Job description RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Commissioner in the Cape Breton Region

Find out what work is like for a RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) commissioner in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Commissioned police officers (NOC 40040).

Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services

Description

Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate police force administration and police activities such as maintaining law and order and detecting and preventing crime. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes officers from the rank of staff sergeant to police commissioner. Commissioned officers in the railway police, deputy chief coroners, and deputy chief medical examiners are also included in this unit group.

Work week duration

Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a police force or division of a police force
  • Develop and implement police force policies and procedures
  • Oversee police investigations and ensure that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations
  • Assess performance of subordinates and authorize promotions, transfers and disciplinary actions
  • Co-ordinate and monitor budget and departmental resources.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Sitting
  • Standing
  • Handling material manually

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • All levels of government

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 40040), and a list of similar occupations:

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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