Contact North students will be required to take physical and other testing at one of the College’s campuses (Kirkland Lake or Porcupine) as determined by the College. All costs for travel and accommodation will be incurred by the student. There is no charge for fitness testing as it is an introduction to the fitness equipment and fitness graduation requirements. Note that applicants’ results will not affect their offer of admission to the program.

The Police Foundations program is a post-secondary program designed to prepare individuals for a career in policing. Individuals seeking such a career must pass through a comprehensive system of education and training to become police officers in the Province of Ontario.

The Police Foundations program is designed to assist students in preparing for the Constable Selection Process and the Police Qualifying Examination. Northern College not only provides students with the foundation, but also uses many of the constable selection testing instruments to counsel successful applicants to the program. These include: PATI – Police Analytical Thinking Inventory; WCT – Written Communications Testing; B-PAD – Video Behavioral Testing. Resume building and exercises to assist students through police applicant interviews are part of the program.

Northern College will assist groups of students to arrange for specific courses required for the Constable Selection Process. If students choose to take these extra courses they are expected to pay for these courses that will include CPR and First Aid.

Students interested in proceeding to a career in policing must be aware that a criminal record may make it impossible to find program-related employment after graduation. It is recommended that applicants obtain a criminal record check and submit it to the College. The College will advise students on how to obtain a pardon for most offences.

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12 English (C, M, U)

Or equivalent with Police Record Search (cost incurred by student)

Or mature student status (an applicant who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent, and will have reached the age of 19 years on or before the start of the program). Mature students must undergo academic testing prior to admission into a program. Call the Admissions Office at 705-235-7222 for more details.
Note: Academic prerequisites for this program may be obtained free of charge through Academic Upgrading. Refer to the Post-Secondary Preparation section in this calendar for more details.

Requirements for the Constable Selection Process

Please note that the requirements for the Police Constable Selection process are not requirements for admission into Northern College's Police Foundations program. Rather, the following are requirements for employment as a police constable in Ontario. An applicant must: be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada; hold a valid Driver's License; possess CPR to Basic Rescuer standard; possess a First Aid (standard) Certificate.

As part of their pre-interview assessment phase of the recruitment of police constables in Ontario, the Police Services use the following five criteria: Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP) which measures the physical fitness of an applicant through vocation-specific exercises; vision and hearing tests; Written Communications Test (WCT); Criminal Record Check and Pardon Process.

Program of Studies

Semester I
CM1903-B Communications I
IN1013 Computer Applications I
PF1001 Fitness and Lifestyle Management I
PF1013 Provincial Offences
PF1023 Police Powers I
PF1033 Interviewing, Investigation
PF1053 Canadian Criminal Justice System
PF1063 Traffic Management I & II
PF1073 Community Policing I, II & Group Studies

Semester II
CM2903-B Communications II
PF2002 Fitness and Lifestyle Management II
PF2004 Criminal Code, Civil Law and Federal Statutes
PF2012 First Nations People
PF2013 Investigation and Evidence
PF2023 Police Powers II
PF4053 Politics and Public Administration

Semester III
CM1903-B Communications I
PF3001 Fitness and Lifestyle Management III
PF3003 Issues of Diversity
PF3013 Principles of Ethical Reasoning
PF3023 Youth in Conflict with the Law
PS1015 Introduction to Social Psychology

Semester IV
CM2903-B Communications II
PF2032 Career Employment Preparation
PF4001 Fitness and Lifestyle Management IV
PF4003 Criminology
PF4023 Conflict Management
PF4043 Contemporary Social Issues
SW2004 Sociology of the Family

For program information:
Kirkland Lake, Haileybury campuses and Contact North
Bill Deverell
Program Coordinator
705-567-9291 ext. 604
deverellw@northern.on.ca

Porcupine Campus
Wayne Challis
Program Coordinator
705-235-3211 ext. 6914
challisw@northern.on.ca