Canadian Corrections Test

Applicants must be:

• 18 years
• A Canadian Citizen
• Hold a High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ‘Level C’ with automated external defibrillator (AED) certificate from a qualified provider approved by any province/territory in Canada
• Complete a Medical exam
• Complete a Psychological exam
• Hold an unrestricted driver’s license
• Take the CSC Correctional Training Program (CTP)

 Valuable Qualifications

These are not required but valuable if you have them.   Otherwise you will gain this type of training on the job.

•  Experience with ethnocultural or Indigenous peoples, communities or organizations.
• Ability to communicate (orally and in writing) in a language other than English or French.
• Ability to work shifts, weekends and holidays, as well as overtime.

The COPAT physical ability test includes :

• Run 50 meters
• Mobility, Agility & Speed Run
• Stair Run
• Push Station
• Pull Station
• Squat, Thrust and Stand
  Weight Carry

The psychological assessments will test you for “good ethical character, trustworthiness, integrity, judgement and interpersonal skills.”   The psychological test makes sure that you have a minimum level of stress tolerance and emotional stability to work in a position of trust and handle difficult situations.

The Canada Corrections test has 2 components:

1. Written Communications Test (WCPT )

This is a test for the Canadian Public Service of your ability to communicate in writing

There are 50 questions, including:

• Identifying grammar mistakes
• Choosing the best title for a passage
• Sentence and paragraph order
• Summarizing
• Punctuation
• Vocabulary
• English usage
• Avoiding wordiness and redundancy
• Main idea and details

Situational Judgment tests give a short description of a problem or situation.  You are asking to select the most effective and least effective responses to the problem.

There is no way to study for this type of question.   Use your best judgement.  Situational Judgement questions test your judgement on the following topics :

• Communication
• Being a Team Player
• Organizing and Planning
• Building Relationships
• Focusing on the Customer
• Creative and Analytical Thinking

What You’ll Get

89 practice drills, 1350 Q&A

• Personality test preparation
• 12 Memorization & attention to detail tests
• 18 Reading comprehension tests
• 15 Preparing written material tests
• 5 Applying written material tests
• 8 Mathematics skills tests
• 1 Counting test
• Extra 15 mathematics skills, reading comprehension, and applying written material drills
• 6 Study guides, fully detailed explanations teaching the simplest & quickest methods

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