| Whether you dream of helping people, or the | | | | assess a variety of necessary skills. These |
| excitement of chasing bad guys down a Toronto | | | | skills range from mental ability and |
| alleyway, you may be dreaming of a career as | | | | emotional stability to physical skills. This |
| police officer. If you're looking into a | | | | will include testing for analytical thinking, |
| career in law enforcement in the province of | | | | self confidence, communication, flexibility, |
| Ontario, there are a variety of steps you | | | | self control, relationship building, |
| must take to make that dream come true. | | | | achievement orientation (the desire to |
| Depending on the city in which you apply, | | | | continually improve), medical skills, and |
| there are a variety of requirements that all | | | | physical skills. |
| applicants must meet in order to be accepted. | | | | |
| For simplicity's sake, this article will | | | | Background Investigation |
| address the requirements of the Ottawa Police | | | | |
| Department. | | | | Applicants who are accepted through the |
| | | | interview stage will be subject to a |
| Application | | | | background check. This includes a |
| | | | psychological assessment test, as well as |
| The first step in applying to be a Police | | | | reference checks, verification of documents, |
| Constable in Ontario is to complete an | | | | etc. |
| application. In Ottawa, the application can | | | | |
| either be filled in online, or printed and | | | | Reviewing |
| delivered to the Police Department in person. | | | | |
| The application form is lengthy, and in order | | | | Applicants that make it through the entire |
| to apply you must already be in possession of | | | | application and selection process are almost |
| your: | | | | home free-- though it does not guarantee |
| | | | their being hired. The last step in the |
| - OACP certificate | | | | police constable recruitment process is the |
| | | | review stage, medical assessment, and |
| - CPR certification certificate | | | | payment. Applicants who go on to the training |
| | | | stage must pay $7,500 towards their police |
| - First Aid certificate | | | | training. |
| | | | |
| Testing | | | | Course: Police Foundations |
| | | | |
| After the application process has been | | | | The recruitment process is long and in-depth, |
| completed, an applicant to the Ottawa Police | | | | and many skills and abilities are made of |
| Department must then go through the testing | | | | applicants. The best way to ensure your |
| and selection process. In order to take the | | | | qualification for a position as a police |
| test, all applicants must pay a testing fee, | | | | constable in Ontario is to take the Police |
| and the test will be taken after requesting | | | | Foundations course. This two-year college |
| an appointment. | | | | diploma program trains future police officers |
| | | | to deal with the problems and issues related |
| Interviewing | | | | to their jobs, and qualifies them for a |
| | | | career in law enforcement. All applicants to |
| After the testing phase has been completed, | | | | the Police Foundations course must generally |
| all applicants will undergo a personal | | | | possess a written certification of good |
| interview and physical test in order to | | | | health. |