RCMP Police Officer

Important messages

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACTIVE APPLICATION IN THE RCMP POLICE OFFICER APPLICATION PROCESS, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT.

If your application meets our basic requirements, you will hear from us within 30 days from the date your application was received. If MORE THAN 30 DAYS have passed and you would like to find out the status of your application, please contact your local recruiting office.

If you have previously applied to become a police officer with the RCMP and your file was concluded or you attended the RCMP Academy but did not complete your training, you must apply to this advertisement to initiate the reapplication process. Information on the reapplication process can be found here: http://www.rcmp.gc.ca/en/process-returning-applicants
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IMPORTANT: BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION!
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BEFORE YOU APPLY, please visit rcmpcareers.ca to determine if you meet the essential qualifications and requirements to become a police officer.

Attending a Career Presentation will provide you with the details of the recruiting process, give you an idea of what police work involves and provide you with the opportunity to ask questions to an experienced police officer who has gone through the recruiting and training processes. For more information, please visit our website: www.rcmpcareers.ca

If you have previously worked in the RCMP as a Regular Member or as a police officer for a Canadian law enforcement agency, please contact your local Recruiting Office for further information on how to apply: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/contact-a-recruiter. Please do not apply via the Public Service Resourcing System.

Intent of the process

We are currently seeking qualified men and women from a wide range of backgrounds.
The qualities and experience we seek in our police officer applicants include, people who:

► Reflect the core values of the RCMP: (http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/about-ausujet/mission-eng.htm);
► Are highly motivated;
► Are team players;
► Possess strong leadership abilities;
► Are mature;
► Have ample driving experience;
► Have diverse life experiences.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• As part of the application process for the RCMP, you are required to provide your date of birth. Please enter your date of birth in the following format: yyyy-mm-dd

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB)
English essential
French essential

* You must be fluent in either English OR French, including being able to speak, write, read and understand either official language. You do NOT need to be bilingual.

* Given current operational needs, and the national and international role of the RCMP, a limited number of French troops will be filled with this process. In order to help you decide if you have the language ability to take the Cadet training in English and/or in French, an optional self-assessment of your reading and writing skills is recommended. All Cadets are required to have a minimum BBB level in order to undertake Cadet training in their second official language.

* If your application is selected, you may be invited for a second language evaluation or asked to provide valid Government of Canada SLE results.

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

You must have a minimum of a secondary school (high school) diploma. If your education was obtained outside Canada, you must get an equivalency assessment. This assessment is available through the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (www.cicic.ca).

If you are successful through the initial screening process, your education information will be used to determine the next step of your application.

Degree equivalency

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.