rates of employment equity (EE) groups as of April 1st, 2020, for all categories of employees in the RCMP, within each sworn officer rank, and among RCMP Regular Member applicants. Historical representation rates are also provided to show yearly progression for the past ten years across all categories of employees.

Under the Employment Equity Act (EEA), federally regulated employers are required to survey their workforces to determine the number of individuals who are members of designated EE groups; namely, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities. Self-identification is voluntary on the part of the employee. Employees may identify to more than one group or choose not to identify at all, and must be provided with a means of modifying or removing their self-identification information at any time.

Figure 1 - Regular Members
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Year Women Members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples Persons with disabilities
2011 20.1% 7.8% 7.9% no data
2012 20.4% 8.1% 7.9% no data
2013 20.8% 8.7% 7.9% no data
2014 21.2% 9.2% 8.1% 2.5%
2015 21.5% 9.7% 8.1% 2.2%
2016 21.6% 10.1% 8.1% 2%
2017 21.6% 10.5% 8% 1.9%
2018 21.6% 11.1% 7.8% 1.7%
2019 21.8% 11.5% 7.5% 1.6%
2020 21.7% 11.9% 7.2% 1.4%
Figure 2 - Civilian Members
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Year Women Members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples Persons with disabilities
2014 51% 11.8% 3.6% 2.9%
2015 51.3% 11.9% 3.5% 2.8%
2016 52% 12.4% 3.7% 2.8%
2017 52% 13.1% 3.9% 2.6%
2018 51.7% 13.6% 3.9% 2.7%
2019 51.1% 14% 3.7% 2.8%
2020 50.9% 14.5% 3.6% 2.8%
Figure 3 - Public Service Employees
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Year Women Members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples Persons with disabilities
2014 79.1% 12.5% 6.1% 4.9%
2015 79.7% 12.8% 6.1% 4.7%
2016 79.6% 13.2% 6.1% 4.6%
2017 79.4% 13.4% 6% 4.3%
2018 78.1% 13.9% 5.9% 4.3%
2019 77.4% 13.9% 5.6% 4%
2020 75.9% 14.4% 5.5% 3.6%
Figure 4 - Regular Members employment equity representation as of April 1, 2020
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Rank Women Members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples Persons with disabilities
Special Constable 5.2% 1.7% 9.5% 4.3%
Constable 23.1% 12.5% 6.3% 1.2%
Corporal 21.1% 10.3% 8.7% 1.6%
Sergeant 19.2% 11.4% 8.9% 2.3%
Staff Sergeant 11% 11% 9.7% 1.3%
Inspector 24.3% 17.5% 9.5% 2.2%
Superintendant 25.4% 12.7% 7.4% 0.5%
Chief Superintendant 22.8% 7% 3.5% 0%
Assistant Commissioner 26.9% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
Deputy Commissioner 16.7% 0% 0% 0%
Commissioner 100% 0% 0% 0%
All ranks 21.8% 11.9% 7.2% 1.4%
Figure 5 - Regular Members applicants
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Month Women Members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples Persons with disabilities
August 2019 11% 17.7% 3.8% 0.5%
September 2019 14.7% 19.7% 4.5% 0.9%
October 2019 12.6% 19.2% 3.9% 1.6%
November 2019 13.2% 18.4% 4.5% 1.3%
December 2019 10.4% 20.7% 4.5% 1.3%
January 2020 9.4% 16.8% 5.2% 1%
February 2020 11.3% 19% 3.7% 0.6%
March 2020 11.3% 20.6% 3% 1.6%
April 2020 0% 0% 0% 0%
May 2020 13.3% 21% 4% 0.9%
June 2020 11.7% 21% 4.3% 0.8%
July 2020 9.8% 20.2% 4.6% 0.7%
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