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News releases are official statements issued by Commissionaires for the media.
GTA Business Survey Reveals Heightened Security Concerns
Crime is common thread in companies’ top three security priorities
February 4, 2010, Toronto, ON – Protecting property, and preventing vandalism, break-ins and theft, together represent the top security concern of GTA businesses that have security personnel, according to a comprehensive survey conducted by The Strategic Counsel on behalf of Commissionaires Great Lakes, a leading security organization. Rounding out the top three security concerns are preventing unauthorized access, and protecting people, respectively.
Who are Guarding the Guards at the 2010 Games?
Commissionaires from across Canada travel to B.C. to meet unprecedented demand for security services
February 2, 2010, Ottawa, ON – In the face of unprecedented demand for security services triggered by the 2010 games, more than 350 commissionaires are answering the call to support the largest security operation in Canadian history. Nearly 60 employees of Commissionaires, a leading provider of security services, travelled to British Columbia from more than 40 different communities across the country, including Summerside, PEI, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Melocheville, Québec, Haneytown, New Brunswick, London, Ontario, and Medicine Hat, Alberta. Under contract to the Department of National Defence, the visiting commissionaires are securing the compounds housing the Olympic security forces. The contract began last summer and commissionaires have been on duty for the last four months and will continue until after the games. They are living on-site.
Unprecedented Demand for Security says BC’s Biggest Private Security Firm
New clients driving recent surge says Commissionaires BC
January 19, 2010, Vancouver, BC - The province’s largest security firm, Commissionaires BC, says the demand for security services triggered by the 2010 Olympics is unprecedented as the lower mainland and Whistler prepare for the biggest security operation in Canadian history.
Commissionaires Opens Additional Site in Vancouver to Meet Increasing Demand for Background Checks
December 9, 2009, Vancouver, BC -- Vancouver’s immigration applicants, bouncers and locksmiths have something in common--they all need criminal background checks. To meet the increasing demand for identification checks, Commissionaires BC has just opened their third digital-fingerprinting site, located at 8157 Main Street in Vancouver. The service, offered by friendly knowledgeable professionals, makes criminal record checks faster for Vancouverites applying for immigration, citizenship, employment, international adoptions, and security licences.
Survey Reveals need for Second Careers after Life in the Canadian Forces
Canadians wrongly believe that most veterans retire with pensions
November 5, 2009, Ottawa, ON – Canadians overestimate how long the average veteran serves in the Canadian Forces (CF) and how many of them retire with pensions, according to a Nanos Research survey released today by Commissionaires in time for Remembrance Day. In reality, only about 30 percent of veterans have earned pensions when they retire from the Canadian Forces. A strong majority of those surveyed believe that at least half of veterans retire with pensions, and more than 28 percent of Canadians believe that all veterans do.
Advisory - Commissionaires to Release Remembrance Day Survey on Canadians’ Attitudes towards Veterans and their Second Careers
November 2, 2009, Ottawa, ON -
- What percentage of veterans retire with a Canadian Forces pension?
- How long does the average Canadian Forces member serve?
- Do we have an obligation to ensure vets find employment after they’ve served?
Digital Fingerprinting Technology Now Here in the North
Northerners can access quicker and more convenient fingerprinting and ID services
October 28, 2009, Sudbury, ON – New state-of-the-art digital fingerprinting technology is being introduced to Northern Ontario by a private security company, Commissionaires Ottawa. The advanced fingerprinting service is now available throughout the north through Commissionaires’ mobile units or directly at the company’s new Sudbury office.
Commissionaires Honours Founders, Members
July 30,2009, Halifax, NS - A Wall of Distinction honouring the founders and exemplary members of Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS) since the organization’s establishment in 1937 will be unveiled tonight at the CNS Training Centre, Dartmouth.
How to Protect Against Looting During Fire Evacuations
Commissionaires BC offers advice
July 30, 2009, Kelowna, BC – Kelowna residents were appalled to learn that some people who were evacuated from their homes during the recent fires became double victims. They may have been lucky enough to avoid having their homes razed by fire, but many were not lucky enough to escape looters.
Commissionaires Expand ID Services in Sydney, Nova Scotia
July 16, 2009, Sydney, NS - A new digital fingerprinting and the Electronic Canadian Police Information Centre (ECPIC) system are now available for faster processing of clearances for a number of requirements is now available through the Sydney office of Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS).
Six Canadians Meet Her Majesty The Queen to Celebrate Commissionaires’ 150th Anniversary
Delegation of Canadian commissionaires proud to honour organization's history
July 7, 2009, Ottawa, ON - Six Canadian commissionaires from across the country met Her Majesty, The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh as part of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Corps of Commissionaires in England in 1859. The Canadian delegation joined other Commissionaires' organizations from as far away as Papua New Guinea and Australia. True to its founding purpose, Commissionaires' mission is to provide meaningful employment for veterans.