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Youth in Policing Initiative

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Develop your skills and be inspired

In collaboration with the Ministry of Children, Community and Social 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 2026
  • 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.

Family members of active and retired personnel from any Canadian police service are not eligible to participate in the program.

Students will be employed on a full-time basis, for 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (times subject to change based on daily assignment).

Applications for 2026 YIPI program are now closed.