The Police Foundations program offers excellent pre-employment academic instruction for those individuals interested in a career in public law enforcement or security.

Program Contact:
lawandjustice@northern.on.ca

Employment Opportunities

This program is designed to assist students in preparing for the Constable Selection Process and the Police Qualifying Examination.

Admission Requirements

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

Or equivalent

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 Postsecondary Preparation section in this calendar for more details.

Additional Admission Requirements

Northern College not only provides students with the foundation, but also uses many of the constable selection testing instruments to counsel successful applicants for 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.

Note: Upon completion of this program, individuals seeking such a career and who successfully meet the requirements for police constable upon hire, are required to go through a mandatory provincial system of police training to become police officers in the Province of Ontario.

All students including those studying at a distance through Contact North/Contact Nord will be required to take physical and aptitude 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.

Note: Academic prerequisites for this program may be obtained free of charge through Academic Upgrading. Refer to the Postsecondary 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.

* Note: Students who do not comply with the immunization requirements may not be allowed into the practice settings and as such may not be able to complete the Practical sessions.

**Note: CPR re-certification, police record search, and immunization updates are required annually and are to be completed prior to the fall semester.

***Note: To be eligible for participation in practicum experience, students must not have been convicted of any criminal offence for which that person has not been pardoned. An unpardoned criminal record will result in inability to participate in clinical practice courses and could prevent the student from graduating.

Note: Any costs for these tests/certifications will be the responsibility of the applicant.

Students are responsible for the cost of appropriate uniforms and shoes.

Program of Studies

Semester 1
CM1903 Communications I - Module B
EC2033 Working with Diversity
PF1013 Provincial Offences
PF1032 Technology in Policing
PF1033 Interviewing and Investigation
PF1053 Canadian Criminal Justice System
PF1083 Keyboarding in Policing
PF1093 Fitness & Lifestyle Management I
PF3033 Traffic Management

Semester 2
CM2013 Comunications & Report Writing for Policing, Law & Security/Corrections
DA1023 Concurrent Disorders
PF2004 Criminal Civil Law & Federal Statutes
PF2093 Fitness & Lifestyle Management II
PF3023 Youth in Conflict with the Law
PF4003 Criminology
SW2023 Conflict Resolution/Mediation
SW2033 Crisis Intervention

Semester 3
AA3053 Understanding the Family
FF1022 Emergency Patient Care
PF1023 Police Powers I
PF3033 Traffic Management
PF3043 Investigation & Forensics
PF3053 Fitness & Lifestyle III
PF4043 Contemporary Social Issues
SW3003 Group Processes

Semester 4
DA1023 Concurrent Disorders
PF2023 Police Powers II
PF2032 Career Employment Preparation
PF4001 Fitness & Lifestyle Management IV
PF4006 Community Placement (6 hours/week)
PF4006 Physical Standards Training and Testing
PF4053 Politics and Public Administration
PF4063 Community Policing
PF4073 Professional Issues, Research & Ethics in Law Enforcement
PH2103 Critical Thinking/Problem Solving