Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services
Commissioned police officers 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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Salary Information
Average: CA$70.73/hr
100.0% of workers in this occupation receive non-wage benefits
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Examples
- chief superintendent
- deputy police chief
- harbour police chief
- police chief
- police lieutenant
- police superintendent
- railway police chief
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner
- headquarters police inspector
- anti-gambling section inspector - police
- assistant chief inspector - police
- assistant deputy police chief
- assistant police commissioner
- chief detective - police
- chief inspector - police
- chief of police
- chief superintendent
- commanding officer - police
- deputy chief coroner
- deputy chief medical examiner
- deputy chief of police
- deputy police chief
- detective inspector - police
- district police chief
- drug squad inspector - police
- firearms section inspector - police
- harbour police chief
- headquarters chief inspector - police
- investigative inspector - police
- military police officer - commissioned
- police captain
- police chief
- police chief - regional operations
- police force inspector
- police inspector
- police lieutenant
- police staff inspector
- police superintendent
- precious metals theft inspector - police
- railway police chief
- railway police supervisor
- regional coroner
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner
- staff superintendent - police
- superintendent - police
- traffic inspector - police
- traffic superintendent - police
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
- Coordinate and monitor budget and departmental resources.
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 is required.