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Police officers, by province and territory

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Police officers, by province and territory
(Police officers)
  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
  number
Canada 64,134 65,283 67,425 69,250 69,438
Newfoundland and Labrador 838 884 917 939 935
Prince Edward Island 227 231 234 238 244
Nova Scotia 1,758 1,864 1,877 1,912 1,914
New Brunswick 1,326 1,355 1,364 1,398 1,377
Quebec 15,233 15,403 15,532 15,586 15,802
Ontario 24,450 24,945 25,558 26,306 26,387
Manitoba 2,409 2,419 2,497 2,549 2,593
Saskatchewan 2,046 2,124 2,135 2,302 2,306
Alberta 5,703 5,734 6,199 6,608 6,696
British Columbia 8,075 8,134 8,809 9,044 8,966
Yukon 119 117 122 121 122
Northwest Territories 175 178 196 202 197
Nunavut 123 119 125 132 130
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Headquarters and Training Academy 1,652 1,776 1,860 1,913 1,769

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