Employee diversity statistics - 2021

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, 2021, 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%
2021 21.8% 12.3% 7% 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%
2021 50.4% 14.8% 3.6% 2.7%
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%
2021 75% 14.6% 5.3% 3.5%
Figure 4 - Regular Members employment equity representation as of April 1, 2021
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Rank Women Members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples Persons with disabilities
Special Constable no data 0% 9.4% no data
Constable 23.1% 13% 6% 1.1%
Corporal 21.3% 10.4% 8.6% 1.5%
Sergeant 18.9% 11.6% 8.6% 2.3%
Staff Sergeant 11.8% 11.7% 9.3% 1.2%
Inspector 24.5% 17.1% 9.1% no data
Superintendant 24.6% 15.1% 8.4% no data
Chief Superintendant 27.8% no data no data 0%
Assistant Commissioner no data 0% 0% 0%
Deputy Commissioner no data 0% 0% 0%
Commissioner no data 0% 0% 0%
All ranks 21.8% 12.3% 7% 1.4%
Figure 5 - Regular Members applicants
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Month Women Members of visible minorities Indigenous peoples Persons with disabilities
April 2020April 2020 footnote 1 0% 0% 0% 0%
May 2020 13.3% 20.8% 4.3% 0.9%
June 2020 11.7% 20.7% 3.9% 0.8%
July 2020 9.7% 20.4% 3.2% 0.6%
August 2020 11.6% 21.2% 6.7% 1.4%
September 2020 10.7% 20.4% 6.3% 1.3%
October 2020 11.1% 19.1% 6.7% 1.3%
November 2020 10.4% 23.1% 4.7% 1.1%
December 2020 10.4% 21.1% 7.1% 1.5%
January 2021 10% 19.4% 5.9% 1.1%
February 2021 11.6% 20.9% 5.7% 1.2%
March 2021 11% 21.3% 5.6% 1.2%
April 2021 1.8% 26.6% 6.8% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
May 2021 1.8% 24.2% 7.3% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
June 2021 1.2% 21.1% 5.9% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
July 2021 1.8% 20.8% 8.7% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
August 2021 1.2% 21.2% 5.6% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
September 2021 1.7% 23.4% 7.3% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
October 2021 1.7% 23.4% 7.3% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
November 2021 2.1% 25.2% 3.3% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
December 2021 1.2% 26.1% 4.6% no dataApril 2021 footnote 2
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