Police Officers
Job description
These individuals ensure the protection of the public and the detection and prevention of crime. Their interventions are aimed at maintaining law and order. This group includes detectives. They may work for the:
- Sûreté du Québec (SQ)
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- Municipal police forces
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Hazardous workplaces
- Violence
Main tasks
- Patrol in areas designated to maintain public order and safety.
- Enforce laws and regulations.
- Investigate criminal offences and accidents, obtain evidence, interview witnesses, and arrest suspects.
- Compile notes and reports.
- Testify in court.
- Rescue victims of accidents, criminal offences, and natural disasters.
- Participate in the development of crime prevention, public information, and safety programs.
- Monitor and coordinate the activities of other police officers, as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience and additional training leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $28.00
- Median
- $46.70
- Maximum
- $63.15
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
16,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 27.6% Female
- 72.4% Male
Not available.
- 27.6% Female
- 72.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$104,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9199% of jobs
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NAICS 610% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6230% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 560% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 490% of jobs
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Others1% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9199% of jobs
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NAICS 610% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6230% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 560% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 490% of jobs
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Others1% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in techniques policières
Code : 310A0
Placement rate: 79.9%
16.2% of graduates pursue further studies
ACS in techniques policières
Code : JCA0Q
Placement rate: 97.1%
2.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Meet certain requirements for physical fitness, agility, strength, and good vision.
Detectives
- Experience as a police officer.
- Successful completion of specialized courses.
Sometimes required
- Psychological tests are sometimes required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Result evaluation
- Social perception
- Reading comprehension
- Negotiation
- Service oriented
- Persuasion
- Coordination
- Written expression
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Learning strategies
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Selective attention
- Near vision
- Speech recognition
- Speech clarity
- Distance vision
- Processing flexibility
- Written comprehension
- Reaction time
- Perception speed
- Written expression
- Hand-arm stability
- Information organization
- Auditory attention
- Limb coordination
- Information processing speed
- Response orientation
- Classification
- Speed control
- Core strength
- Manual dexterity
- Endurance
- Explosive strength
- Static muscle power
- Idea generation
- Hearing sensitivity
- Limb movement speed
- Memorization
- Originality
- Time sharing
- Physical flexibility in extension
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Diplomacy
- Leadership
- Sense of responsibility
- Honesty
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of public safety and security
- Enjoy challenges
- Knowledge of laws and policies
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Watch, defend, and secure
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 42100
Police officers (except commissioned)
Job titles
- Constable
- Peace officer
- Police sergeant
- Patrol officer - police
- Royal canadian mounted police (rcmp) officer
- Railway special agent - police
- Identification officer - police
- Traffic patrol officer
- Morality officer - police
- Diversity and race relations officer - police
- School liaison officer - police
- Mounted police constable
- Desk officer - police
- Community police officer
- Harbour police officer
- Railway police constable
- Station duty officer - police
- Crime prevention constable
- Recruitment and training officer - police
- Security constable - police
- School safety officer - police
- Headquarters duty officer - police
- Community relations officer - police
- Community services officer - police
- Secret service officer
- Plain-clothes officer
- Police cadet
- Safety patrol officer - police
- Police corporal
- Bodyguard - police
- Railway guard - police
- Dog master - police
- Canine-team member - police
- Motorcycle patrolman/woman - police
- Highway patrol officer
- Education relations officer - policing
- Scuba diver - police
- Police diver
- Police diver - salvage
- Military policeman/woman - except commissioned
- Staff sergeant - police
- Harbour police sergeant
- Scuba-diving specialist - police
- Divisional diving supervisor - police
- Crime scene technician - police
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Last update: January 29, 2026
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