The Mounties have adopted a new uniform policy to allow female Muslim officers to wear the hijab. It isn't known how many, if any, women Mounties now wear the hijab. Toronto, Edmonton police allowBardsley said the RCMP will be the third Canadian police force to adopt the hijab policy, behind Toronto and Edmonton police services. Commander Wafa Dabbagh became the first female member of the Canadian Armed Forces to wear the hijab in 1996. (CBC News)According to the military's dress instructions manual dated 2001, members can wear the hijab with certain conditions.

Source: CBC News August 24, 2016 16:30 UTC