OPP enlists recruiting firm to hire students for Pan Am security

More than 5,000 college youth enrolled in police and justice programs are being recruited to provide security for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games. The Ontario Provincial Police says it is working with Contemporary Security Canada, a company that also provided security for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, to hire the personnel for the Games that open on July 10. The OPP, which is the lead agency in charge of secur- ity for the Games, says students in police foundations and security management programs can apply for the jobs, which include guards, screeners and venue supervisors. Contemporary Security Canada says anyone with a high school diploma and an Ontario Security Licence can apply, and promises to provide those who qualify with “exceptional training.”