Youth in Policing Initiative

Develop your skills and be inspired

In collaboration with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, York Regional Police offers teenagers an innovative employment experience within a safe and healthy work environment.

The YIPI Program is suitable for youth with leadership potential who may experience barriers to success and would benefit from a positive mentorship experience. The program is designed to help young people develop job skills, while inspiring them to consider a career in policing and to become ambassadors of York Regional Police by improving the relationship between police and the community we serve.

Through activities, team-based work groups and mentorship opportunities, successful applicants:

• Experience a variety of police units and community organizations throughout York Region
• Work together to support organizational and community initiatives
• Develop and enhance employment, life and teamwork skills

Candidate requirements

Candidates must meet the following criteria to be considered:

• Be between 15 and 18 years of age at the time they apply for the program
• Live in York Region
• Be legally eligible to work in Canada
• Be currently enrolled in school and returning to school full time in September 2024
• Be available to work every scheduled day of the program
• Successfully complete the recruitment and background clearance process
• Must not have been convicted of a Criminal Offence for which a pardon has not been granted and must not have any charges pending before the courts
• Is responsible for arranging his/her own transportation to the work site each day at the York Regional Police Community Safety Village in Stouffville 
  • Note: No public transit is accessible to this location.

The YIPI program will begin July 2, 2025 and end August 22, 2025.

Students will be employed on a full-time basis, for 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The application portal for the 2025 YIPI program is now closed.