1800
Self Appointed Policewoman
Rose Fortune, a Black Loyalist born into slavery, becomes the first woman in Canada known to have taken on police duties. The successful entrepreneur imposes and enforces curfews at the wharf at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
1900
Women Were Hired
Women were hired as fingerprint and lab technicians. Their duties ranged from answering phones and taking complaints to search female offenders and providing meals to prisoners, as well as providing lodging and meals to visiting officials. READ MORE
1974
Working With Men
In Toronto, women officers are assigned to patrols with men. For the first time, the women officers & Thirty-two women take up duties as the RCMP’s first female officers.
2018
Over twenty-two percent of all police officers in Canada are women.
Interesting Articles:
Canadian History Women on the Force
Milestones in the History of the Toronto Police Service Women
Toronto Police Equal Partners