Police Chief Frank Bergen said the new provincial education requirement for police officers will not change the quality of the city's police force, he said at a Hamilton Police Services Board meeting on Thursday.
The province has scrapped plans to require a post-secondary degree or diploma to get into policing, but a college spokesperson questions if that will lead to more officers.
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government is boosting police recruitment numbers by eliminating tuition fees of police training, and scrapping a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer.
Ontario is making some major changes in an effort to boost police recruitment, including eliminating tuition fees and post-secondary education requirements.