COMMISSIONAIRES CANADA

Commissionaires is a solid Canadian company and more than 19,000 people strong across Canada. 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 we strive to develop 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. Municipal governments and police trust us to carry out bylaw 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. The loyalty and commitment to service that Commissionaires BC values are rooted in the organization’s origins in the 1920s. Despite the economic boom following World War I, many disabled as well as fit veterans were unable to find steady jobs. Three veterans, P. Lawrence, A. Farthing and C.B. Strickland formed the Disabled Veterans Association (DVA), which sought to support their fellow former soldiers’ attempts to find work. With the assistance of Lieutenant Colonel A Leslie Coote this initiative evolved into the British Columbia Corps of Commissionaires, created in 1927 under the Society Act. Commissionaires BC is not an agency of the federal or provincial governments. We are a private, self-supporting, not-for-profit organization, continuing a proud tradition that started more than a century and a half ago.