Police Foundations
2 years – Ontario College Diploma
Work on projects with real policing agencies
Overview
Upcoming Intake: Fall 2026: Commerce Court – North Bay
Start an exciting career in the field of law enforcement and public safety. Learn from experienced professors, inside and outside of the classroom. Throughout your training you will work on a number of projects with policing agencies and may have the opportunity to be paired with a serving police officer mentor. Canadore has close partnerships with municipal, regional, and provincial police services, providing you with vital experience and networking opportunities.
Your Future Career
- Provincial/municipal police agencies
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Public and private law enforcement agencies
- Canadian military
- Corrections
- Border services
What You Learn
- Criminology
- Criminal and civil law
- Interviewing and investigation
- Psychology
- Fitness and lifestyle management
- Provincial offences
- Community policing
- First Nations communities
- Forensics
Admissions Requirements
Admissions Requirements
OSSD or equivalent, ENG4C or ENG4U
If English is not your first language you must provide proof of English competency.
Curriculum
Curriculum
Semester 1
| CMM125 | College Communications |
| PFP108 | Fitness & Lifestyle Management I |
| PSY100 | Foundations in Psychology |
| SLJ101 | Intro to Canadian Criminal Justice |
| SLJ102 | Criminology |
| SLJ105 | Canadian Government & Public Administration |
| SLJ107 | Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation |
| SOC100 | Foundations in Sociology |
Semester 2
| GENED | General Education Elective - Online (PFP Sem 2) |
| HUM200 | Group Dynamics |
| PFP109 | Ethics and Diversity in Law Enforcement |
| PFP208 | Fitness & Lifestyle Management II |
| SLJ106 | Community and Social Services |
| SLJ207 | Conflict Management & Crisis Intervention |
| SLJ302 | Professional Communication Skills in Community Justice |
| SLJ305 | Youth in Conflict |
Semester 3
| PFP210 | Introduction to Forensics |
| PFP301 | Criminal & Civil Law |
| PFP304 | Interviewing & Investigations |
| PFP306 | Community Policing |
| PFP308 | Fitness & Lifestyle Management |
| SLJ303 | Mental Health, Addiction and the Criminal Justice System |
| SLJ306 | Interprofessional Simulation |
Semester 4
| PFP251 | Career Workshops |
| PFP401 | Provincial Offences |
| PFP407 | Traffic Management |
| PFP408 | Career Fitness Testing |
| PFP409 | Criminal Code & Federal Statutes |
| PFP410 | Crime Scene Analysis & Reconstruction |
| PFP411 | Police Powers |
Tuition Fees
Tuition Fees
2025-26 – 2 years – Ontario College Diploma
Commerce Court Campus – Domestic| Year | Tuition | Ancillary Fees | Material Fee | Trip Fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2720.24 | $1587 | - | - | $4307.24 |
| 2 | $2720.24 | $1423 | - | - | $4143.24 |
2025-26 – 2 years – Ontario College Diploma
Commerce Court Campus – International| Year | Tuition | Ancillary Fees | Material Fee | Trip Fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15547.54 | $1975.5 | - | - | $17523.04 |
| 2 | $15547.54 | $1811.5 | - | - | $17359.04 |
What You Need
What You Need
Textbooks:
Check out the Campus Bookstore to not only purchase your textbooks but also view your book list before the semester starts.
Technology/Devices:
Canadore College has implemented Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to enhance your learning experience in and out of the classroom while ensuring flexibility in learning.
To learn more about BYOD and to find out what is required for your program, please visit https://www.canadorecollege.ca/BYOD
Certification/Accreditation
Certification/Accreditation
Students are encouraged to get their First Aid/CPR training as well as the 40 Security Training and Certification.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.
View Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Find out more about General Education program requirements here.
Further Your Education
Further Your Education
Graduates of either the Police Foundations or Community and Justice Services programs can seamlessly transfer to Nipissing University to complete your bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in just two additional years. This 2+2 pathway allows you to fast-track your education while gaining both hands-on college experience and a university degree.
