How to get a security guard worker licence in Yukon: age 19, a licensed agency employer, the documents, the 10 dollar fee, and renewal.
Applies in: Yukon
Security work in Yukon is licensed under the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act, RSY 2002, c. 175, through Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (PLRA), Community Services, Government of Yukon. Every licensed security agency and worker must register, hold a Yukon licence, and renew the licence every year. This guide is about the worker licence to act as a security guard. Agency licences are a separate application with separate eligibility rules, and the two must not be mixed up: the worker fee, the worker documents, and the worker renewal rules in this guide are the worker ones only.
There are four classes of licences that security workers can hold in Yukon: security guard, private investigator, security consultant, and burglar alarm agent. Pick the class that matches the work you will actually do. A security guard worker licence does not cover private investigation work, security consulting, or burglar alarm work, and each class carries its own fee.
A worker applicant must be at least 19 years old, and must be an individual employed by a security agency that holds a valid Yukon licence. That employer link is a condition of eligibility, not a suggestion. The application form asks for prospective employer information, including the agency name and its business physical address, and for your current and most recent employers within 2 years of the application. If you do not yet work for a licensed Yukon agency, the first practical step is to get that job. Running your own unlicensed operation, or working for an unlicensed agency, is not covered by a worker licence.
The agency side is separate and stricter. Agencies must have an office located in Yukon, hold at least 100,000 dollars in liability insurance and a bond of 5,000 dollars, and be registered and in good standing on the Yukon Corporate Registry or be federally incorporated. The applicants for an agency licence must be at least 19 years old. Those agency figures are stated here only so a worker applicant can check that an employer agency is properly licensed. They are not worker requirements.
The security professional licence application form gives a supporting documentation checklist, and states that full instructions, forms and guidance documents are found on the security professional application web page. Assemble the following before you start the application:
Two cautions on the documents list. First, the apply page worker documents list repeats a photo identification item worded for the agency owner and lists proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status, while the form requires proof of eligibility to reside in Canada. The wordings do not match exactly. Confirm with PLRA which proof it will accept from a worker applicant, and follow the form checklist for the remaining items. Second, the form asks for residence history for your current residence and most recent residences within 2 years, and employment history for current and most recent employers within 2 years. Do not leave a section blank: the form states that if a section is not relevant, mark it as not applicable.
Apply through the PLRA portal linked from the professional licensing pages. The renewal page describes the portal steps for renewal as logging in, clicking Licensing and Renew my licence, uploading the documents and information requested, completing the application form, and submitting the form. The first-application form adds an affidavit: you swear that the information provided is true and correct, and that you are not aware of any impediment or reason that would affect the granting of the licence under the Act. The form asks whether you have previously held or applied for a security guard or security agency licence in any jurisdiction, and whether you have a criminal record, and states that additional information may be requested if you answer yes to any declaration question.
If you have had complaints or disciplinary or criminal action against you, the apply page states that eligibility will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, and that registration or licensing may not be approved. Disclose the position in full on the form rather than leaving it out. No opened Yukon page names a training course, a training provider, or an exam for a security guard worker, and no opened page states an age rule other than 19. Do not buy a course or assume a course is waived on the basis of a provider claim. Ask PLRA whether any training proof is required for your class, and confirm the answer before you enrol.
The annual licence fee for a security worker is 10 dollars per licence class. If the application is approved, the Government of Yukon will email an invoice for the fee, and the fee is paid through the portal. Do not send payment before approval, and do not use the agency fee figures on a worker application. Agency annual fees are 50 dollars for the first licence class and 25 dollars for each subsequent class, and agency renewal fees are 25 dollars per licence class. Those are agency figures, stated here only to keep the two fee schedules apart.
No opened page states a fee for the criminal record check, the fingerprinting, or the photographs, and no opened page states a fee for a first application that differs from the annual fee stated on the apply page. Confirm any third-party charges with the provider before you pay, and keep the invoice and payment record from the portal.
Renewal is annual, and the dates are fixed. The renewal period begins February 1. Apply for renewal by March 1, so the licence can be processed before it expires on March 31. It is illegal to do business or work in the new licence year before the licence has been renewed. Applications are typically reviewed within 30 business days, and the Government of Yukon states it cannot process an application without all the documentation it needs. Apply early in the window rather than waiting until March 1.
At renewal, a worker must hold a current security worker licence in Yukon and be currently employed by a security agency that holds a valid Yukon agency licence. The renewal documents are a new criminal record check every year, a passport-sized photograph or recent image every 5 years, authorization to carry firearms only if you will work for an armoured car service, and canine supporting documentation only if you will be working with dogs. The annual worker renewal fee is 10 dollars per licence class, invoiced by email after approval and paid through the portal, on the same terms as a first application.
For questions about the process, email PLRA at pisg.plra@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-5111, toll free in Yukon at 1-800-661-0408, extension 5111. The application form also gives the PLRA mailing address as P.O. Box 2703, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 2C6, and an older email address, pisg.plra@gov.yk.ca, for canine documentation queries. Use the renewal page contact details first, and confirm the correct email address with PLRA if the two differ.
The annual licence fee for a security worker is 10 dollars per licence class. If your application is approved, the Government of Yukon will email you an invoice for the fee, and you pay through the portal. That is the worker fee only. Agency fees are different: the apply page states 50 dollars for a first agency licence class and 25 dollars for each subsequent class. Do not pay an agency fee on a worker application.
Neither opened Yukon page names a training course, a training provider, or an exam for a security guard worker. The application form asks whether you have held or applied for a security guard or security agency licence in any jurisdiction, and whether you have a criminal record, but it names no course. Do not buy a course on the basis of a provider claim. Ask Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs whether any training proof is required for your class before you enrol, and get the answer in writing where you can.
An applicant for a security worker licence must be at least 19 years old. The application form requires proof of eligibility to reside in Canada. The apply page, in the worker documents list, also lists proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status, alongside a photo identification item worded for the agency owner. The two wordings do not match exactly. Confirm with Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs which proof it will accept from a worker applicant before you submit.
Yes. A worker applicant must be an individual employed by a security agency that holds a valid Yukon licence. The application form requires prospective employer information, including the agency name and business address, and a verification of employment for business professions form. For renewal, you must be currently employed by a security agency that holds a valid Yukon agency licence. A worker licence is not a licence to run an agency.
The application form requires a criminal record check including a vulnerable sector check obtained in the past 90 days, and a set of processed fingerprint results from the RCMP, and it states that if you do not have a clean criminal record, you may not be eligible for a licence. The apply page states that where a person has had complaints or disciplinary or criminal action against them, eligibility is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and registration or licensing may not be approved. At renewal, a new criminal record check is required every year. Disclose the position fully and ask Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs before assuming a record is or is not a bar.
Licences are annual. The renewal period begins February 1, and you should apply for renewal by March 1 so the licence can be processed before it expires on March 31. It is illegal to do business or work in the new licence year before the licence has been renewed. Applications are typically reviewed within 30 business days, and an application cannot be processed without all the documentation. At renewal, provide a new criminal record check every year and a new photograph every 5 years. The annual worker fee is 10 dollars per licence class.
Where a figure could not be verified on an opened Yukon page at the time of writing — a training course, provider, hours or exam for a security guard worker, a first-application fee different from the annual fee, and charges for the criminal record check, fingerprinting or photographs — this guide says so and points to Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs instead of carrying a provider claim. Confirm the training position and the accepted proof of eligibility to reside in Canada with PLRA before you apply.