Nearly 20 percent of Calgary’s police officers are on leave or working in alternate positions due to physical injury or psychological distress, according to a Sept. 9 memo from the city’s police commission.
The memo was presented by the Calgary Police Commission, an independent body responsible for overseeing the Calgary Police Service (CPS), to a strategic meeting of Calgary city council on Sept. 17, ahead of its preview of the 2026 budget. In the memo, the police commission requested more resources to help officers on leave or accommodation get back to work sooner.
“Approximately 19 per cent of police officers are currently on leave or accommodations, many due to physical or mental injuries,” the document said, noting the police force doesn’t have the resources or space to train new recruits at this time….