RCMP - A Career For You

Manitoba's Process - Applicants for Police Officer

1. RCMP Information Session
Winnipeg area applicants must attend an information session prior to writing the RPAB exams. To sign up for an information session, please call 984-5050. (People living in the rural parts of Manitoba start at Step 2 and will be given an Information Session at the writing of the RPAB exams)

2. Submit Application

3. Written Exams - RPAB
(RCMP Police Aptitude Battery)
We accept an RPAT component score of 3.20 out of 5.00

4. Selection Package
Suitability Screening and Security Clearance forms, Preliminary Medical Questionnaire and Vision Test.

5. P.A.R.E. Test
(Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation)
The PARE test will cost applicants $40.00 (certified cheque or money order, payable to the Receiver-General of Canada).
For applicants who reside in Winnipeg and the surrounding area, testing is at the YMCA South, 5 Fermor Avenue (at St. Mary's Road).

6. Fingerprints (no cost)

7. RMSIG (Suitability) and Pre-Employment Polygraph Questionnaire

8. Pre-Employment Polygraph Examination

9. Background Investigation

10. Final Medical Exams & Psychological Test

11. CPR/First Aid and Typing Certificates
Applicants must obtain these at their own expense

12. Final P.A.R.E. Test
(if required, RCMP will cover the expense)

13. Enrollment - Cadet Training Agreement (contract):
Civilian Applicants: 24 weeks in Regina
Active Police Applicants: 3 weeks (lateral entry)
(We currently enroll about 2 to 3 cadets every week)

Myth vs Fact:

Myth

Fact

"I need a university degree before I can apply."

An applicant need only have a Canadian secondary school diploma , a high school equivalency diploma / G.E.D. (or other equivalent).

"You must be bilingual or a member of a visible minority."

An applicant must be proficient in either English or French, not both.

Applicants from ALL groups are welcome.

"I am too young to apply."

"I shouldn't apply before I'm 25."

An applicant can apply at 18 years of age but must be 19 years old by the end of training.

"I'm too old to apply."

We do not discriminate on age. Everyone who meets our bona fide occupational standards can apply.

"It helps to study law enforcement or criminology before applying."

Anything an applicant chooses to study shows a commitment to continuous learning. A degree in criminology is not required.

"I have, or have had, a criminal record so I can't apply."

An applicant with a past criminal record can apply after obtaining a pardon.