Police Science Program - Cadet

Serve your community! Become a Police Officer with Halifax Regional Police. Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting applications for Halifax Regional Police's (HRP) Police Science Program. Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is committed to reflecting the community it serves and recognizing Diversity and Inclusion as one of the Municipality's core values. We have an Employment Equity Policy and we welcome applications from African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Women in occupations or positions where they are underrepresented in the workforce, Indigenous/Aboriginal People, Persons with Disabilities and 2SLGBTQ+ Persons.

Applicants are encouraged to self-identify on their electronic application. Halifax Regional Police's Police Science Program will prepare cadets to become Police Officers. Cadets who successfully complete the program will be offered employment with HRP as either a full-time Police Officer or a Reserve Officer, depending on availability at the time of hiring. Who should apply? If you're compassionate, community-minded, wise, resilient, and willing to contribute every day to the wellbeing of people in our communities, we hope you apply.

Halifax Regional Police are committed to being reflective of the diverse communities we serve. As a group, Halifax Regional Police includes officers from the community and aims to be diverse in sexual orientations, gender, gender identity and expression, races, experiences, beliefs, ages, and faiths. This is how we can best contribute to all people's wellbeing and safety. We are recruiting people who reflect and appreciate diversity.

Applicant requirements: Be at least 19 years of age by application deadline. Be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident. Have completed grade 12. No unpardoned criminal convictions. No criminal charges pending before the courts. Applicants who are newcomers will be required during the background and security stage, to produce a police clearance certificate from their originating country showing they have no criminal convictions.

Due to the time required to obtain these certificates, applicants are encouraged to apply for these certificates as early as possible to ensure there is no delay in processing your application. Possess a valid Class 5 Nova Scotia driver's license or equivalent from another province, with no restrictions. Class 5 with an R maybe be considered. If you have any questions, please reach out to our HRP Recruiting Team at [email protected].

We encourage people who may not have necessarily considered a career in law enforcement to apply. Are you compassionate, community-minded and have good character? Then join our team! Application and selection process: Halifax Regional Police application and selection process involves 9 stages. The recruitment standards are high, and the selection process is challenging, but fair and achievable. Applicants must be successful in each stage before they can proceed to the next stage of the competition; not all applicants will proceed through all 10 stages.

Please visit our website at www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/employment/work-halifax-regional-police/halifax-regional-police-cadet-recruitment for more details on each stage of the selection. Please note that, due to the tight timelines associated with this recruitment process, requests to change the scheduled Testing, Assessment, and Interview dates and times may not be accommodated. Stage 1 - Apply Applications open Thursday, September 10, 2026 and must be received online by 11:59 p.m., Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Your application must include: Resume Cover letter Birth certificate (copy) If born outside of Canada, Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Copy) Driver's license front and back (copy) - L and N license are not accepted. Some R may be considered. Academic grade 12 or post-secondary transcript (copy) Stage 2 - Screening Stage 3 - Written aptitude test (Tentatively scheduled for late October, 2026)