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Commissionaires Fact Sheet

Overview

  • Commissionaires is Canada’s premier security provider, offering a unique combination of integrity, experience and innovation. We have protected people and property for public and private sector clients from coast to coast for more than 80 years.
  • A solid Canadian company and more than 19,000 people strong, we are a well-trained diverse team, of primarily former military and police, of all ages. With the highest industry retention rate, our workforce has the stability and experience to anticipate and resolve problems before they occur and supports collaborative long-term client relationships.
  • Our strength is rooted in our security guarding services, where we emphasize prevention and defusing conflict. We also provide a complete range of related professional services and solutions. Governments and police trust us to carry out by-law enforcement. Commissionaires’ identification services feature digital fingerprinting for fast turnaround from the RCMP and our training group works to the highest industry standards. Our technology partners allow us to deliver leading edge integrated security solutions.
  • Our organizational experience and reach enable us to plan, design, implement and manage solutions that meet local and regional needs and expand them nationwide as needed. We remain firmly committed to leading the industry in delivering new services and solutions. The discipline, proven skills and proactive approach of Commissionaires give clients confidence that we are there for them, trusted, everywhere, everyday.
  • In July 2007 a new brand logo and tag line were introduced that better captures Commissionaires' history and scope of service.

Services and Solutions

  • Security Solutions
      - providing professional, reliable, highly qualified and professional guards for every situation across the nation
  • Enforcement Service
      - providing professional services such as by-law, parking and jail custodial services to municipalities, police detachments and provincial governments
  • Identification Services
      - delivering full identification services, including police clearances, digital fingerprinting and background screening coast to coast
  • Training
      - meeting client needs with superior security training programs in every province

Clients Across the Nation

  • Government facilities [federal, provincial and municipal] including:
      - Canada Revenue Agency, Canada Border Services Agency, CMHC (Granville Island), Citizenship & Immigration Canada, DFO Vancouver, Federal Court of Canada, Transport Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Solicitor General, Tax Court of Canada.
  • Ports [international and regional]
  • RCMP and Police Detachments
  • Educational Institutions
  • Hospitals
  • Commercial Enterprises
  • Residential Homes

Notes

  • Established in 1925;
  • Commissionaires comprises 17 divisions coast to coast and holds 17% of the market;
  • Revenues exceed $320M per annum;
  • Provides employment for former military, police and other qualified individuals of all ages;
  • Commissionaires is ISO 9001:2000 registered;
  • Employee retention rate is second to none;
  • Commissionaires provides complete security solutions to small, medium and large organizations in every province of Canada.

Endorsements

"The tremendous coordination and efforts of members of Commissionaires ensured a smooth and secure mission for both our staff and the voters. This was of course delivered under a compressed timeline. We are all aware that there are many security companies in the Toronto area. It is certainly my considered opinion that there were none who could have provided the level of professionalism, flexibility and courtesy extended by all those Commissionaires whom we came into contact. Your service was second to none."

Mr. Roy Watts per Thomas Haney, Country Chief of Security - Canada,
for The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (December 17, 2005)

 

"Commissionaires was quick to offer support where they perceived a need during the Toronto blackout. It is heartening to note that you view your relationship with Greenwin as a partnership and that you share our concern for the comfort, safety and security of our residents."

Donna Sokolowski, Procurement Manager, Greenwin Property Management Inc.

 

For further information please contact:
Doug Briscoe
Executive Director
Commissionaires
T 613 688 0711
E executivedirector@commissionaires.ca