Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 2000 represent approximately 200 deaths, 7 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or less than one-tenth of one percent of the total records.
Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2004 there were 572 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 259 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.
Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.
Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents of Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.
Response rates
Item response
For 2000 to 2005, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic and geographic variables on the death database (age, date of birth, sex, province and census division of residence). The birthplace of deceased and marital status have response rates around 95% to 97% nationally except Quebec (81% for the birth place of deceased and 91% for the martital status). Underlying cause of death response rates have generally been stable for 2000 to 2004 at 99% and 99.2% in 2005. The reporting of postal codes has improved to 94% in 2005. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Quebec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.
Other Accuracy Issues
Age at death of persons over 100 years old
The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.
Cause of death certification
When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.
Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 2000 represent approximately 200 deaths, 7 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or less than one-tenth of one percent of the total records.
Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2004 there were 572 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 259 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.
Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.
Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents of Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.
Response rates
Item response
For 2000 to 2004, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, date of birth, sex, province and census division of residence). The birthplace of the deceased and the marital status have response rates around 95% to 97% nationally except Québec (82% for the birthplace of the deceased and 92% for the marital status). Underlying cause of death response rates have stood at 99% for 2000 to 2004, while name and date of birth were at 100%. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 89 % of deaths in 2000, and 93% in 2004. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.
Other Accuracy Issues
Age at death of persons over 100 years old
The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.
Cause of death certification
When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.
Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 1996 represent approximately 400 deaths, 6 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or two-tenths of one percent of the total records.
Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2000 there were 635 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 280 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.
Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.
Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents in Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.
Response rates
Item response
For 1997 to 2000, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, date of birth, sex, province and census division of residence). The birthplace of deceased and marital status have response rates around 95% to 97% nationally except Québec Underlying cause of death response rates have generally risen over this period: 97.7% in 1997 data, 98.9% in 1998, 99.4% in 1999 and 99.3% in 2000. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 69% of deaths in 1997, 76% in 1998, and 89% in 1998 to 2000. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.
Other Accuracy Issues
Age at death of persons over 100 years old
The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.
Cause of death certification
When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.
Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 1996 represent approximately 400 deaths, 6 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or two-tenths of one percent of the total records.
Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2000 there were 635 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 280 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.
Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.
Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents in Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.
Response rates
Item response
For 2000 to 2002, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, sex, province and census division of residence). Underlying cause of death response rates have generally risen over this period: 97.7% in 1997 data, 98.9% in 1998, 99.4% in 1999 and 99.3% in 2000. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 69% of deaths in 1997, 76% in 1998, and 89% in 1998 to 2000. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.
Other Accuracy Issues
Age at death of persons over 100 years old
The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.
Cause of death certification
When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.
Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 1996 represent approximately 400 deaths, 6 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or two-tenths of one percent of the total records.
Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2000 there were 635 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 280 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.
Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.
Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents in Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.
Response rates
Item response
For 1997 to 2000, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, sex, province and census division of residence). Underlying cause of death response rates have generally risen over this period: 97.7% in 1997 data, 98.9% in 1998, 99.4% in 1999 and 99.3% in 2000. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 69% of deaths in 1997, 76% in 1998, and 89% in 1998 to 2000. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.
Other Accuracy Issues
Age at death of persons over 100 years old
The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.
Cause of death certification
When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.
Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 1996 represent approximately 400 deaths, 6 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or two-tenths of one percent of the total records.
Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2000 there were 635 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 280 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.
Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.
Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents in Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.
Response rates
Item response
For 1997 to 2000, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, sex, province and census division of residence). Underlying cause of death response rates have generally risen over this period: 97.7% in 1997 data, 98.9% in 1998, 99.4% in 1999 and 99.3% in 2000, while name and date of birth were at 100%. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 69% of deaths in 1997, 76% in 1998, and 89% in 1998 to 2000. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.
Other Accuracy Issues
Age at death of persons over 100 years old
The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.
Cause of death certification
When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.
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Authority
This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.
Objective
This survey was designed to produce national statistics on public policing personnel and operating expenditures for Canada. The information collected is widely used by federal and provincial policy makers as well as municipal police service and municipal government personnel. The data are also widely disseminated by the media for the purposes of general public information. The information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
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A. Number of Police Officer Hirings/Departures within the year by Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer
(Select one) Calendar Year 2014, Fiscal Year 2014/2015
Hirings (By Overall Years of Service for each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)
Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer
1. Less than 5 years
2. 5 to less than 10 years
3. 10 to less than 15 years
4. 15 to less than 20 years
5. 20 to less than 25 years
6. 25 to less than 30 years
7. 30 to less than 35 years
8. 35 years and over
9. Information not available
10. Total (sum lines 1 to 9)
Departures (By Overall Years of Service for each of the following categories: Retirements, Hired by other serviceNote 1, Other)
Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer as a Police Officer
1. Less than 5 years
2. 5 to less than 10 years
3. 10 to less than 15 years
4. 15 to less than 20 years
5. 20 to less than 25 years
6. 25 to less than 30 years
7. 30 to less than 35 years
8. 35 years and over
9. Information not available
10. Total (sum lines 1 to 9)
Police Officers Eligible to Retire as of Calendar or Fiscal Year-End (By Overall Years of Service)
Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer
1. Less than 5 years
2. 5 to less than 10 years
3. 10 to less than 15 years
4. 15 to less than 20 years
5. 20 to less than 25 years
6. 25 to less than 30 years
7. 30 to less than 35 years
8. 35 years and over
9. Information not available
10. Total (sum lines 1 to 9)
B1. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer
Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer
11. Less than 5 years
12. 5 to less than 10 years
13. 10 to less than 15 years
14. 15 to less than 20 years
15. 20 to less than 25 years
16. 25 to less than 30 years
17. 30 to less than 35 years
18. 35 years and over
19. Information not available
20. Total (sum lines 11 to 19)
B2. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Age Group (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)
Age Group
21. Less than 20 years
22. 20 to less than 25 years
23. 25 to less than 30 years
24. 30 to less than 35 years
25. 35 to less than 40 years
26. 40 to less than 45 years
27. 45 to less than 50 years
28. 50 to less than 55 years
29. 55 to less than 60 years
30. 60 years and over
31. Information not available
32. Total (sum lines 21 to 31)
C. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)
Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring
33. High school diploma
34. College, CEGEP or other certificate or diploma
35. University Undergraduate degree
36. University Graduate degree (i.e. master’s degree, Ph.D)
37. Other
38. Information not available
39. Total (sum lines 33 to 38)
D. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Visible Minority and Aboriginal Populations (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)
Visible Minority Status
40. Aboriginal Peoples (First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit)
41. Visible Minority (persons other than Aboriginal persons who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)
42. Not a Visible Minority or Aboriginal Person (Caucasian in race or white in colour, regardless of place of birth)
43. Information not available
44. Total (sum lines 40 to 43)
E. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Official Languages Spoken (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)
Official languages spoken
45. English only
46. French only
47. Both English and French
48. Information not available
49. Total (sum lines 45 to 48)
F. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 speaking Non-Official Languages (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)
Non-official languages spoken
50. Speak non-official languages
51. Do not speak non-official languages
52. Information not available
53. TOTAL (sum lines 50 to 52)
G. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Non-Official Languages Spoken (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)
Note: You can select multiple languages per officer in this table.
Non-official languages spoken
54. Chinese languages
55. Italian
56. German
57. Punjabi
58. Spanish
59. Arabic
60. Tagalog
61. Portuguese
62. Other
63. Information not available
Comments and/or Explanations
Instructions
For all tables please include:
Permanent full-time (works 37.5 hours per week or more) and part-time (works less than 37.5 hours per week) employees (experienced officers and recruit graduates) on the personnel roster. Convert permanent part-time employees to a full-time equivalent. For example, four permanent part-time workers who each work ten hours a week would be considered one full-time employee.
Police officers who are paid from external agencies through full or partial cost-recovery agreements, (e.g. airport policing contracts).
Police officer personnel actively replacing, (or ‘backfilling’ the positions held by), police officers on long-term leave from the police service, and who are paid by the police service’s annual budget.
For all tables please exclude:
Contract or casual workers who are not employed on a permanent basis.
Police officers on long-term leave (educational, disability, ‘secondment-out’) who are not being paid by the police service’s annual budget.
Table A – Number of Police Officer Hirings/Departures within the year by Overall Years of Service As a Police Officer
Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer: Please report the number of years of service as a police officer. Depending on your source for this information, ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of policing experience. For example, many Human Resource Records Management Systems rely on the concept of pensionable years of service when reporting actual years of service. In some cases, systems may not carry over years of service an officer acquired during previous employment with a different police service. Additionally, not all systems distinguish between prior years of service as a civilian employee and prior years of service as a police officer. In both these cases, please report the number of years of service that is available in your system. Note: Reasons other than the ones mentioned above may exist for why ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of experience for police officers. However, in all cases, please report your data as accurately as possible within the limits of these constraints and exclusions and indicate the nature of and reason for these constraints in the comments.
If information on the years of service accumulated by officers who were hired by or departed your police service during the past calendar or fiscal year is unavailable, please provide the number of officers who were hired or who departed in both Line 9 (Information not available) and Line 10 (Total).
Experienced Police Officers include: Senior Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables who achieved the status of a fully-sworn police officer prior to the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Recruit Graduates include: Paid personnel who successfully graduated from a training program during the previous calendar year or fiscal year and have achieved the status of fully-sworn police officer. Note: This category excludes personnel currently engaged in training programs intended to enable them to achieve the status of fully-sworn officer, but who have not yet achieved that status.
Hirings/Departures: Number of Police Officers who were either hired by your police service or who departed from your police service in the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Retirements: Number of police officers who retired in the previous calendar year or fiscal year based on age and/or years of service.
Eligible to retire: Number of police officers who were eligible to retire with a full pension as of your previous year’s calendar or fiscal year-end, based on age and/or years of service. Do not include police officers who did retire within the calendar or fiscal year.
Calendar year: Refers to January 1 to December 31 of the previous year.
Table B – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Overall Years of Service As a Police Officer and Age Group
Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer: Please report the number of years of service as a police officer. Depending on your source for this information, ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of policing experience. For example, many Human Resource Records Management Systems rely on the concept of pensionable years of service when reporting actual years of service. In some cases, systems may not carry over years of service an officer acquired during previous employment with a different police service. Additionally, not all systems distinguish between prior years of service as a civilian employee and prior years of service as a police officer. In both these cases, please report the number of years of service that is available in your system. Note: Reasons other than the ones mentioned above may exist for why ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of experience for police officers. However, in all cases, please report your data as accurately as possible within the limits of these constraints and exclusions and indicate the nature of and reason for these constraints in the comments.
Total Police Officers: The total number of police officers equals the total of both recruit graduates and experienced police officers including Senior Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables.
Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table B refers to Total Police Officers, Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15th snapshot date, whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Table C – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring
Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring: Educational attainment at time of hiring as of the May 15 snapshot date. Please include the highest level of education completed. For example, if only one year of undergraduate education was completed, the highest level of education completed in its entirety would be either “High school diploma” or “College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma.”
Please do not provide information on the most recent level of education completed (such as in the case of a police officer obtaining a university undergraduate degree during the course of their career as a police officer). If information about highest level of education completed at time of hiring is unknown, please indicate “Information not available.”
Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table C refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.
Table D – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Visible Minority and Aboriginal Populations
Aboriginal Peoples: Refers to whether the police officer is an Aboriginal person of Canada, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit.
Visible Minority: Refers to the visible minority group to which the respondent belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as ‘persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour’.
Not a Visible Minority: Refers to persons who are Caucasian in race or white in colour, regardless of place of birth.
Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table D refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15th snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.
Table E – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Official Languages Spoken
Official Languages Spoken: Number of police officers who were able to speak with the public in the official languages listed
Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table E refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.
Table F - Number of Police Officers as of May 15 speaking Non-Official Languages
Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table F refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.
Table G - Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Non-Official Languages Spoken
Non-official Languages Spoken: Number of police officers who were able to speak with the public in the non-official languages listed.
Note: More than one non-official language can be indicated for each officer.
Chinese languages includes: Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien and Shanghainese, as well as a residual category (Chinese languages not otherwise specified).
Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table G refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.
Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.
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Information for Respondents
Authority
This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.
Objective
This survey was designed to produce national statistics on public policing personnel and operating expenditures for Canada. The information collected is widely used by federal and provincial policy makers as well as municipal police service and municipal government personnel. The data are also widely disseminated by the media for the purposes of general public information. The information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
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Instruction
Please complete pages 2 and 3, and add any explanations on page 4.
Table 1 Actual Personnel as of May 15, by Category and Sex (rounded to the nearest full-time equivalent) (For each of the following categories: Male, Female, Total)
Number
Police Officers
1. Senior Officers
2. Non-Commissioned Officers
3. Constables
Total
4. Police Officers (sum of lines 1 to 3)
Special Constables and Civilian Personnel
5. Native Special Constables
6. Security Officers / Guards (exclude casuals, or those who are called in as needed)
7. By-Law Enforcement / Parking Control Officers
8. Recruit
9. Communications / Dispatch
10. Management / Professionals
11. Clerical Support
12. School Crossing Guards (see formula for line 12 in the scoring rules)
13. Other (please specify)
Total
14. Special Constables and Civilian Personnel (sum of lines 5 to 13)
Total
15. Personnel (sum of lines 4 and 14)
Table 2
Authorized Strength as of May 15
Number
Authorized Police Officer Strength
Other Personnel as of May 15
Number
Auxiliary / Reserve Police
Casual / Temporary Police Officers
Casual / Temporary Civilians
Table 3
This table has been discontinued.
Table 4 Year End Operating Expenditures (Select one: Calendar Year 2014 OR Fiscal Year 2014/2015)
Actual Amount (Nearest dollar)
Salaries and Wages
Benefits
Paid from Police Force Budget
Paid from Other Government Source
Other Operating Expenditures
Total - Operating Expenditures (exclude capital expenditures)
Identify which budget the following items are included in by marking an “X” in the appropriate column(s). (See scoring rules.)(For each of the following categories: Police Force Operational Budget, Police Force Capital Budget, Other Government Source)
Item
Vehicle Purchases
Vehicle Leasing
Computer Services
Accommodations
Emergency “911” Services
Authorization to release
Authorization: This authorizes the Chief Statistician of Canada to disseminate to the public information reported on this questionnaire, as well as on the supplemental Police Administration questionnaire.
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