Public Safety

How an MPS Degree Can Transform Your Career

A future in public safety leadership can be enhanced with a Master of Public Safety (MPS) degree.Read more

What is the Day-to-Day Job of an Emergency Management Director?

The climate change crisis has impacted Canada tremendously, warming the nation at twice the average global rate, and increasing the likelihood of forest fires, flooding, and drought.Read more

Two Rising Issues in Canadian Border Security

As the world’s second largest country, Canada faces some unique border security issues in 2019. Learn more about the two key issues in Canada’s border security.Read more

The Importance of Public Safety in Modern Society

Public Safety encompasses the diverse needs of citizens, communities, and the nation as a whole. Due to the unique requirements of threat management, public safety has four pillars: national security, border strategies, countering crime, and emergency management.Read more

What Can You Do with a Countering Crime Concentration?

Federal policing, intelligence, border security, corrections, and the parole board all collaborate under the authority of Public Safety Canada (PSC). National duties overseen by PSC are categorized into four pillars:

National Security Emergency Management Countering Crime Border Strategies ...Read more

How a Border Security Degree Can Advance Your Career

Few questions have become more pressing in recent years than those concerning national borders. As refugees flee war and climate change and other immigrants seek opportunities in prosperous countries like Canada and the United States, fears of terrorism and increased competition for scarce jobs have created deep divisions in Western societies.Read more

What Jobs Can You Get with a National Security Degree?

National security is never far from the public consciousness: between the recent stand-off over a proposed American border wall with Mexico, controversy over refugees and immigration here in Canada and even popular media like 24 and Jack Ryan, it remains one of the most visible responsibilities ...Read more

What Are Some of the Top Public Safety Issues Today?

Stability takes work. You may be familiar with sociologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which uses a pyramid structure to demonstrate how a human being builds upward from their most fundamental needs (food, shelter and safety) to higher aspirations such as love, esteem and self-actualization.Read more

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Why get an Emergency Management Degree?

Wondering if an emergency management degree is worth it? Click here to learn why you should get an emergency management degree from Wilfrid Laurier online.Read more

How Does Emergency Management Education Benefit EMS Workers?

When disaster strikes anywhere in Canada, emergency medical services (EMS) workers are always among the first on the scene, performing life-saving work on the victims. A paramedic’s decision-making ability in these critical moments can mean the difference between full recovery and long-term ...Read more

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