Serious Investigation

Police training expands your mind. Gain the skills to investigate crimes in your community.

You have a lot to learn.

Initial training takes up to six months to complete. Some agencies train in their city, while others take you out of the community to a facility where you'll live, eat, sleep and train with your fellow recruits. For you and your class, it's an experience you never forget.

In the classroom you study the laws you'll soon enforce – the criminal code, provincial acts and municipal bylaws. But the classroom isn't just books. You'll be taken through hours of scenario-based training, learning how to make tough decisions and take action. Your problem solving skills will be sharpened too, with realistic group investigations that get seriously complex.

Outside class, you develop all the skills you need to protect yourself and the public. You extensively train in firearms and learn how and when to use all the tools of the job. The driving track puts you and your vehicle in challenging situations – it's up to you to get through them. You learn how to engage, control and arrest a suspect. Through it all, there's one focus that never changes – safety.

There's physical training too. Cardio. Weights. Obstacle courses. Lifestyle training. Whatever it takes to put you in the best shape of your life before you take your first call.

When you start training, you get paid. But that doesn't mean it's a guarantee to go on duty when standard training's done. You're constantly evaluated and coached – when you meet the standard, you carry on.

Training doesn't end when you hit the streets either. A field training coach will work with you so everything you have learned is applied. They often ride with you and if you need help, you get it.

The final step is a training review and preparation for graduation. When you walk across the podium, you’re walking into your career.