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Postby Thomas » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:58 pm

Ontario eliminating tuition fees and post-secondary education requirements for new police officers

Ontario is making some major changes in an effort to boost police recruitment, including eliminating tuition fees and post-secondary education requirements.

Speaking in Etobicoke, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said there was a “growing wave of crime” in the province and, as a result, there is an immediate need to bring in reinforcements.

“People don't feel safe. Some are scared to take the subway or to go for a walk once it gets dark and that’s wrong,” he told reporters.

“We need more police officers on our street.”

In order to encourage recruitment, the province will be removing tuition fees for the Basic Constable Training program at the Ontario Police College. This change will be retroactive to recruits who began their training in January 2023.

The cost of this program is $15,450, the solicitor general's office confirmed.

The province will also open an additional 70 spaces per cohort in the program, and add an additional cohort so there are four groups of 550 officers graduating each year.

With 2,200 students, the cost of covering tuition is close to $34 million annually.

New recruits will also no longer need to graduate from a post-secondary education institution in order to become a police officer. Under the Community Safety and Policing Act, as it stands now, a police officer needs to also have a university or college degree.

If new legislation is passed, this requirement will be eliminated.

Solicitor General Michael Kerzner said he hopes the changes will encourage more people “from all walks of life and backgrounds” to join the force.

“We want more people to have the opportunity to be police officers,” he said. “That's what today's announcement is all about.”

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Future Ontario Police Officers Will No Longer Need Post-Seco

Postby Thomas » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:59 pm

Future Ontario Police Officers Will No Longer Need Post-Secondary Education

Ontario said it will be changing certain policies such as attempting to remove the requirement of having completed post-secondary education.

In an effort to boost police recruitment in Ontario, the provincial government said it will be changing certain policies such as attempting to remove the requirement of having completed post-secondary education and covering recruits’ tuition fees.

Premier Doug Ford claimed that crime is on the rise and that Ontarians felt scared in their hometowns and that adding more officers was paramount to their safety.

“We’re seeing increases in auto thefts, assaults, break-and-enters, and random acts of violence on public transit and on our streets,” Ford said in a press conference. “Here in Toronto, major crimes are up over 20 per cent compared to the same time last year. People don’t feel safe. Some are scared to take the subway or to go for a walk once it gets dark and that’s wrong.”

Ford added that Ontario needs “reinforcements” and to do so, the provincial government will cover the entirety of tuition costs retroactive to January 2023 to entice people to join. The three-month training program costs $15,450.

The government is also looking to pass legislation that would no longer require potential recruits to have completed post-secondary education to sign up for their police academy.

Ontario will also increase the number of spaces for new recruits in hopes of having four groups of 550 officers graduating each year.

Following Ford’s announcements, several Ontarians were critical of the new policies.

One user noted Ford’s action plan was announced just as reports trickled in detailing his defunding of colleges and universities in Ontario.

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