Minimum Requirements

In order to meet the requirements for the accelerated training program an applicant must:

• Be a sworn Police Officer with full constable status serving with a Canadian municipal or provincial police service, or with the RCMP. Non-acceptable status for lateral entry shall include members from non-public police agencies (Military Police, CN Police), police agencies outside Canada, and those at the Special Constable rank,
• Have a minimum of eighteen months continuous police service, inclusive of basic recruit training,
• Be eligible for an honourable discharge from the police service of which they are currently a member. Applicants to the program must not have any criminal convictions for which a pardon has not been granted, nor have any outstanding criminal or internal investigations prior to an offer of employment being made,
• Have an exemplary police service record and performance history,
• Meet the Edmonton Police Service lateral entry requirements in respect of the Application Form, Criminal Law & Officer Safety Exam, Physical Fitness Testing, Personal Disclosure Form, Interviews, Polygraph Testing, Psychological Testing, Medical Examination, Background Investigations, and approval by the Selection Committee,
• Have been a police officer within one year of application if he or she has less than five years previous police experience, and
• Have been a police officer within two years of application if he or she has five or more years previous police experience.