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P-13.1 - Police Act
Section 115
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115. To be hired as a police officer a person must meet the following requirements:
(1) be a Canadian citizen;
(2) be of good moral character;
(3) not have been found guilty, in any place, of an act or omission defined in the Criminal Code (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-46) as an offence, or of an offence referred to in section 183 of that Code under one of the Acts listed therein;
(4) hold a diploma awarded by the École nationale de police du Québec or meet the standards of equivalence established by by-law by the school.
The requirements specified in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph apply also to special constables.
The Government may, by regulation, prescribe additional hiring requirements for police officers and special constables.
Municipalities may do likewise as regards members of their police forces and municipal special constables. Such additional requirements may vary depending on whether they apply to a police officer or to a special constable.
The hiring requirements do not apply to the members of police forces when police services are integrated, amalgamated or otherwise merged.
