The RCMP’s ability to recruit new Mounties was, not all that long ago, seen as a crisis. But new numbers suggest the national police force is starting to turn that around.
Provinces and municipalities concerned with staffing crunches across the country
Catharine Tunney · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 31, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The number of RCMP applications are up, but the Mountie in charge of recruitment transformation says there’s more work to do to ensure this corresponds to more rookies actually joining the force. (Mark Taylor/The Canadian Press)
The RCMP’s ability to recruit new Mounties was, not all that long ago, seen as a crisis. But new numbers suggest the national police force is starting to turn that around.
“I think actually things are looking very promising,” said RCMP assistant commissioner Adam Palmer, head of national recruitment transformation, in a recent interview.
But it’s unclear if the upward trend will be enough for provinces and municipalities who use the RCMP as their local police and who have grown increasingly concerned by high vacancy rates.
Staffing crunches across the country have been one of the most pressing issues facing the national police force,
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