This program gives young people a paid opportunity to develop job skills while fostering positive partnerships with the Toronto Police Service, better connecting our organization to the people we serve.
Youth, ages 15 to 18, who reside in a Neighbourhood Improvement Area in Toronto, are employed throughout the year, working alongside police officers and civilian staff in a wide range of roles. The program is offered full-time in the summer and after-school during the rest of the year.
Although the program began in Toronto, it is now funded throughout the province by the Ontario government.
|
Youth In Policing Program |
Employment Period |
Description |
Accepting Applications |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fall After School |
Last week of August to December |
Part-time 6 hours per week, additional 7 hours of training one Saturday per month |
April |
| Winter/Spring After School | February to June | Part-time 6 hours per week, additional 7 hours of training one Saturday per month | September |
|
Summer |
July and August |
Full-time 35 hours per week |
December to January |
The mandate of the Youth in Policing Initiative is:
To promote youth participation in and exposure to the work environment through educational and productive work assignments
To enhance the link between the police and the neighbourhoods we serve by selecting youth reflecting our culturally diverse city
To provide a safe and positive employment opportunity
To promote the Toronto Police Service as an employer of choice
In order to be eligible for the program, youth:
Must be a student between the ages of 15 and 18 years
Must not have any criminal charges pending before the court
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
Must be attending or returning to school
Must not have previously participated in any YIPI program
Additionally, youth must be permanent residents of one of the following neighbourhoods:
2. Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
3. Thistletown-Beaumond Heights
5. Elms-Old Rexdale
6. Kingsview Village-The Westway
21. Humber Summit
22. Humbermede
24. Black Creek
25. Glenfield-Jane Heights
26. Downsview-Roding-CFB
27. York University Heights
28. Rustic
43. Victoria Village
44. Flemingdon Park
55. Thorncliffe Park
61. Crescent Town
72. Regent Park
85. South Parkdale
91. Weston-Pellam Park
110. Keelesdale-Eglinton West
111. Rockcliffe-Smythe
112. Beechborough-Greenbrook
113. Weston
115. Mount Dennis
121. Oakridge
124. Kennedy Park
125. Ionview
135. Morningside
136. West Hill
137. Woburn
138. Eglinton East
139. Scarborough Village
For more information regarding the specific neighbourhoods please visit the Neighbourhood Improvement Area Profiles.
For more information, please contact us at [email protected] or by calling 416-808-7248, 416-808-7293 and 416-808-7108.
