Toronto/Muktsar, October 13 — Marking a proud moment for the Sikh community worldwide, Rajbeer Kaur Brar, 35, from Thandewala village in Punjab’s Muktsar district, has become the first turbaned woman constable in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), posted in Saskatchewan.
An MSc (IT) graduate from Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, Rajbeer comes from a humble farming family. After her marriage in 2016, she moved to Canada, where she began working at a Walmart store before serving briefly in the Canadian Reserve Army. Her persistence and discipline eventually led her to the RCMP.
“When she received her uniform, officials told her she was the first turbaned woman in the force,” said her brother Beant Singh Khalsa, who runs a dairy farm in Muktsar. “We later checked online and confirmed it. She has kept the spirit of Sikhism alive far from home.”
Rajbeer is currently posted at Milestone, Saskatchewan, while her husband Satvir Singh, a mechanical engineer from Faridkot’s Machaki Mal Singh village, works as a truck driver in Canada.
Her achievement echoes the legacy of Baltej Singh Dhillon, who became the first RCMP officer permitted to wear a turban in 1991 and is now a Canadian senator. Dhillon’s trailblazing journey paved the way for Sikh representation in Canadian law enforcement — a path Rajbeer continues with pride.
“For our family, it’s not just about her job,” Beant Singh noted. “It’s about showing that faith, service, and courage can go together — wherever life takes you.”
