40040 – Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services

Broad Occupation Category

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40 – Managers in public administration, in education and social and community services and in public protection services

Broad Occupation Category

400 – Managers in public administration, in education and social and community services and in public protection services

Broad Occupation Category

4004 – Managers in public protection services

Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate police force administration and police activities such as maintaining law and order and detecting and preventing crime. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes officers from the rank of staff sergeant to police commissioner. Commissioned officers in the railway police, deputy chief coroners, and deputy chief medical examiners are also included in this unit group.

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Example Titles

  • Chief superintendent

  • Deputy police chief

  • Harbour police chief

  • Police chief

  • Police lieutenant

  • Police superintendent

  • Railway police chief

  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a police force or division of a police force

  • Develop and implement police force policies and procedures

  • Oversee police investigations and ensure that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations

  • Assess performance of subordinates and authorize promotions, transfers and disciplinary actions

  • Co-ordinate and monitor budget and departmental resources.

Employment Requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is required.

  • A university degree in the social sciences or in business administration is usually required.

  • Several years of experience as a police officer are required.