The Yukon RCMP is now taking applications from experienced police officers as part of a new regional recruitment effort focused on the Haines Junction detachment area, the force announced on July 27, 2026.
The initiative offers a faster path into the RCMP for officers with at least two years of full-time Canadian police experience. To qualify, applicants must be currently serving or have been active in a police role within the last three years. Interested officers can call 867-633-8616 to learn more.
The Haines Junction detachment currently has only three members to serve the village and surrounding communities along the Haines Road and Alaska Highway, including Burwash Landing and the Destruction Bay corridor. Increased demands in the area include highway enforcement and responses tied to the international border.
This recruitment is part of Project Red Serge, a joint pilot between BC and Yukon RCMP that launched in February 2026. The program processes police officer applications from intake to troop placement at the division level, aiming to get officers into communities faster.
As of September 2025, the Yukon had a 7.9 percent vacancy rate for front-line RCMP positions, above the force’s critical threshold. A March 2026 report from the Auditor General of Canada found the RCMP needs at least 3,400 additional officers nationwide.
The Government of Yukon put more than $3 million in the 2026-27 budget for 10 police positions, including a constable for Haines Junction. The detachment operates within the traditional territory of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.
Experienced officers interested in the new pathway can call the recruiting team or reach out through Yukon RCMP Careers.
