You love to serve your community. And we can’t thank you enough. What we can do is continue to offer the best hands-on training for your career in policing, law enforcement and public protection.
Pathways
Sault College has partnerships with many universities, to help our students further their studies by completing a diploma right here, and then completing two more years for a degree with a partnering university.
| Program Name | Degree |
|---|---|
| Police Foundations | Bachelor of Arts in Law and Justice |
| Police Foundations | Bachelor of Science Degree, Criminal Justice - Generalist |
| Protection, Security and Investigation | Bachelor of Science Degree, Criminal Justice - Generalist |
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Salary Expectations
| Job Title | Hourly Wage |
|---|---|
| By-Law Enforcement Officer | $21.00 - $48.00 |
| Correctional Officer | $27.50 - $44.71 |
| Immigration and Border Services Officer | $28.00 - $55.38 |
| Natural Resources Officer | $21.95 - $46.00 |
| Police Officer/Constable | $32.00 - $60.00 |
| Probation and Parole Officer | $34.00 - $47.00 |
| Security Guard | $16.55 - $28.85 |
Labour Market Conditions
By-Law Enforcement Officer
In Canada, they expect a balance between job openings and job seekers for the 2022-2031 period, with 15,000 new job openings expected and 14,700 new job seekers to fill them. The employment outlook for Ontario is expected to be moderate with several new positions coming from employment growth and a moderate number of jobs coming from retirements. There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. This group mainly works in the local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration sector, followed by provincial and territorial public administration, and management and administrative services sectors. 92% in this occupation are full-time workers compared to 79% for all occupations.
Correctional Officer
As job openings and job seekers are projected to be at relatively similar levels over the 2019-2028 period, the balance between labour supply and demand seen in recent years is expected to continue over the projection period.
Immigration and Border Services Officer
In looking at the Quebec outlook, as outlook for Ontario and Canada were unavailable, employment growth will lead to several new positions and several positions will become available due to retirements.
Canada Border Services Agency employs 14,000 Border Services Officers (BSO) across the country*.
*Source: Government of Canada, CBSA
Natural Resources Officer*
Projected job openings for this occupation group in Ontario for the period 2021-2025 expects to see 62% new jobs and 38% replacement jobs (e.g. from retirements), compared to 50% and 50% for all occupations. The job outlook for the north region of Ontario expects job postings to exceed the provincial share.
*Source: Ontario Labour Market
Police Officer/Constable
Labour demand and labour supply are expected to be broadly in line for this occupation group over the 2019-2028 period at the national level. The employment outlook will be fair in Ontario through at least 2023, with a moderate number of new positions and several positions will become available due to retirements. Recruitment activities are expected to be relatively steady in some areas to meet overall demand for policing services.
Probation and Parole Officer
Projected job openings in Ontario for 2021-2025 are expected to be at 55% new jobs and 45% replacements jobs compared to 50% and 50% for all occupations*
*Source: Ontario Labour Market
Security Guard
As job openings and job seekers are projected to be at relatively similar levels over the 2019-2028 period, the balance between labour supply and demand seen in recent years is expected to continue over the projection period. The employment outlook Ontario is good through at least 2023 with a moderate number of new positions as well as several positions due to retirements. Trends affecting employment growth include the increase in hiring at various locations to maintain health protocols, the growing number of high-rise residential condominiums requiring security services, steady opportunities to strengthen loss prevention efforts in retail facilities and staff turnover due to the low entry requirements and the relatively younger workforce.