Diploma in Police Techniques is a diploma in Criminal Law & Justice programme offered by Cégep Garneau in Québec, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Criminal Law & Justice
Duration: 3 years
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Police Techniques (Techniques policières, program code 310.A0) is a six-session, three-year technical Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) offered by Cégep Garneau in Quebec City. The program combines legal training in criminal law, private law, penal procedure, constitutional rights and evidence law with practical policing skills such as crime-scene management, criminal investigation, interviewing, and community-oriented approaches to mental health crises, substance abuse and youth offending, alongside mandatory physical education courses covering self-defence, combat techniques and police-specific fitness. Practical work takes place in specialized facilities including a mock courthouse, holding bar, convenience-store simulation, apartment, police station, and identification and interrogation rooms. A workplace internship is required in the final session, and the college reserves five program spots for members of visible minorities and First Nations. Admission requires passing a physical fitness test. The program suits students preparing for careers in municipal, provincial or federal policing, or related public-safety and security roles, with an emphasis on community service and crime prevention.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must first meet Cégep Garneau's general collegial admission conditions: under Quebec's Règlement sur le régime des études collégiales, holding a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) from the youth or adult sector, or equivalent training recognized by the college, with conditional admission possible when at most six DES credits remain outstanding, completed in the applicant's first college semester. Techniques policières additionally requires the applicant to have passed Mathematics – CST from Secondary 4; the college's former intensive stream no longer admits students. No French or English proficiency test score is published. About 150 students are admitted each fall; selection combines the SRACQ admission score with a physical aptitude test (the Cooper test), weighted 60/40 between the two, and five places are reserved for visible-minority and First Nations applicants who meet the same school-record standard and pass the physical test.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec) for programmes starting in 2027: the Fall 2027 intake has a first-round deadline of 1 March 2027, with further rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027 filling remaining seats; the Winter 2027 intake closes its first round on 1 November 2026, then 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027. International applicants outside France apply through SRACQ from 1 September 2026 and must complete their file by 1 February 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, after which no international candidate can be admitted; Winter entry is offered only to French citizens, who may apply until 1 May 2027 for Fall or between 15 May and 15 October 2027 for Winter 2028. Admission is not indefinitely rolling: each round carries a firm cut-off, though later rounds absorb whatever seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
