We present a deep imaging and spectroscopic survey of the Local Group irregular galaxy IC10 using Gemini North and GMOS to unveil its global Wolf-Rayet ( WR ) population . We obtain a star formation rate ( SFR ) of 0.045 \pm 0.023 M _ { \odot } yr ^ { -1 } , for IC10 from the nebular \mathrm { H \alpha } luminosity , which is comparable to the SMC . We also present a revised nebular oxygen abundance of log ( O/H ) + 12 = 8.40 \pm 0.04 , comparable to the LMC . It has previously been suggested that for IC10 to follow the WR subtype-metallicity dependance seen in other Local Group galaxies , a large WN population awaits discovery . Our search revealed 3 new WN stars , and 6 candidates awaiting confirmation , providing little evidence to support this claim . The new global WR star total of 29 stars is consistent with the LMC population when scaled to the reduced SFR of IC10 . For spectroscopically confirmed WR stars , the WC/WN ratio is lowered to 1.0 , however including all potential candidates , and assuming those unconfirmed to be WN stars , would reduce the ratio to \sim 0.7 . We attribute the high WC/WN ratio to the high star formation surface density of IC10 relative to the Magellanic Clouds , which enhances the frequency of high mass stars capable of producing WC stars .