Basic Qualifications & Requirements

Please read the requirements below carefully.  If you do not have ALL of the requirements and qualifications listed, you will not be accepted.

A.     Ontario's Police Service Act outlines a number of basic requirements for the position of police constable

• A Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada

• At least eighteen years of age

• Be physically and mentally able to perform the duties of the position, having regard to his or her own safety and the safety of the public

• Of good moral character and habits

• Has successfully completed at least four years of secondary school education or its equivalent
   

B.     Further requirements for police applicants are:

• Possess a valid driver's license with no more than six accumulated demerit points, permitting you to drive an automobile in Ontario with full driving privileges

• Possess a valid Standard First Aid Certificate and a valid C.P.R. Certificate (Basic Rescuer Level) at the time of hire

• Vision within acceptable standards:  Uncorrected Visual Acuity should be at least 20/40 (6/12) binocularly (both eyes open).   Corrected Visual Acuity should be at least 20/20 (6/6) binocularly.  There are minimum requirements regarding refractive surgery, farsightedness (hyperopia), colour vision, depth perception peripheral vision, and night vision. With regards to laser surgery and Intra-Ocular lenses, these processes are acceptable, but applicants must meet specific standards as outlined by the Constable Selection System

• Hearing within acceptable standards:  Normal hearing at frequencies of 500 to 4000 Hz measured by audiometer

• No criminal conviction(s) for which a pardon has not been granted

• Pass medical examination