Guarding

Commissionaires Great Lakes offers security guarding.
Count on us for superior guards and standout customer service.

When you hire security guards from Commissionaires Great Lakes, you are hiring highly-trained commissionaires who can think on their feet. Commissionaire guards are able to handle security situations and emergencies, as well as diffuse and prevent issues. Our commissionaires are available around the clock, part-time, or on a casual basis, and are backed by the support of experienced supervisors and managers who are available 24/7. Our commitment to you, the client, is twofold: The very best, dependable security guards and the highest level of customer service.

Our commissionaires are:

  • Trained to higher standards. All commissionaires receive security training at a more stringent level than is provincially mandated, and to superior standards that comply with the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB). Every commissionaire also receives customer service training.
  • Experienced and diverse in background. Many of our commissionaires and management team are former military and RCMP, who bring their front-line experience to current roles. We hire people of all ages, with a variety of backgrounds to ensure a strong, diverse workforce.  
  • Licensed and bonded. You can be confident that your business assets are in good hands. Each commissionaire is fidelity-bonded and has been security cleared as well as security licensed.
  • Uniformed. The Commissionaires uniform ensures our people look highly presentable in their professional capacity. It also gives them a sense of pride, symbolizing the integrity and commitment with which they do their jobs.  Many commissionaires have previously served in uniform and this connects them to their history of protecting their country and communities.
  • Flexible and adaptable. Whether you need to supplement your own security services or outsource all your security requirements, we can fill your specific needs. We can also train our commissionaires on your equipment and technology. You can hire commissionaires for work 24/7, full-time or part-time, and in a public-facing role, or to work in isolation behind the scenes.
  • Part of a dynamic organization. Commissionaires Great Lakes has 85 years of experience in protecting people and property with a forward-thinking approach to the business of security.

Our Services

Our full range of security guarding services includes static guarding, patrol guarding and access control. The services our commissionaires provide include:

  • Patrol officers—to patrol and search premises and surrounding grounds for any suspicious persons, cars or materials and to conduct regular security and fire alarm checks;
  • Internal security guards—to protect confidential areas and equipment within your facility;
  • Receptionists and concierges—to screen visitors as they enter and exit your facility, screen and direct incoming calls, monitor video monitors, operate and respond to alarm and security systems;
  • Parking attendants—to check all vehicles entering and exiting parking areas for identification and access permits.

Our Clients

We serve a variety of clients with the same high standard of service. Our clients include: