1. The objectives of the basic training program are the acquisition and development of the skills and knowledge required to perform the duties of a coroner. The program covers, in particular,(1) the methods and tools for conducting an investigation;
(2) the relevant medical and legal notions;
(3) the rules of conduct and ethics that a coroner must comply with and the personal skills that a coroner must have;
(4) computer tools; and
(5) the organization, operation, activities and relations of the Bureau du coroner.
The basic training program comprises initial training required to perform the duties of a coroner, as well as additional training consisting in particular of practical studies that must take place after a coroner begins performing the duties, at the time determined by the Chief Coroner.
1474-2022O.C. 1474-2022, s. 1.