Physical fitness: Border services officers
From: Canada Border Services Agency
Updated: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) uses the new self-evaluation tool and the Physical Abilities Test (PAT) to assess your physical fitness and your ability to perform physically demanding "use of force training." The PAT will be performed during the Officer Induction Training Program (OITP) in-residence training and is not a pass or fail exercise but simply an evaluation of your level of fitness. If you fall below the minimum standards of the test, your risk of failure or injury in the program increases.
This section offers comprehensive information about how to self-evaluate your fitness, the PAT and how to prepare.
Services and information
Physical fitness requirements: Self-evaluation tool
Self-assessment to ensure you arrive prepared.
Physical Abilities Test: Testing overview
What to expect from each stage of testing.
Preparing for the fitness test
Types of fitness to include in your training, developing a fitness program and other training advice.
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