On February 13, 2019, Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy officially began her work as the new Commanding Officer of the Manitoba RCMP. As the Commanding Officer, she is responsible for over 1000 regular members and approximately 500 civilian members and public service employees serving in 80 detachments across the province as well at the Manitoba RCMP headquarters in Winnipeg.
Originally from Nova Scotia, A/Commr. MacLatchy spent her late teenage years in Ontario and graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. In 1988, she fulfilled a childhood dream when she was sworn in as a regular member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
During the course of her career, she has gained extensive experience through numerous postings across Canada, including: General Duty Policing, the Musical Ride, Immigration/Passport and War Crimes Investigations, Major Events Security, Federal Security Coordination for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics, Federal Security Coordination for the 2010 G8/G20, North West Regional Ethics Officer, Crime Prevention/Crime Reduction, and Executive Officer Development and Resourcing.
Protective Policing has been a constant interest throughout A/Commr. MacLatchy's career; while working with Major Events, she served as the Security Liaison Officer embedded with Team Canada at the Olympics and Paralympics in Athens, Torino, and Beijing, as well at the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Prior to being named as the Commanding Officer of the Manitoba RCMP, she served as the Director of Parliamentary Protective Service in Ottawa where she oversaw the physical security mandate for the Parliament of Canada, including the protection of hundreds of parliamentarians, thousands of employees, and millions of visitors across the Parliamentary Precinct.
A/Commr. MacLatchy is married and a grandmother to a young grandson whom she loves to spoil. She is a dog lover with three rescue dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys riding and training horses as well as camping.
Notice to media: A/Commr. MacLatchy will be available for media interviews between 1 pm and 3 pm this afternoon.