Ready to Serve

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is an organization rooted in tradition and guided by its Core Values. 

Qualifications and requirements

• To apply as a police officer, you

  • must not have any matters pending or before a criminal court
  • must not have been convicted of a criminal offence for which you haven't received a pardon/records suspension
  • must not have participated in any serious criminal behaviour or activity, whether you were arrested and/or charged or not
  • must not have participated in any criminal behaviour or activity or activity within at least one year of the date of application, whether you were arrested and/or charged or not
  • must not have been dishonourably discharged or dismissed including released for misconduct, from another police, military, or law enforcement organization
  • must not have any pending and/or current personal bankruptcies or consumer proposals
• Before you submit your online application, you must:

  • Meet the qualifications and requirements
    • Be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status in Canada. Individuals with permanent resident status must have resided (been physically present) in Canada for 3 (1,095 days) out of the last 5 years as a permanent resident.
    • Be at least 18 years of age to apply
    • Be proficient in English and/or French
    • Possess a valid, unrestricted Canadian driver's licence
    • Possess a Canadian secondary school (high school) diploma or equivalent
    • Meet the health and psychological standards
    • Meet the vision standards
    • Meet the hearing standards
    • Meet the necessary level of physical abilities
    • Be prepared and able to carry a firearm and to use it or any other necessary physical force
    • Be willing to spend 26 weeks at the RCMP's training academy (Depot) in Regina, Saskatchewan
    • Be willing to relocate anywhere within Canada
    • Be willing to work shift work including weekends and holidays
    • Be aware of requirements for tattoos, jewelry and other personal effects
    • Lastly, police officers must conform to certain standards. At several stages during the recruiting process, you will be made aware of the behavior standards which will be expected of you throughout the application process and your career as a police officer of the RCMP.
  • Demonstrate good character
    • As a police officer, you will have a significant role in building and maintaining the public trust. You must uphold the highest ethical standards, both on- and off-duty.
• During the application process, you:

  • must not participate in any criminal behaviour or activity in Canada or abroad, whether you are arrested and/or charged or not
  • must not cheat on any portion of the RCMP application process
  • Examples of criminal behaviours and activities:
    • Serious criminal offences include, but are not limited to:
      • murder and manslaughter
      • sexual assault
      • production or distribution of child pornography
      • sexual exploitation, violence, abuse or neglect towards children and/or vulnerable adults
      • terrorist activities
      • participation with any organized criminal group
        • benefiting from the trafficking, importing, unlawful manufacturing or unlawful cultivating of illegal drugs
          • arson resulting in loss of life or substantial damage
          • forcible confinement
          • robbery
          • any crime committed with a facial covering and/or weapon
          • Criminal behaviours and activities include, but are not limited to:
        • illicit drug use (including non-medical prescription/steroids use)
          • theft
          • purchasing sexual services
          • solicitation for the purpose of prostitution of another person
          • assault
          • impaired driving

Selection process

The Red Serge selection process is open to applicants who currently reside in either British Columbia or the Yukon.  Project Red Serge will also include all applicants that are currently in queue and “unassigned” within the recruiting process as well as those who entered the process after February 1, 2026. 

All previous steps in the recruiting process will be completed; however, some steps will occur simultaneously or in various order to complete the steps as a faster pace/expediated rate. 

Applicant process includes:

1. 1. Online Application: Government of Canada Jobs Website

   You will need to create a GC Jobs account to complete your online application.

   The RCMP job posting for police officers is on the GC Jobs.

   To find the posting:

   • Search "police officer" under "Job title"
   • Look under the "Jobs open to the public" tab in the search results

   You may be screened out of the recruitment process as a result of the responses provided in your online application.

   If your application is screened out at this step, you must wait 6 months before re-applying.

   If you have questions about the application process, you are encouraged to contact our Recruiting Office bcrcmp_recruiting@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or 778-290-3430 before submitting your online application.

2. 2. Online Presentation

   Once you have been screened into the process, you will receive an email containing a link to the mandatory career presentation video.

   This mandatory presentation offers an overview of:

   the application process, step by step and practical tips on how to prepare

   virtual tours of the RCMP Training Academy (Depot)

   the core values of the RCMP

   Once you have finished watching the video, the assessment will begin. You will have 14 days to complete the online assessment from the date you receive the link.

3. 3. Online Entrance Assessment

   The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment is not an exam, but rather an assessment of your personality, behaviour, and cognitive ability.

   The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment was designed as a biased-free tool to assess applicants for the RCMP Officer recruiting process. The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment consists of six sections:

   • Section 1: Workstyle preference
   • Section 2: Language comprehension
   • Section 3: Numerical skills
   • Section 4: Spatial skills
   • Section 5: Memory quotient
   • Section 6: Business reasoning

   The assessment should take approximately 55-70 minutes to complete. There are several timed portions. It is recommended that you complete the entire assessment in one session.

How do I prepare?

The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment Preparatory Guide has been developed to assist you in preparing to complete the assessment.

Note

You will receive an email from a recruiter that will include the link to the RCMP Online Entrance Assessment. You will have 14 days to complete the online assessment from the date you receive the link.

Application steps

1. 1. Forms Completion (Submitted via Liquid Files when requested)

   Once you pass the Online Entrance Assessment you will be emailed the BC RCMP Application Package and you can begin on gathering all the required information. 

   A strong application begins with a complete and accurate application package. Please ensure each document is filled out completely, accurately, and concisely. False, incomplete, or incorrect information may delay your application or result in disqualification. 

   Instructions for electronic submission will be provided if you are selected for further processing

2. 2. Police Fitness Assessment (PFA) + Attribute Evaluation Interview

   As one of the first steps in your application process you will be required to pass the PFA. To complete the PFA you must have a signed medical clearance (which is part of your application package). Only applicants who are successful in passing the PFA benchmark will proceed to the interview stages. 

   We will send out regular status inquiries via MS Forms. If you feel that you are ready to run the PFA and complete the Attribute Evaluation Interview, you can respond to the MS Forms Survey. We are looking for the most competitive applicants who will then be invited to attend the recruiting events.

3. 3. Suitability Interview

   Once you pass the PFA and the Attribute Evaluation Interview you will be assigned to a recruiter. Your recruiter will reach out to you and provide directions on how to submit your application package via Liquid Files. They will review your application and invite you to a Suitability Interview where they will go over the Regular Member Applicant Questionnaire (RMAQ). 

    

   Honesty is an integral part of this process. If the recruiter determines that the applicant is being dishonest or is trying to misrepresent or minimize information, the file will be closed.

4. 4. Pre-Employment Polygraph Interview

   You could be asked about the honesty of your answers through the utilization o f a pre-employment polygraph. Applicants can be referred to the polygraph unit or be randomly selected to participate.

5. 5. Health and Psychological Assessment

   This portion of the process is divided into two distinct stages. The Psychological Suitability Screening (PSS) and the Medical Screening Process (MSP). You will be required to undergo all the steps of the Psychological Suitability Screening and be deemed psychologically qualified by Suitability before you can move on to complete the Medical Screening Process. The RCMP will cover the cost of these basic assessments.

6. 6. Field Investigation – Security Clearance

   The final step in the application process is a field investigation and security assessment. The RCMP will conduct a thorough investigation into your background to help assess your suitability. If successful, you will receive your security clearance.

   As part of your application to become an RCMP officer, we'll conduct a thorough background check into your activities during the past 10 years. This investigation will help us determine your reliability and suitability for the job. The investigation concentrates on, but is not limited to:

   • previous employment
   • education
   • neighbourhood inquiries
   • friends and associates
   • character references
   • personal finances
   • drug and alcohol use
   • online activities
   • criminal activities

Services and information

Ready to Serve

The Red Serge selection process is open to applicants who currently reside in either British Columbia or the Yukon.

Fit to Serve

If you're considering a policing career, start working on your fitness today! Be consistent and practise fitness multiple times each week.

Training at Depot

Learn more about Cadet training and life at Depot.