The Standard for Operational Fitness

Built on Purpose. Driven by Readiness.

Fit To Serve Canada supports individuals pursuing careers in policing, corrections, military, fire services, and other public safety professions through evidence-based preparation and professional occupational fitness testing.

Who We Are

Preparing candidates for the realities of public service.

At Fit To Serve Canada, we believe physical readiness is about more than simply passing a test. It is about preparing individuals to meet the real demands of public service with confidence, professionalism, and integrity.

Our organization specializes in standardized occupational fitness testing, evidence-based preparation, and candidate readiness programming designed specifically for public safety careers.

  • Law Enforcement
  • Corrections
  • Protective Services
  • Fire Services
  • Military & Tactical Professions
  • Other Public Safety Sectors
Our Mission

More Than Fitness Testing

Our mission extends beyond evaluation alone.

  • Build long-term physical readiness
  • Create professional testing environments
  • Deliver operationally relevant preparation
  • Support candidates with education-based coaching
  • Promote professionalism, fairness, and consistency

We believe physical readiness is not only about performance on test day — it is about helping create healthier, more capable, and better-prepared public safety professionals for the future.

A Legacy That Continues To Guide Us

Built on professionalism, fairness, and operational excellence.

Fit To Serve Canada represents the continuation and evolution of a vision originally built alongside co-founder Paul St-Onge, whose influence and dedication helped shape the organization’s foundation and direction.

Paul was widely respected for his commitment to professionalism, fairness, operational excellence, and candidate development within occupational fitness preparation and standardized testing.

One of his greatest contributions was the belief that candidates should not simply train to complete a fitness test, but should instead be educated and physically prepared for the realities of public safety careers.

That philosophy remains embedded within every aspect of Fit To Serve Canada today.

Our Dedicated Professionals

Meet the experts supporting operational readiness.

Our team combines experience in fitness, education, occupational testing, healthcare, leadership, and public safety preparation.

Marc-André Clément

Marc-André Clément

Founder, Assessment & Performance Readiness Specialist

Extensive leadership experience in occupational fitness, coaching, education, and readiness development.

Joel Doiron

Joel Doiron

Education & Assessment Specialist

Retired Ontario Provincial Police officer and professor specializing in police recruitment preparation, operational readiness, and candidate development.

Jeff Bergin

Jeff Bergin

Education & Assessment Specialist

Professor, fitness educator, and certified occupational fitness appraiser supporting candidate readiness and professional assessment standards.

Anthony Streppel

Anthony Streppel

Education & Assessment Specialist

Education and assessment specialist supporting candidate preparation and occupational fitness readiness.

Dylan Shantz

Dylan Shantz

Health & Safety Coordinator

Healthcare professional and educator focused on safety, readiness, and participant support.

Marc-André Clément

Marc-André Clément

Founder, Assessment & Performance Readiness Specialist

Marc-André Clément is a seasoned entrepreneur, educator, consultant, and executive leader with more than 35 years of experience in the fitness, wellness, entertainment, leadership development, and entrepreneurial sectors.

Passionate about promoting positive, active, and healthy lifestyles, he has dedicated his career to inspiring individuals and communities through movement, education, and leadership.

Since entering the fitness and health industry in 1991, Marc-André has built an extensive background in coaching, mentoring, experiential wellness programming, and organizational leadership.

His work has reached regional, national, and international audiences through his roles as a National HIGH FIVE Facilitator, National ViPR Master Trainer, international presenter, consultant, and motivational speaker.

Marc-André is also an experienced educator, having worked for more than a decade as a professor at Collège La Cité within the Police Foundations, Paramedic, Firefighter, and Security programs, specializing in health, fitness, and nutrition.

Marc-André is the Founder and President of Fit To Serve Performance Group Inc. Over the course of his entrepreneurial career, he has also co-founded Momentum Moves Canada and Entrepreneur Lifestyle Academy, and previously served as a partner at PoliceFit Canada.

Perhaps most notably, Marc-André has served as the National Executive Director of Culture Shock Canada for over two decades, helping drive the organization’s growth and impact since 1998. More recently, he joined the board of the Culture Shock International Foundation.

Joel Doiron

Joel Doiron

Education & Assessment Specialist

Joel Doiron is a retired uniformed member of the Ontario Provincial Police, proudly completing more than 30 years of dedicated service.

During his career with the OPP, Joel also served as a Uniform Recruiter, where he gained extensive experience in the police hiring process and candidate evaluation.

His work placed a strong emphasis on the physical testing components required for successful recruitment, as well as the demanding physical standards recruits would later face during police training.

Following his retirement from the OPP in 2017, Joel joined Collège La Cité as a full-time faculty member within the Techniques des services policiers program.

In this role, he continues to share his knowledge, experience, and passion for policing with the next generation of law enforcement professionals.

Among the courses Joel teaches are Police Intervention and Powers, Police Practices, and preparation for the physical testing and evaluation processes required by various law enforcement agencies.

His practical experience and firsthand understanding of police recruitment standards provide students and candidates with valuable insight and realistic preparation for a career in policing.

Joel was also fortunate to work alongside Paul St-Onge, founder of PoliceFit, helping deliver impactful training methods and preparation strategies to aspiring police recruits at the college level.

He is excited to continue building on that foundation through a new partnership with Fit To Serve Canada, supporting future police candidates in achieving their goals through professional guidance, physical preparation, and mentorship.

Jeff Bergin

Jeff Bergin

Education & Assessment Specialist

Jeff Bergin is a full-time Professor at Algonquin College and has taught fitness and evaluation in the Police Foundations program for the past 12 years.

After earning a Bachelor of Education degree with a major in Physical Education from McGill University, he went on to become a master level personal trainer and has spent the bulk of his career working in the field of fitness and health.

Jeff is a Platinum Level Member of the Ontario Fitness Council, where he is designated as a Registered Exercise and Fitness Practitioner. He is also a TFL, Trainer to Fitness Leaders, with the Ontario Fitness Council.

He also holds a CEP, Certified Exercise Physiologist, designation with HFFC, the Health and Fitness Federation of Canada.

Along with his certification as an appraiser in PREP, PARE, and the RCMP Physical Fitness Assessment, Jeff is also certified as an appraiser for PIN through PFPO, Police Fitness Personnel of Ontario.

Anthony Streppel

Anthony Streppel

Education & Assessment Specialist

Anthony Streppel is a distinguished leader, educator, and exercise physiologist with an extensive career dedicated to occupational fitness, high-performance coaching, and readiness development. With 45 years of specialized experience in performance evaluation and Occupational and Health Benefit Fitness, Anthony has established himself as a trusted authority in designing, assessing, and optimizing physical readiness frameworks for demanding professional environments.

Currently serving as a Movement Specialist and Exercise Physiologist at Advanced Fitness, Assessment Learning and Development, Anthony applies his deep expertise in human mechanics to help individuals and organizations achieve peak operational readiness. His approach seamlessly bridges the gap between advanced exercise science and practical, real-world application.

Anthony’s foundational leadership in the public sector includes a pivotal tenure as the Manager of Occupational Fitness at the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services within the Ontario Correctional Services College. In this role, he spearheaded critical fitness and wellness initiatives, establishing rigorous standards to ensure the safety, health, and operational capability of correctional personnel across the province.

A proud alumnus of McMaster University, Anthony earned his Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE), laying the academic foundation for a lifetime of innovation in the field. He holds the prestigious credential of Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP) and High Performance Specialist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP). This designation reflects his mastery in assessing musculoskeletal and cardiovascular fitness, prescribing targeted interventions, and training high-performance athletes and tactical personnel.

Throughout nearly five decades of practice, Anthony has remained at the forefront of health benefit fitness, combining leadership acumen with clinical precision to cultivate resilience, prevent injury, and elevate human performance.

Dylan Shantz

Dylan Shantz

Health & Safety Coordinator

Dylan is a healthcare professional and educator with a background in paramedicine and community support.

A graduate of the La Cité paramedic program, he currently teaches in the program, helping prepare future paramedics through hands-on practical scenarios and discussion.

Passionate about accessible and inclusive care, Dylan has served in a variety of community-focused roles, including as a guide for blind runners, facilitator for addiction support groups, and one-on-one support for autistic individuals.

He has volunteered as a first aider at events including the CanadaMan Race and college sporting events, and previously worked as the health coordinator for a family camp serving more than 300 participants and staff.

Fluent in both French and English, with basic proficiency in ASL and Swedish, Dylan is known for his upbeat personality, sense of humour, and compassionate approach to care.

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