ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
- Brampton, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Job Requisition Number: 582
Number of Positions: 1
Job Type: Union
Job Code: Enforcement Officer
Department: LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
Division: Enforcement & Bylaw Services
Salary Range
1st Step $84,247.80 per annum
2nd Step: $88,706.80 per annum
Job Rate: $93,329.60 per annum
Job Grade: 9
Job Status and Duration: Full Time (FT), Regular (R)
Hours of Work: 35 Hour work week
Location: Flower City Community Campus
Posting Date: 10/06/2026
Closing Date: 10/20/2026
Notice to Internal Applicants: To ensure your application is processed as internal, please submit your application using your City of Brampton work email address.
External and internal applicants are now being considered.
Primary Function
Enforce Municipal, Planning and Heritage Act by-laws, conduct investigations, collect evidence, testify in court, participate in community outreach and public relations activities. Respond to community concerns through education and enforcement initiatives.
Reports To
Supervisor, By-Law Enforcement
Direction Exercised
Provide guidance and field training to new employees and students. Provide training and dispatch services as required.
Position Duties
- Work independently and collectively with other by-law enforcement officers to ensure residents, businesses, visitors comply with municipal by-laws.
- Respond to complaints, take pro-active action on by-law violations and participate in division wide, seasonal and priority enforcement initiatives.
- Gather evidence for prosecutions, testify in court, hearings and tribunals.
- Lead and assist in by-law investigations.
- Enforce by-laws using a variety of investigative techniques and tools, including plain-clothes assignments, as required.
- Attend specialized enforcement training and obtain related certifications (i.e., Noise, Building Code etc) as required.
- Responsible for obtaining search warrants, seizure, storage of evidence and services legal notices.
- Maintain daily journal of activities, investigations, complaints and evidence. Maintain physical files, electronic case management files, daily updating of investigations and maintain statistics.
- Liaise with community members (schools, businesses, residents, etc), attend public meetings and provide expert advise on educational and enforcement responses to community concerns.
- Participate in special initiatives and extended enforcement projects.
- Collaborate with other enforcement agencies including MTO, Regional Police, OPP, Animal Control, Municipal by-law enforcement agencies, etc.
- Provide dispatch services as required.
- Interact with other City Departments.
- Follow all standard operating procedures for the maintenance of corporate equipment.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of policies and procedures, as required.
- Patrols may include foot patrol, bicycle and other enforcement vehicles.
- Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
- High school (Grade 12) graduation, plus an additional program of over one and up to two years in Law and Security, Police Foundations or equivalent.
- Over one (1) year, up to and including two (2) years of related by-law enforcement experience.
- A valid non-probationary class G licence.
- Ability to obtain a COB permit.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite.
- Sound knowledge of Municipal Act & Planning Act and Provincial Offences Act.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Interview: Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.
- Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.
If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the apply now button by 10/20/2026 and complete the attached questionnaire.
We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.
As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions. All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable. The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.
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More about this job
Responsibilities
Enforce municipal, planning, and heritage by-laws by investigating complaints and violations, gathering evidence, preparing legal notices, and testifying in court or hearings. Engage with the community and partner agencies, maintain case records and statistics, and support enforcement initiatives, training, and dispatch services.
Requirements
Applicants must have a high school diploma and an additional one-to-two-year program in Law and Security, Police Foundations, or an equivalent field, plus one to two years of related by-law enforcement experience. Requirements also include a valid non-probationary Class G licence, the ability to obtain a COB permit, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and knowledge of relevant municipal and provincial legislation.
Skills
- By-Law Enforcement
- Investigations
- Evidence Collection
- Court Testimony
- Municipal By-Laws
- Provincial Offences Act
- Municipal Act
- Planning Act
- Customer Service
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Community Outreach
- Case Management
- Dispatch Services
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Categories
- Government & Public Sector
- Legal
- Security & Safety
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Municipal By-Law Enforcement
- Planning Act
- Municipal Act
- Heritage Act
- Provincial Offences Act
- Law And Security
- Police Foundations
- Investigations
- Evidence Collection
- Prosecutions
- Court Testimony
- Hearings And Tribunals
- Search Warrants
- Evidence Seizure And Storage
- Legal Notices
- Case Management
- Microsoft Office
- Community Outreach
- Public Relations
- Customer Service
- Dispatch Services
- Noise Enforcement
- Building Code
- Class G Driver's Licence
- Field Training
- Interagency Collaboration