Peel Regional Auxiliary Police

Auxiliary Police Service

The Peel Regional Auxiliary Police Service is supported by over 100 active volunteers. Supporting our volunteers are two full time staff, comprised of a Sergeant and Constable. As well, there is a civilian administrative support staff member assigned to assist the unit.

The Auxiliary Service supports the regular police service in the following ways:

• patrol and marine escorts
• R.I.D.E, program assistance
• special events
• emergency callout.

These unpaid volunteers show their support for the Peel Regional Police, while giving something back to their community at the same time.

• Put in countless hours at special events, such as Santa Clause Parades, Remembrance Day parades, local community events, like the Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival and Canada Day celebrations in Brampton and Mississauga.
• Providing assistance to the Training Bureau at Recruit Graduations.
• They are frequently called upon by Canada Immigration to be on hand for monthly citizenship court swearing in ceremonies.

Since the unit was formed in 1989 the Auxiliary Police Service members have participated in many community fundraising events, such as:

• Toys For Tots campaign at Christmas

• Hospital visits to children at Christmas

• Peel Children’s Safety Village (A street at the village is named Auxiliary Avenue)

• Car-wash for cancer, which has raised several thousand dollars to date for cancer research

• Gathering clothing, sorting and shipping same to the victims of the Manitoba Flood.

The Auxiliary Service has played an important role in a number of major investigations.

• They located a victim’s shoe during a field search at a homicide scene, as well as a weapon used in another incident.
• They have participated in many searches for Alzheimer’s patients.

The criteria to be accepted into the program are very similar to that expected of our constables in the regular service.

There is a four-month training period of 160 hours for our recruits. Training takes place on Tuesday and Thurday evenings from 7-11pm and every other Saturday from 8am-4pm.

As an Auxiliary Officer you must make a commitment of 24 hours per month, for at least two years to the program.