What are the police and Canadian Forces’s uniform regulations in relation to turbans?

What are the police and Canadian Forces’s uniform regulations in relation to turbans?

The accommodation of the turban for police uniforms is a legal requirement in Canada based on human rights laws.  

  • Any rank of a initiated practicing member of the Sikh religion can, in place of other headgear, where a turban of the color dark navy blue with a municipal cap badge centered on its front

-       Hair and Beard

  • Keep the hair and beard uncut provided that it is kept neat with the hair tied in a bun and concealed under the issued turban

Canadian Forces

-       Both Sikh men and women are allowed to wear turbans and the Sikh articles of faith while serving

-       Hair and beard are allowed to be kept 

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