Even for busy Commissionaires, there is always time to take up a hobby. Deciding to forgo stamp-collecting and knitting, Nick Dunning creates incredibly lifelike and historically accurate depictions of military battle scenes to honour Canada’s veterans. Nick’s passion and hobby is fitting. His father spent time with the Royal Canadian Air Force and his mother … Read more ›
To mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War and the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 2017, commemorative events will be held at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France and the National War Memorial in Ottawa. The Government of Canada will lead a delegation to France to participate in the commemorative … Read more ›
By: Benoit Gagnon, Director, Cybersurveillance and Information Security, Quebec Division So, you’re ready for your next vacation. Vaccine, check! Passport, check! Airplane tickets, check! Luggage, check! Laptop and camera, check! Everything is a set, and you are ready to experience the best vacation of your life! Heck, you will even be able to use the … Read more ›
Gassan Muhammed arrived for his shift as a security guard at St. John’s City Hall last week. While this sounds like any other day for many workers across the country, this was a special day for Gassan, as it was his first day on the job in his new home: Canada. Gassan is a participant … Read more ›
Ottawa, ON, February 17, 2017 – The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires has ranked among the top employers in Canada, according to Forbes’ list of Canada’s Best Employers of 2017. Commissionaires ranked second in the industry sector and placed in the top half of the 300 employers, outranking other Canadian security services providers by a wide … Read more ›
Starting on July 1st, 2016, the new mandatory electronic fingerprinting for criminal record checks for federal government employment security screening. Q1: Why is the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) replacing name-based criminal record checks? Name-based checks have weaknesses due to variances in spelling, common surnames, use of nicknames, name changes, etc. Fingerprint verification is the … Read more ›