The Ontario Provincial Police are hoping to see more women consider a career in policing with them and are on a recruiting kick hoping to accomplish exactly that.
OPP Recruiter Cst. Merisol Primeau says there’s a simple reason why that is: they feel the numbers are too low.
Primeau says they’ve seen only a 1% increase in women in uniform join the OPP over the past decade. She says the OPP offer wonderful career opportunities in a variety of roles after cutting your teeth working the road.
Visit our website to see a list of recruitment events happening today and later this month.
The OPP plan on hiring 400 police officers this year, and have invited women from across Canada to attend an event. They include:
March 8, 2023 (Orillia, ON) – Practice PREP and yoga session
March 8, 2023 (Welland, ON) – Information session
March 8, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – Information session
March 12, 2023 (Brampton, ON) – OPPortunities for everyone session
March 16, 2023 (Virtual) – Information session
March 27, 2023 (North Bay) Information session
Registration is required. Please visit opp.ca/events to learn more.