The director of protection supervises 44 employees and administers an annual budget of $4.5 million. Before being hired, an officer must complete a 2-year law and security program of study at a recognized community college. Officers receive on-the-job training through seminars and conference. Fluency in both English and French is required for officers serving this bilingual student body. Officers are unarmed and keep a low profile. An officer in the main control room in the physical plant building can survey the entire campus through a system of television cameras posted at strategic points. The duty officer is alerted to any intrusion through a computerized alarm system. Every incident is recorded in a computer data bank. The service was the first in Canada to join the Crime Stoppers program. Activities of the service have included workplace health and safety, including radiation and bio-hazard safety, and the protection of visiting dignitaries.