Regulation
Bill 88 (Private Security Act) - Registration for permits starts July 22, 2010
As you already know, in 1996, the Québec government, through the Department of Public Security, decided to legislate the private security industry in the province of Québec. More than four years after its adoption, Bill 88 (Private Security Act) has now been ratified and will be put in application in its entirety on July 22, 2010, as officially announced in the Gazette officielle du Québec on July 7, 2010. Read full story...
City of Toronto Fire Chief Issues Clarification on Fire Alarm By-law Change
This briefing note addresses the concerns raised by the media, at the Budget Committee meeting on February 16, 2010, over the proposed change in the False Alarm By-law to allow Fire Services to charge for attendance at all nuisance and malicious false alarms. Read full story...
UPDATE - Toronto Alarm Response Rate Increase
As communicated earlier this week, the Canadian Security Association (CANASA) had confirmed that the rates for false dispatches in the City of Toronto will be raised to $130 from $83.50. At that time there was a tentative effective date of February 1, 2010 to the fee increase. Read full story...
City of Toronto Alarm Response Rate Increase
The Canadian Security Association has confirmed that the rates for false dispatches in the City of Toronto will be raised to $130 from $83.50 with a tentative effective date of February 1, 2010. Read full story...
Regulating Private Security in Nova Scotia - Update
In January of 2007 the Nova Scotia Department of Justice published the Discussion Paper “Regulating Private Security in Nova Scotia“ and requested industry stakeholders input via questionnaire in the creation of new legislation to govern Nova Scotia’s Private Security Industry. Questionnaire results were published in April 2007. Read full story...
Position Paper on Fire Department Response Policies
The primary purpose of the fire services community is to protect lives and preserve property. Inherent in this philosophy is the desire to respond as quickly as possible in an emergency situation in order to fulfill that mandate. With the arrival of monitored alarms it seems an obvious fit that this technology not only be able to keep people safe in their homes and in places of work with local annuniation, but that it can also be used to notify the people most appropriate to respond in the event of an emergency quickly and accurately.
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WHITE PAPER - Private Security : Partner in Internal Security (Quebec)
During the past thirty years, the private security industry has experienced a considerable expansion. This growth was characterized by an increasing business volume, by a diversification of the activities and by an increase in the number of participants. This evolution therefore calls on the governments who should ensure that the legislative and statutory frameworks governing private security corresponds to the reality experienced by this industry.
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