Visiting executive EP
Day-to-day EP coverage of executives in town for federal meetings, conferences or parliamentary committee appearances.
Ottawa · NCR · Diplomats · Executives · PSISA licensed
Executive Protection Ottawa
Bilingual PSISA-licensed executive protection details for visiting executives, diplomats, federal principals and public figures — advance work, secure transport, residential coverage and event close protection across the National Capital Region.
Call our Ottawa team613-667-3388- PSISA licence #30000230
- $5M Insurance
- 24/7
Why Ottawa businesses need real security
Executive protection in Ottawa sits one tier above standard close protection. The principals are CEOs visiting for federal meetings, foreign executives in town for bilateral delegations, public-company executives appearing before parliamentary committees, family-office principals operating in sensitive matters, and senior diplomatic staff. The work involves real risk assessment, real advance work on venues and routes (including federal buildings, the parliamentary precinct and embassy locations), real secure ground transport on both sides of the river, and a documented protocol covering everything from morning departure to evening hotel arrival.
Every EP officer Vision Security deploys in Ottawa holds an active PSISA security guard licence, works fluently in both official languages, and is selected based on language, vehicle proficiency, advance-work background and prior EP experience. Senior EP details are managed by a named operations lead who runs advance work, coordinates with corporate security, federal liaison teams and counsel, and produces post-mandate documentation suitable for board reporting.
Typical engagements include: ongoing protection of an executive operating from Ottawa, multi-day visits by international principals, parliamentary committee appearance protection, federal meeting protection, bilateral delegation support, public appearances under media exposure, and post-threat protective intelligence + EP packages.
What's included
Diplomatic delegation EP
Bilingual cleared EP officers supporting bilateral delegations, trade missions and visiting government officials.
Advance work
Documented advance work on venues, routes, hotels and federal-building access — including emergency egress and medical access mapping.
Secure ground transport
EP-trained drivers and unmarked vehicles for executive transport across Ottawa and Gatineau, coordinated with airport, hotel and venue arrival protocols.
Residential EP coverage
Standing-post or close-coverage EP at executive residences.
Parliamentary committee & federal meeting protection
EP details for parliamentary committee appearances and federal meetings where principal exposure is heightened.
Public appearance protection
EP for keynotes, media appearances, conferences and public-facing events.
Protective intelligence
Open-source threat monitoring, pattern analysis and pre-event briefings — feeding into the EP plan.
Industries we serve
Public companies & boards
TSX-listed and cross-listed companies needing EP for executives appearing before federal committees or attending federal meetings.
Diplomatic missions
Foreign embassies and high commissions requiring EP support for visiting delegations.
Federal-related professional firms
Government-relations, lobbying and federal consulting firms needing EP for principals during sensitive engagements.
Tech & founder-led companies
Tech-corridor companies needing EP for founders engaging with federal regulators or media.
Visiting international principals
Foreign executives, trade missions and bilateral delegations.
Public figures
Media personalities and political figures attending events or operating in Ottawa.
Legal & high-stakes proceedings
Executives appearing in regulatory hearings or federal proceedings.
Crisis & post-incident
Companies and principals operating under threat or active media campaigns needing rapid EP standup.
Ottawa neighbourhoods & areas served
- Centretown — Downtown core — federal departments, embassies, towers and high-rise condos. Where most of our daytime concierge and overnight commercial work runs.
- ByWard Market — Historic market district — restaurants, bars, hotels, the US Embassy, condos. Heavy weekend nightlife coverage and hotel security.
- Parliamentary Precinct — Wellington and surrounding streets — Parliament Hill perimeter, federal buildings, contractor support. Sensitive operations only.
- Glebe — Established residential neighbourhood with significant condo and rental activity — TD Place stadium and Lansdowne event coverage.
- Westboro & Hintonburg — West-end mixed-use neighbourhoods — condos, retail strips and family homes. Strong condo and concierge demand.
- Rockcliffe Park & New Edinburgh — Diplomatic residences, ambassadorial homes and high-net-worth estates. Discreet residential and private security.
- Sandy Hill — University of Ottawa neighbourhood, embassy row and student housing — mixed residential and institutional security work.
- Vanier — Densely populated east-end neighbourhood with significant retail and rental footprint — mobile patrols and after-hours coverage.
- Kanata — Tech-corridor suburb — Kanata North business park, software headquarters, Canadian Tire Centre arena, suburban condos and retail.
- Orleans — East-end suburb across Highway 174 — large suburban retail centres, condos and family housing.
- Barrhaven — Fast-growing south-end suburb — large retail clusters, condo developments and residential security demand.
- Nepean & Bells Corners — South-west Ottawa suburbs with industrial, retail and residential mix — strong mobile patrol territory.
- Gloucester & Cyrville — East-end industrial and commercial corridor — distribution centres, business parks, mobile patrol and construction security.
- Stittsville & Manotick — Outer suburbs and rural-edge communities — gated estates, banquet venues and private events.
- Gatineau (across the river) — Quebec-side cross-river coverage — events at the Canadian Museum of History, federal buildings and conferences. We coordinate BSP-licensed coverage on the Quebec side as needed.
Licensing & compliance
Every EP officer Vision Security deploys in Ottawa holds an active PSISA security guard licence. Senior EP officers additionally hold formal close protection training credentials. Officers supporting diplomatic or federal-adjacent clients hold appropriate clearances.
Insurance & trust
Vision Security carries $5,000,000 commercial general liability and full WSIB coverage in Ontario. Higher liability limits and named-additional-insured endorsements are routinely arranged for corporate and diplomatic engagements.
Emergency availability
Urgent staffing: Interim EP typically within 4 hours, sustained EP plan typically 24–48 hours after signing, advance work scaled to event timeline
When EP needs arise suddenly — post-threat, urgent travel, federal meeting changes — our dispatch can place interim EP coverage typically within 4 hours and start a full sustained EP plan typically 24–48 hours after signing.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between executive protection and a bodyguard?
Executive protection is sustained, planned and integrated with corporate or government security — covering residence, transport, office, events and travel under a single program. A bodyguard mandate is typically narrower (an event, a visit, a specific risk window).
Are your EP officers PSISA-licensed and bilingual?
Yes. Every EP officer holds an active PSISA security guard licence and works fluently in both English and French.
Do you do advance work?
Yes. Real EP requires advance work — documented walk-throughs of venues, routes, hotels and federal-building access, with emergency egress and medical access mapped before the principal arrives.
Can you support diplomatic delegations?
Yes. Bilingual cleared EP officers supporting bilateral delegations, trade missions and visiting government officials is one of our specialty engagements in Ottawa.
Can EP be deployed for a single trip to Ottawa?
Yes. Short-duration EP for visiting principals (1–7 days) is one of our most common engagements — airport pickup, secure ground transport, hotel coordination and meeting movements.
How much does executive protection cost in Ottawa?
Standard EP officers run $65–$120 per hour in Ottawa. Senior EP leads and multi-officer details are quoted as packaged engagements.
Are your EP officers armed?
Most Ottawa EP work is run unarmed under PSISA. Where armed protection is genuinely required, we coordinate with appropriately licensed partners.
Can you provide EP for parliamentary committee appearances?
Yes. Parliamentary committee appearance and federal meeting protection is a regular EP engagement — particularly during periods of public scrutiny or activist pressure.
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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