Toronto Police Service Collaborates with Community Groups in its Recruitment Drive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 9, 2018

Toronto Police Service to Host Recruitment Information Session

at Jamaican Canadian Centre

Toronto, ON - The Toronto Police Service (TPS), in partnership with the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) and Caribbean African Canadian Social Services (CAFCAN), will host an information session on TPS employment opportunities at the Jamaican Canadian Centre, 995 Arrow Road on Wednesday, November 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

TPS recruiters will provide members of the Black community with information on the organization's hiring process for uniform and civilian jobs.

“This outreach by TPS to the Black community is significant, both in terms of raising awareness about employment opportunities and supporting positive police-community relations. The JCA is pleased to partner with the TPS and CAFCAN to meet both of these objectives,”  says Adaoma Patterson, JCA President.

The TPS is actively recruiting following the lifting of a hiring freeze.

Floydeen Charles-Fridal, Executive Director of CAFCAN, notes, “Policing Toronto's diverse communities means having a diverse and representative force. This information session is an important step towards ensuring that members of the Black community interested in a career with TPS have access to the resources they need to seek employment and be represented in the hiring process.”

Interested community members can RSVP at careers@torontopolice.on.ca and can learn more about current employment opportunities at www.torontopolice.on.ca/careers.

The TPS is Canada's largest municipal police service, employing over 5,000 uniformed officers and more than 2,000 civilian staff. Established in 1962, the JCA delivers programs and services, provides a physical hub, and advocates to improve the well‐being of Jamaican, Caribbean and African‐Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area. CAFCAN was founded in 2014 to provide social services to Toronto's Caribbean-and-African Canadian communities.

For comment, contact Sergeant Chris Gordon, TPS Recruiting Section, at 416-808-5646.