Qualifications
Our most successful candidates have a variety of life skills including, but not limited to, college or university education, language skills, diverse work experience dealing with the service industry, security, and social services. York Regional Police actively recruit candidates who represent our diverse community in the Region of York. Successful candidates have been actively involved in their communities, volunteering in a variety of ways.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
All applicants for the position of Police Constable with York Regional Police must meet
the following criteria for consideration in the selection process:

• possess a valid Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Certificate of Results
• possess a valid Standard First Aid certificate AND a valid C.P.R. Level C certificate
• possess a valid Ontario driver's licence class G or higher
• proof of successful completion of four years of secondary school education or equivalency
• have no criminal record for which you have not received a pardon
• vision correctable to a minimum of 20/20, uncorrected 20/40
• meet the standards prescribed by the Police Service Act

The Police Services Act sets out the following minimum requirements for the position of Police Constable:

• a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• at least 18 years of age
• physically and mentally able to perform the duties of the position, having regard to his or her own safety and the safety of members of the public
• be of good moral character and habits
• successfully completed at least four years of secondary school education or its equivalent