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Police officers (except commissioned)

National Occupation Code (NOC): 42100

Police officers maintain order and enforce laws and regulations. They respond to emergency calls, patrol public areas, regulate traffic, control crowds, arrest offenders and build community relationships. They are employed by municipal and federal governments and some provincial and regional governments.

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Job Duties for Police officers (except commissioned)

  • Respond to emergency calls and complaints, execute search warrants and arrest criminal suspects
  • Patrol assigned areas on foot, horseback, bicycle and motorized vehicles to maintain public safety and order and to enforce laws and regulations
  • Prepare reports to record incidents and patrol activities and to provide testimony in courts of law
  • Provide emergency assistance to victims of accidents, crimes and natural disasters
  • Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and test persons suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
  • Control crowds at public events and protests and monitor suspicious and violent behaviour
  • Participate in crime prevention, public information, safety and community relations programs
  • Perform daily administrative tasks in support of law enforcement activities, such as maintaining equipment and information files
  • May assist police investigators in criminal investigations

Alternate Job Titles

  • Bodyguard - Police
  • Canine-team Member - Police
  • Community Police Officer
  • Community Relations Officer - Police
  • Community Services Officer - Police
  • Constable
  • Crime Prevention Constable
  • Crime Scene Technician - Police
  • Desk Officer - Police
  • Diversity And Race Relations Officer - Police
  • Divisional Diving Supervisor - Police
  • Dog Master - Police
  • Education Relations Officer - Policing
  • Ethnic Relations Officer - Police
  • Evidence Technician - Police
  • Harbour Police Officer
  • Harbour Police Sergeant
  • Harbour Policeman/woman
  • Headquarters Duty Officer - Police
  • Highway Patrol Officer
  • Highway Patrolman/woman
  • Identification Officer - Police
  • Military Policeman/woman - Except Commissioned
  • Morality Officer - Police
  • Motorcycle Patrolman/woman - Police
  • Mounted Police Constable
  • Mounted Policeman/woman
  • Patrol Officer - Police
  • Peace Officer
  • Plain-clothes Officer
  • Police Cadet
  • Police Constable
  • Police Corporal
  • Police Diver
  • Police Diver - Salvage
  • Police Officer
  • Police Sergeant
  • Policeman/woman
  • Railway Guard - Police
  • Railway Police Constable
  • Railway Police Officer
  • Railway Special Agent - Police
  • Recruitment And Training Officer - Police
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Officer
  • Safety Patrol Officer - Police
  • School Liaison Officer - Police
  • School Safety Officer - Police
  • Scuba Diver - Police
  • Scuba-diving Specialist - Police
  • Secret Service Officer
  • Security Constable - Police
  • Security Officer - Police
  • Staff Sergeant - Police
  • Station Duty Officer - Police
  • Station Officer - Police
  • Traffic Patrol Officer
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