The federal police force says it’s facing challenges to recruit while at the same time dealing with the departure of regular members at the highest rate over the last decade.
“While there has recently been an increase in departures relative to historical averages, it is likely that this is a ‘catch-up”, as 2020 saw far fewer retirements than would normally be expected,” RCMP spokesperson Kim Chamberland told The Epoch Times.
“While exact reasons are difficult to determine, it appears that members delayed retirement during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Data provided by the organization shows that the attrition rate for fiscal year 2021/2022 was 4.54 percent. The number was 3.55 percent for fiscal 2020/2021….