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Originally Posted by cpgop
I'll just add my two cents.
Halton regional police, and peel regional are issued the S&W M&P .40, while the HRPS tactical team are issued the p226/p229.
I also dont mean to come off as "rude" but to be 100% frank. A police foundations course is essentially the Ontario Police College, with a few parts missing.
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Never been a fan of the M&P, but always been a fan of the P226 - almost any pistol that resulted as a replacement-candidate for the 1911 I'm usually a fan of.
And, I agree, except the Police Foundations courses are a bit more thorough in the parts they do have, and extend it over a longer period allowing you to absorb more information. OPC, iirc, is 15 weeks, while most PoFo courses are at least a year, while others are longer. As far as I'm concerned, it's nice to have the background before going into it, as it gives you a better chance of being hired (not because of PoFo, but because of more education), and gives you background knowledge in the law so almost everything at OPC is more of a review than actual learning.