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Ottawa Division acquisition serves two important goals: diversify services, and address evolving needs of modern veterans

Ottawa Division has announced a breakthrough acquisition of ComNet Communication Networks, allowing the Division to enter into the systems side of security solutions. It’s an exciting time for the Division. CEO Paul Guindon says the acquisition was made to meet an increase in demand. They have transformed over the past 10-15 years, and “venturing into … Read more ›

Ottawa security company partners with telecom company to expand service offerings and create more jobs for veterans

OTTAWA—August 23, 2018. Commissionaires Ottawa, a private, not-for-profit security company whose social mandate includes a primary focus on hiring military and RCMP veterans, announced today it is partnering with ComNet to expand its security solutions to include security systems, communication cabling and network solutions. ComNet, with offices in Ottawa, Kingston and Montreal, will retain its … Read more ›

Marine Atlantic Commissionaires: Pride in Caring for their Workplace and its Visitors

Story submitted by Johnena Finlayson & Security Team, Marine Atlantic Marine Atlantic is a Crown corporation committed to the safety and comfort of passengers and their belongings on ferry routes between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Commissionaires continues to be the security provider at the Cape Breton site, coming up on 30 years. More than 20 … Read more ›

NBPEI commissionaires receive surprise commendation from General (Ret’d) Walter Natynczyk, Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada

It was a regular Friday shift for the commissionaires working at the Daniel J MacDonald (DJM) building, home of Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) HQ in Charlottetown. That is, until the Deputy, Associate and Assistant Deputy Ministers of VAC, General (Ret’d) Walter Natynczyk, Lisa Campbell, and Elizabeth Stuart approached the Commissionaires desk. Deputy Minister Natynczyk informed … Read more ›

Commissionaires take on the heat for Canada Day

Commissionaires across the country ran security operations for various Canada Day festivities, regardless of the record-breaking temperatures. As they do each year, our Ottawa Division eagerly took on the largest operation of them all, Canada Day in the Capital. Starting June 17 and through to July 6, inclusive, hundreds of commissionaires have been securing various … Read more ›

Captain Paul A. Guindon, CD RCN (Ret’d) appointed Chair of our National Business Management Committee

Paul Guindon assumed the role of Chair of the Commissionaires National Business Management Committee (NBMC) in June 2018, where he represents and leads a nation-wide alliance of 15 Commissionaires CEOs. The Committee’s focus is to find new and better ways of doing business in response to increased security threats, new standards and laws, continuous technological … Read more ›