The number of RCMP officers on long-term sick leave has surged by 184 per cent over the past 15 years, according to a report from the RCMP Management Advisory Board (MAB).
The oversight body, which advises the RCMP Commissioner, found that from January 2010 to January 2024, the rate of regular members on extended leave jumped from 28.5 per 1,000 officers to 81 per 1,000.
At the beginning of 2025, seven per cent of the force – or 1,413 regular members – were on leave due to illness, injury or disability lasting more than 30 consecutive days. Of those, 580 officers had been away for more than a year, while 243 had been on leave for over two years.
