SIU Representative Workforce

Employee Categories, as of November 2024 Sex Diversity
Male Female Racialized Communities Black Indigenous White
All Staff (95) 65% (62) 35% (33) 14% (13) 4% (4) 1% (1) 81% (77)
Senior Leadership (12) 67% (8) 33% (4) 17% (2) 8% (1) 8% (1) 67% (8)
Administrative Professionals (10) 30% (3) 70% (7) 60% (6) 0% (0) 0% (0) 40%(4)
Other Professionals (11) 36% (4) 64% (7) 27% (3) 0% (0) 0% (0) 73% (8)
Full-time Investigators (16) 81% (13) 19% (3) 6% (1) 6% (1) 0% (0) 88% (14)
As-needed Investigators (32) 66% (21) 34% (11) 3% (1) 6% (2) 0% (0) 91% (29)
Forensic Investigators (14) 92% (13) 8% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 100% (14)
Population (Source – Statistics Canada)    
GTA (Metropolitan Area) 49% 51% 44% 8% 1% 48%
Ontario 49% 51% 24% 5% 3% 69%

Notes

  • SIU Representative Workforce:
    • As of November 2024, SIU’s total workforce = 95 employees.
    • Ex-police vs Civilians
      • Excluding Forensic Investigators
        50% vs 50%
      • Including Forensic Investigators
        60% vs 40%


  • Investigative experience
    • Of the 16 lead investigators, 11 have no policing experience in Ontario. 
    • Of the 32 as-required investigators, 13 have civilian backgrounds and 19 come to the Unit with a police background. 
    • Of the 14 forensic investigators employed by the SIU, 13 have police backgrounds.