ServiceOntario — Security Guard and Private Investigator Licences
Ontario's licence page for individual security guards and private investigators, run through ServiceOntario.
Verified 2026-11-04
Directory
Security Guard and Private Investigator Licensing Authorities Directory
Security guard and private investigator licensing authorities across Canada in one verified listing — each linked to its official page.
11 verified listings · last refreshed 2026-11-14
Security guard and private investigator licensing is provincial and territorial: the regulator, and the licence itself, depend on where you will work. This directory lists the licensing authority for each jurisdiction, so you can start from the official page that governs you.
Northwest Territories and Nunavut are not listed: no official territorial security guard or private investigator licensing page could be verified at build time. This is a listing only — confirm the current requirements on the authority's own page before you apply. Entries are re-checked on the Second Pass volatile schedule.
Ontario
British Columbia
Security Programs Division — Security Industry Licensing
British Columbia's Security Programs Division, which licenses security workers in the province.
Verified 2026-11-04
Alberta
Security Programs — Security Service Worker Licence
Alberta's Security Programs office, which licenses security service workers under the Security Services and Investigators Act.
Verified 2026-11-04
Manitoba
Private Investigators and Security Guards Program
Manitoba's Private Investigators and Security Guards program, including how to apply for a licence.
Verified 2026-11-04
Saskatchewan
Provincial Protective Services — Private Investigators and Security Guards Program
Saskatchewan's Provincial Protective Services program for private investigators and security guards.
Verified 2026-11-04
New Brunswick
Investigation and Security Licensing — Gaming Control and Licensing Services
New Brunswick's licensing page for investigation and security services, administered by Gaming Control and Licensing Services.
Verified 2026-11-04
Nova Scotia
Security Programs Office — Private Guard and Private Investigator Licences
Nova Scotia's Department of Justice Security Programs Office, which licenses private guards and private investigators.
Verified 2026-11-04
Quebec
Bureau de la sécurité privée — Regular Licence
Quebec's Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP), which licenses security agents in the province.
Verified 2026-11-04
Prince Edward Island
Firearms Office — Private Investigators and Security Guards Act
Prince Edward Island's Firearms Office, which administers the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act.
Verified 2026-11-04
Newfoundland and Labrador
Consumer and Financial Services Division — Security Services
Newfoundland and Labrador's Consumer and Financial Services Division, which lists Security Services among the services it regulates.
Verified 2026-11-04
Yukon
Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs — Security Licence
Yukon's Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs office, which licenses security workers in four worker classes including security guard.
Verified 2026-11-04
Recheck: entries are re-verified on the Second Pass volatile schedule. Northwest Territories and Nunavut omitted — no licensing page verified at build time.