The RCMP is BC’s provincial police (E Division). You train for 26 weeks at Depot in Regina and must be willing to serve anywhere in Canada.
| Detail | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements · Minimum age | 18 to apply; 19 to be hired | source |
| Requirements · Citizenship | Citizen or PR resident 3 of last 5 years | source |
| Requirements · Education | Canadian high school diploma or equivalent | source |
| Requirements · Licence | Valid unrestricted Canadian driver's licence | source |
| Requirements · Other | Health, psychological, vision, hearing standards; willing to relocate anywhere in Canada | source |
| Who hires | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (BC = E Division) | source |
| Hiring tests | Online Entrance Assessment: 6 sections (workstyle, language, numeracy, spatial, memory, business reasoning), 55-70 min | source |
| Hiring tests | Police Fitness Assessment (PFA) with medical clearance, then attribute evaluation interview | source |
| Hiring tests | PARE no longer named; PFA used PARE not referenced on current RCMP BC pages | source |
| Training | 26-week Cadet Training Program, full time | source |
| Where training happens | RCMP Academy (Depot), Regina, SK | source |
| Cost to you | No tuition; $1,000/week cadet allowance (max $26,000); meals, lodging, uniform, travel covered; allowance repayable for certain conduct exits | source |
| Starting pay | $71,191 constable step 1; step 5 $115,350. Pay table dated April 1, 2024. | source |
| How to apply | Official page | source |
18 to apply and 19 to be hired.
An online entrance assessment (6 sections, 55 to 70 minutes), then the Police Fitness Assessment with medical clearance, then an attribute evaluation interview.
26 weeks full time at Depot in Regina, SK. There is no tuition; cadets get $1,000 a week (up to $26,000) plus meals, lodging, uniform and travel.
$71,191 at step 1, rising to $115,350 at step 5. These rates are from the RCMP pay table dated April 1, 2024; we could not confirm a newer table.
You must be willing to relocate anywhere in Canada.
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