Think like a Commissionaire to safeguard your Home

When Commissionaires think security, we think prevention. We look for potential security concerns and address them before there’s a problem. Commissionaires scan, plan and prevent. Repeat. Learn how you can secure your home by thinking like a Commissionaire: Find the Weak Spots Whether it’s a shoddy side door or an unpatrolled parking lot, Commissionaires are … Read more ›

Spring Clean Your Past with a Record Suspension

If you’ve made a mistake in your past and you don’t want it appearing on a background check – perhaps one you need for a volunteer position or a pre-employment screening – Commissionaires can help. While we can’t erase your criminal record completely, Commissionaires can help you with a record suspension (formerly called a pardon). … Read more ›

Three Tips to Protect your Computer against Malware

The cybercrime goes like this: Your computer freezes. A message from the “Police Cybercrime Investigation Department” appears onscreen saying you must pay $100 or face criminal prosecution for a slew of possible offenses like copyright violation, gambling and infecting other computers with a virus. If you pay, the message reads, your computer will be unlocked … Read more ›

Defend Against Business Theft

Pre-employment background screening will help keep your business secure. By screening, we don’t mean Facebook stalking. Commissionaires provides professional, in-depth background screening to ensure you’re hiring exactly who your candidate says he is. Commissionaires offers: Criminal Record Checks: Commissionaires will use your applicant’s name, date of birth or digital fingerprints to confirm a clean record. … Read more ›

Top Reasons to Join Commissionaires

Interested in working at Commissionaires? We value our Canadian Forces and RCMP veterans, but we also keep our doors open for civilians who care about protecting Canadians. Here’s what our team members have to say: 1. Discipline: As a Medical Assistant in the Reserves, Kathleen Darch had a fast-paced job, providing medical support to members of the … Read more ›

Fingerprinting News – Out with the Old, In With the New

The RCMP will soon use only digital fingerprinting for all criminal record checks for civil applications (employment, immigration, etc.) Effective July 1, 2014, submission of ink-based fingerprints by mail to the RCMP will end. All fingerprint submissions must be made through a digital application. This change brings many advantages to the applicants and the RCMP, … Read more ›