Job requirements Detective - Police in the Annapolis Valley Region

Find out what you typically need to work as a detective - police in the Annapolis Valley Region. These requirements are applicable to all Police officers (except commissioned) (NOC 41310).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Police investigators
  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • Several years of experience as a police officers are required.
  • Completion of a university degree in police investigation is required in Quebec.
  • Specialized training or certification may be required for certain areas of investigation.
  • Coroners and medical examiners
  • In Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador, a medical examiner is required to be a physician with an active medical license.
  • In Ontario and Prince Edward Island, coroners are required to be a physician with an active medical license.
  • In Quebec, coroners are required to be a non-retired member of the the Collège des médecins du Québec, the Barreau du Québec or the Chambre des notaires du Québec, and have a minimum of four years of professional experience in their practice.
  • In British Columbia, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, it is preferred coroners have education and experience in the legal, medical or investigative fields.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

Nova Scotia

If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation.

  • If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
  • If the licence is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Find out where this occupation is regulated in Canada

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