Security Business for sale in Canada

Requirements vary by province. Confirm the agency licence, branch approvals and each guard or investigator’s individual licence, then determine whether new owners, directors, business names or addresses require consent, screening or a fresh application.

Reconcile schedules, payroll and invoices by site, including overtime, statutory holidays, training and travel. Verify licence status and employment classification, and calculate the cost of filling vacancies while meeting contracted coverage and response times.

Check assignment, termination, service levels, wage-escalation clauses, equipment ownership and client-specific training. Confirm major customers will consent to closing and assess whether low-margin fixed rates can absorb upcoming payroll or insurance increases.

Review use-of-force reports, injuries, complaints, privacy incidents, police contacts, litigation and regulator correspondence. Compare events with training and supervision records, and confirm insurance reserves and deductibles reflect unresolved exposure.

Map how video, access logs and incident information are collected, viewed, retained and disclosed. Verify documented purposes, restricted access, secure storage, retention schedules and client instructions under applicable federal or provincial privacy laws.

Inspect patrol vehicles, radios, uniforms, body cameras, keys and monitoring equipment, separating owned from leased or client-owned items. Test dispatch, lone-worker and reporting systems and confirm software accounts can be transferred securely.