Uniformed security guards
Licensed BSP guards in Vision Security uniform for lobbies, sites, retail, healthcare and corporate environments. All guards are bilingual French-English and trained on Montreal-specific protocols.
Montreal · Quebec · BSP licensed
Security Company Montreal
Vision Security is a Montreal-based security company providing licensed BSP guards, mobile patrols, event security and 24/7 dispatch for businesses, properties and events across the island, Laval and the South Shore.
- BSP — Bureau de la sécurité privée
- $5M Insurance
- 24/7
Why Montreal businesses need real security
Hiring a security company in Montreal is not the same as hiring one in Toronto, Calgary or anywhere else in Canada. Quebec runs its private security industry under the Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP) — a regulator with stricter licensing, training and bilingualism expectations than most provinces. The companies that perform here are the ones that actually understand those rules. Vision Security was founded in Montreal, our dispatch is in Montreal, and every guard we deploy in the city holds an active BSP licence and works in both French and English.
Most prospects find us after a bad experience with another agency. The most common stories sound the same: a guard who showed up late, a guard who could not communicate with a francophone tenant, a supervisor who never visited the site, an invoice that did not match the schedule. We built Vision Security to fix those problems. Every Montreal post we run has documented post orders, a named supervisor doing scheduled site visits, and a 24/7 dispatcher who answers in under a minute when something goes wrong.
We staff condo lobbies in Griffintown, construction sites in Saint-Laurent, retail loss prevention in Place Ste-Foy and Carrefour Laval, festivals at Place des Festivals, mobile patrols across the West Island, and concierge security in luxury Westmount and Old Montreal buildings. Our coverage is the entire greater Montreal area: the island itself, Laval, Longueuil, Brossard, Boucherville, the West Island and the South Shore — with response times under an hour to anywhere within that footprint.
What's included
Mobile patrol
Marked Vision Security vehicles patrolling commercial properties, construction sites, condo developments and parking structures across the greater Montreal area, with GPS-verified check-ins.
Event security
Crowd management, access control, VIP escort and bag checks for festivals, corporate galas, concerts and weddings — from the Bell Centre and Place Bell to private venues in Old Montreal.
Construction site security
Theft, vandalism and trespass prevention for active and shutdown construction sites across Montreal, Laval and the South Shore. Includes overnight coverage, weekend patrols and material control logs.
Concierge & lobby security
Hospitality-grade lobby officers for high-end condos and corporate buildings. Visitor screening, package handling, deliveries log, after-hours access control.
Loss prevention
Plain-clothes and uniformed loss prevention officers for retail and shopping centres in Montreal, Laval and Brossard, including report writing and police liaison.
Executive protection & bodyguards
Discreet, BSP-licensed close protection details for executives, public figures, family offices and visiting dignitaries operating in Quebec.
24/7 emergency coverage
Last-minute coverage for fires, floods, evictions, post-incident scenes and overnight standbys — dispatched from our Montreal command centre, on site within the hour.
Industries we serve
Commercial real estate
Office towers, mixed-use buildings, retail plazas and warehouse parks in downtown Montreal, Saint-Laurent, Anjou and Brossard.
Residential & condo buildings
Luxury condos in Griffintown, Old Montreal, Westmount and downtown — concierge desks, garage patrols, package management.
Construction & developers
From single-site theft control to multi-site portfolios across Quebec — full overnight, weekend and shutdown coverage.
Retail & shopping centres
Loss prevention, opening and closing coverage, parking lot patrols at malls and big-box retailers throughout the metropolitan area.
Hospitality & nightlife
Hotels, restaurants and licensed venues — discreet door staff and overnight protection that fits the brand.
Healthcare & education
Hospitals, clinics, CEGEPs and private schools requiring sensitive, calm, well-trained presence.
Industrial & logistics
Warehouses, distribution centres, freight yards and trucking depots in Anjou, Lachine and the South Shore.
Government & institutional
Federal and provincial buildings, museums, libraries and cultural institutions across the city.
Montreal neighbourhoods & areas served
- Downtown Montreal
- Old Montreal & Old Port
- Plateau-Mont-Royal
- Griffintown
- Mile End
- Westmount
- Outremont
- Saint-Laurent
- Verdun & LaSalle
- Côte-des-Neiges & NDG
- Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
- Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Anjou & Saint-Léonard
- Laval
- Longueuil & the South Shore
- Brossard & Boucherville
- West Island (Pointe-Claire, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Kirkland)
Licensing & compliance
Every guard we send to a Montreal client holds an active permis d'agent de sécurité from the Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP) du Québec. Vision Security holds the corporate agency licence required to operate in Quebec, our supervisors hold the additional supervisor class, and we provide licence numbers to your compliance team on request. We do not — ever — deploy unlicensed personnel on a Quebec site. If another agency is offering you cheaper rates, ask to see their BSP corporate licence number. Many cannot.
Insurance & trust
Vision Security carries $5,000,000 in commercial general liability insurance and full CNESST workers' compensation coverage in Quebec. Certificates of insurance naming your property, your event or your developer entity are issued within one business day. We can also be added as additional insured on your venue's policy when required by management or municipal permits.
Emergency availability
Response time: Under one hour anywhere on the island of Montreal
Our 24/7 dispatch is run from Montreal, not a national call centre in another time zone. When you call after hours, a real human supervisor answers, opens a ticket, and dispatches a guard from the closest team. We keep on-call rosters specifically for short-notice fire watches, post-incident standbys, eviction support and emergency event coverage across greater Montreal.
Frequently asked questions
Security guard cost by city — what to expect
Hourly rates vary by province, post type, training requirements and how much notice you give. Below is the realistic range we see in 2025 for unarmed licensed guards on standard posts. Treat anything well below these as a red flag.
CityHourly range (CAD)What drives the high end
Montréal$28–$55BSP licensing, bilingual posts, high-end concierge, hospitals
Toronto / GTA$26–$52PSISA training, executive concierge, hospital, hospitality
Ottawa$26–$55Bilingual federal posts, security clearances, embassy work
Québec City$28–$50BSP licensing, festival-season demand, hospital posts
Laval$28–$48BSP licensing, retail and condo concierge, mall posts
Niagara Falls$26–$48Hospitality, casino-adjacent, peak tourism season
If a quote is well under the low end, ask to see the agency's licence number, insurance certificate and training records before contracting. Cheap usually means cut corners somewhere.
The risk of hiring the cheapest security agency
When a bid comes in well below market, the savings are usually being generated somewhere illegitimate. The most common shortcuts:
- Unlicensed guards. Officers without active provincial licences working under another guard's name. If anything goes wrong on site, the legal liability lands on the client.
- Insurance gaps. COIs that look real but expire mid-contract, or commercial general liability limits well below what a prudent property owner would accept.
- No supervision. No site visits, no log reviews, no named supervisor. Officers go ungoverned and post orders quietly stop being followed.
- Cash-only payroll. Officers paid under-the-table without WSIB or CNESST coverage — illegal and a direct liability transfer to the client if an officer is injured.
- National call-centre dispatch. Overnight calls go to a generic answering service that just takes a message. By the time anyone responds, the situation has escalated.
Ask any agency for: agency licence number, $5M COI naming you, training records, supervisor schedule and a 24/7 dispatch number that rings to a real person. If they can't produce all five, walk away.
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Get a security plan built for your Montreal site
Send us the address, the hours, and what you're trying to protect. You'll receive a written security plan and a written quote within one business day — backed by BSP-licensed guards, $5M in insurance, and 24/7 dispatch from a Montreal team.