News Releases

News releases are official statements issued by Commissionaires for the media.

New Training Centre for Commissionaires Nova Scotia Opens in Burnside

Halifax, NS (July 16, 2008) - Commissionaires Nova Scotia will officially open a modern 10-room training centre in the Burnside Industrial Park July 18, 2008.

Colonel Murray Lee, CEO for the 1,600 member organization said “the centre has been in the planning and design phase since early this year and now that it is open for business our training staff will be able to provide a wide range of programs and services.” Read more

Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Dr. Gordon Barnhart Welcomes Commissionaires from Across the Country for their Annual Meeting of Divisions

Saskatoon, SK (June 17th, 2008) - Commissionaires, Canada’s premier private security provider for more than eighty years, will be hosting the Honourable Dr. Gordon L. Barnhart, S.O.M., Ph.D., Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan at their Governors’ Luncheon on Friday, June 20th. The Lieutenant Governor will address the assembled Governors from 17 divisions across Canada as they come together for this year’s Annual Meeting of Divisions. Read more

Commissionaires Raises The Security Standard In The Okanagan

Kelowna, BC (May 14, 2008 ) - Since 9/11 the demand for highly skilled security providers has gone way up worldwide, and Kelowna and the south Okanagan are not immune to this trend. This, combined with the Okanagan’s growing business scene, led a local security company to raise the bar and train their managers to the highest international standards.

Brian Garvie, Director of Operations in Kelowna for Commissionaires BC, has just received the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) designation. The CPP designation is awarded by the world’s largest organization for security professionals, The American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS). Read more

Commissionaires Ottawa raises $32,000 for CFB Petawawa’s military families

Ottawa-Petawawa, ON (May 12, 2008) – Just over 20 commissionaires and 20 military personnel crossed the RUN FOR MILITARY FAMILIES finish line at CFB Petawawa this weekend following a first-ever 200-km, relay-style run. A total of $32,000 was raised in support of the Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre (PMFRC), a non-profit agency located at CFB Petawawa whose mission is to enrich the lives of individuals and families of the military community through positive action, education, and support. Read more

Run for Military Families (Ottawa-Petawawa): May 9 -10

Ottawa-Petawawa, ON (May 9-10, 2008) – The families of Canadian military personnel are being honoured – and supported – with an inaugural event on May 9 and 10: RUN FOR MILITARY FAMILIES. The Event Kick-off is taking place by the Centennial Flame at Parliament Hill between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on May 9, with greetings being extended by Captain (N) Paul A. Guindon (Ret’d), (Commandant and CEO, Commissionaires Ottawa, Lead Sponsor and Organizer); Major-General M.J. Ward, (CD, Chief of Force Development, Patron for Canadian Forces Running); His Worship Mayor Larry O’Brien, (on behalf of the City of Ottawa); The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, M.P., P.C., B.A., (in his capacity as Honourary Commissionaire); and, Max Keeping, in his capacity as Board member, CDS Military Families Foundation. Read more

From One Soldier to Another:
Halifax Commissionaire Fred Herman's Special Gift for Our Troops Overseas

(April 23, 2008) - For many Canadians, the situation in Afghanistan has brought Canada’s responsibilities abroad into their living rooms in a way not seen since the Second World War. Yet for retired peacekeeper and Nova Scotia Commissionaire Fred Herman, it was a special moment that occurred while on the job which motivated this veteran to do something a little bit extra to show support and boost morale for the brave young men and women serving in Kandahar and other bases overseas. Read more

Commissionaires Lead the Way in Certified Protection

Toronto, ON (April 1, 2008) - Commissionaires, Canada’s premier private security provider for more than eighty years, now has one more reason to lay claim to its long standing reputation as the leading securities solution firm in the country with the announcement that Randy Warden, Chief Operations Officer at Commissionaires Great Lakes, has recently received his Certified Protection Professional (CPP) designation through the American Society for Industrial Security.  He joins Mark Van Den Bossche, Director of Operations for Commissionaires Great Lakes Western Region, and Richard Kedzierski, Director of Sales at Commissionaires Great Lakes, as one of a select group of security management professionals in the world who have received this accreditation.
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Commissionaires Now Stand On Guard in Afghanistan, Six Member Team Ships Out for Kandahar Tour of Duty

Toronto, ON (January 15, 2008) - Commissionaires, Canada’s premier private security provider, has selected six of its employees to report for duty at Kandahar airfield this month. The four men and two women, selected from the long list of more than 160 volunteers from across the country, will screen NATO military personnel as they arrive at the base and deal with Afghan citizens who are given access to the airfield. Read more

Commissionaires and Highpoint Security Join Forces

Toronto, ON (November 26, 2007) - Commissionaires, Canada’s most experienced provider of security and related services is pleased to announce that the Barrie office has amalgamated with Highpoint Security. Highpoint is a provider for the hospitality, service, manufacturing, transportation and constructions industries in the area. Read more

Commissionaires BC Celebrates 80 Years of Service

Vancouver, BC (November 6, 2007) - Commissionaires, British Columbia’s most established provider of security and related services, celebrates its 80th anniversary today and has unveiled a new progressive brand as part of a broader national strategy to build awareness, drive recruitment, and sustain its leadership in an increasingly competitive market. Read more

Commissionaires Great Lakes Unveils New Brand

Toronto, ON (October 30, 2007) - Commissionaires Canada's most established provider of security and related services, today unveiled a new progressive brand as part of a broader national strategy to build awareness, drive recruitment, and sustain its leadership in an increasingly competitive market. Read more

Commissionaires Unveils New Brand to Drive Recruitment and Growth

Ottawa, ON (July 17, 2007) - Commissionaires Canada's most established provider of security and related services, today unveiled a new progressive brand as part of a broader national strategy to build awareness, drive recruitment, and sustain its leadership in an increasingly competitive market. The new brand embodies and reflects both the long history and the future of Commissionaires' commitment to deliver superior services to its many clients. Read more

Commissionaires Canada Adds State-of-the-Art Digital Fingerprinting to its Range of Identification Services

Ottawa, ON (May 16, 2007) - Commissionaires Canada today announced that they are one of the first agencies to access the enhanced fingerprint services provided by the RCMP's Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services in National Police Services. The new process includes processing through the national fingerprint repository, resulting in a 72 hour turn-around time for civil submissions that do not result in an identification of a criminal record. This is welcome news for Canadians who need fingerprints taken for immigration, pardons, employment screening, passports, adoption applications, and Visa, work or travel permits. Read more

The "Next Generation" Security Force: Commissionaires Ottawa Turning Heads

Ottawa, ON (April 4, 2007) - The Ottawa-based security force Commissionaires Ottawa has recently won a slew of new contracts due to its reputation for reliability and a growing recognition that the organization offers the 'next generation' in full-scale security services.

Most recently, Commissionaires Ottawa competed for and won the coveted Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO), which provides security to federal government buildings in the City of Ottawa. The RMSO is a multi-million dollar contract that will employ approximately 150 security guards in about 15 public buildings. Read more

Commissionaires Celebrates Grand Opening of Barrie Office

Toronto, ON (March 20, 2007) - Commissionaires continues to grow with the opening today of a new regional office in Barrie. The opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony involving the Mayor of Barrie, His Worship Mayor Dave Aspden, and the Chief of Police, Wayne Frechette. Read more

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