Durham College profile highlights alumnus Gary Paulin’s role on Indigenous Education Circle
Durham College highlighted alumnus Gary Paulin in a June 25, 2026, online profile, noting that the 2001 Police Foundations graduate is a member of the college’s Indigenous Education Circle and currently works at Ontario Power Generation.
The profile outlines Paulin’s career path and his involvement with the Circle, which Durham College describes as a group formed to give Indigenous Peoples an opportunity to advise and make recommendations to the college, with a focus on creating an environment that values Indigenous history, culture, worldview and ways of knowing.
In the profile, Durham College said Paulin returned to involvement with the college community as a member of the Indigenous Education Circle.
The college’s director of Indigenous Initiatives and co-chair of the Circle, Dr. Kayla Murphy, said in the post that Paulin contributes to the Circle’s work and helps keep it grounded in Indigenous perspectives.
Paulin said he grew up in Sudbury and became interested in policing after meeting local officers. “The officers that came by were always friendly and engaging,” he said.
After high school, Paulin enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces and served in the Reserves, while also working for his brother’s sheet metal fabricating company, according to the Durham College profile. He later enrolled in Durham College’s Police Foundations program and graduated with honours in 2001.
The profile said Paulin worked as an auxiliary constable after college before joining Ontario Power Generation as a nuclear security officer. Durham College said he has held progressively senior roles at OPG over the past 24 years.
Durham College said Paulin is now the “Recruitment & Onboarding Lead” in OPG’s Recruitment, Onboarding and Equity department. The profile also said he leads OPG’s Indigenous Opportunities Network, which recruits job-ready Indigenous people for energy-sector occupations across Ontario, including skilled trades, project management and administrative roles.
Paulin said the network has placed more than 275 Indigenous people in the industry. “We’ve placed over 275 Indigenous people within the industry,” he said.
The Durham College profile said Paulin is a father of eight, and that his son Brandon plans to begin the Police Foundations program in January 2027.