All Fingerprinting Services Aren't The Same!

Canadians are sometimes required to find and use fingerprinting services to have their fingerprints professionally taken. The most common reason is to conduct a certified criminal record check to prove with certainty that you have no criminal record in Canada. A certified criminal record check can be required for reasons as varied as adoptions, foreign travel including Visas, U.S. waivers and border crossing, applications for Canadian Citizenship, applications to obtain your criminal record when applying for a pardon, applications for permanent residency in foreign countries, employment, volunteer work and name changes.

Grow your Business by Hiring a Process Server

Oftentimes, businesses get mired in legal matters that include serving or court document filing or a multitude of other legal activities that you will have to engage in to maintain your company's legitimacy. And the time that can be spent handling this unavoidable part of business can be exorbitant, particularly if you are not an experienced specialist in the area. You’d rather be spending your efforts making your company successful and expanding your business, so why not focus on your business and let someone else take care of it.

Thinking outside of the box - A creative solution to offset rising policing costs

At the Economics of Policing Summit held earlier this year, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told delegates that Canada’s spending on policing has doubled in the last decade, with municipalities paying for 60 per cent of that increase.

Hosting an event… protect your guests!

Why security guard services are important for events?

You’re planning an event, everything is in control, and you know your event will be a huge success. But wait, did you hire any additional security guards? If not, you should!

Security is not only restricted to large corporate events or rock concerts; whether it’s a wedding, funeral, sporting event, prom night, trade show or any other personal or professional celebration, you and your guests must feel safe. There are times when the unexpected can happen and event security guards are specialized and trained to control them and protect the people & premises.

Many companies hire full time guards but there are several reasons why we should anticipate the need for hiring event security guard services. For some internal events your in-house security would be enough, but when you organize larger events you will need extra support.

The visibility of security guards at your event gives guests an impression that their safety means a lot to you.

You can hire security guards for short term events on short notice.

Commissionaires Great Lakes has been protecting people and property for over 88 years. Call us to learn how we can protect you and your guests at your special event.

Canadians believe modern veterans deserve more support

Toronto, Ontario -- November 5, 2012 – A Nanos national survey released today by Commissionaires, revealed a growing concern among Canadians with the plight of modern veterans, many of whom are struggling to make the transition from the Canadian Forces to civilian life.

An astonishing 94 per cent of those surveyed (an increase from 89 per cent in 2009) believe that Canadians have an obligation to ensure our modern veterans find meaningful employment after they've finished their service in the Canadian Forces.

“We have always observed Remembrance Day in this country to remember the sacrifice our veterans have made in defence of Canada,” noted Ted Barris, military historian and bestselling author. “This survey tells us that Canadians not only honour our soldiers who have fallen, but they care about our modern vets who have faltered in the transition from the Canadian Forces to the next stage in their lives.”

The survey probed Canadians on their views and attitudes towards the hardship many modern veterans confront when their military service draws to a close and they begin to look for their next career. The survey reported that nearly 43 per cent of Canadians feel that today's veterans have a more difficult time making the transition to civilian life compared to veterans in the past, while only 28 per cent thought they have an easier time of it today.

More than half of Canadians (51.8 per cent) believe that the support veterans affected by conditions like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are receiving today is inadequate. Finally, the survey showed that while 82.1 per cent of Canadians think primarily of veterans of the first and second world wars on Remembrance Day, 88.9 per cent believe that all vets, whenever and wherever they served, should be honoured on November 11th.

The survey results for Ontario did not differ in any meaningful way from the national results. This is perhaps not surprising given that Ontario respondents accounted for 30 per cent of the national sample, the largest share of any region.

“We’re one of the largest employers of veterans so we know the difficulties many vets face when they leave the Canadian Forces for the next stage in their careers,” said Tom Prins, President and CEO, Commissionaires Great Lakes-Toronto. “A familiar and supportive workplace can make all the difference, and that’s just what we offer.”

Since 1925, Commissionaires has been providing meaningful employment for veterans as they make the transition from the Canadian Forces to civilian life. With 16 divisions and more than 20,000 men and women employed across the country, Commissionaires is a leading national provider of security services.

The Nanos survey was conducted between October 4th and 11th with a sample size of 1,000 Canadians. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

A video by Commissionaires entitled “Thanks” will be airing in Cineplex Odeon theatres across Canada from November 3-11 this year in honour of Remembrance Week.