NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LONG SERVICE IN POLICING AWARD

February 21, 2026

On September 9^th 2025, the Northwest Territories held its inaugural Long Service in Policing awards ceremony in which 49 RCMP employees were recognised for completing at least ten years of service to the people of the Northwest Territories. This first year the award was only available to those employees currently working in the NWT.

An awards ceremony and dispersals will happen annually.

Application can be made at any time. For full details and description of the award please see the attached directive and images.

I am excited to announce that this award is now available to employees who have previously served within the Northwest Territories and meet the eligibility requirements.

Eligibility:

To qualify for the award, individuals must meet the following conditions:

Be a full time RCMP regular member, civilian member, or public servant.
Service must have been completed within the geographic boundary of the Northwest Territories.
Prior to April 1^st 1999, the land mass which is now Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.
Have completed a minimum of 10 cumulative years (120 months) of eligible service in the NWT.
Have maintained good standing throughout the qualifying period.
Periods of disciplinary action, rounded to the nearest month, do not count as eligible service.
Non continuous service is calculated to the nearest month.
Additional awards are granted at five-year increments beyond the initial 10 years.
Retired employees may receive the award if they meet all eligibility requirements.
Posthumous awards may be granted, with presentation to the next of kin.
The Minister may exercise discretion to grant awards in exceptional circumstances if the recipient does not meet the criteria.

Employees who meet the requirements are to email their vetted* Employee Profile Information to G Division Honours and Recognition for review along with their signed application for consideration.

Thank you in advance,

Jim

Jim Strowbridge he/him/his)
Staff Sergeant Major / Sergent major d’état-major
Division Honour & Recogonition Coordinator / Coordonnateur des honneurs et distinctions de la division
Divisional Warrant Officer / Sous-officier breveté divisionnaire
Office of the Commanding Officer / Bureau du Commandant
“G” Division RCMP / GRC division <G>
Bag 5000
5010 Veterans Memorial Drive
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R3
867-765-3703 (Phone)
867-765-8175 (Cell)