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Become a security guard in New Brunswick
The standard agency route requires employment with a licensed agency and an individual agent licence. Specialist equipment requires additional authorisation and training.
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New Brunswick
Where you could work
The examples below come from individual sources; availability varies.
Local job titles
Security officer
Agent de gardiennage
Would this suit you?
- You can practise clear communication and calm responses.
- You are willing to follow site instructions and keep accurate records.
New Brunswick
Security industry
Explore regional pay, local sources and the route into employment.
01 · New Brunswick
Requirements
- Employment with a licensed agency.
- Legal entitlement to work in Canada.
- Government-issued photo identification and the required photograph.
- Disclosure and assessment of criminal charges as specified by the licensing authority.
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Find a licensed agency
Check the government agency list and confirm the proposed role and training arrangements.
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Prepare the agent application
Complete the form with identity, photograph, work-entitlement evidence and required disclosures.
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Obtain the licence and induction
Submit the application and fee through the agency process, then complete the site's instructions and any equipment-specific authorisation.
02 · New Brunswick
Training
Confirm the employer's induction and the licensing authority's requirements for the assignment. The current public application page establishes the worker-licence route. Batons and handcuffs have a separate security-services training policy.
Training time
Confirm with the employer. A universal basic guarding-course duration was not established in the reviewed regulator pages.
Costs
Training providers
03 · New Brunswick
Pay
Job Bank reports a median of CAD 18.00 per hour for NOC 64410, security guards and related security service occupations. Reference period: 2023–2024; Labour Force Survey; table updated 2025-11-19. This occupational benchmark includes different roles and experience levels.
Median gross hourly wage, NOC 64410 · 2023–2024; published 2025-11-19
View sourceEstimate based on the hourly rate × paid weekly hours × 52 ÷ 12. Actual pay depends on your contract and shifts.
Before you apply
- Agency licensing and the individual worker application have different fees.
- The Act includes exemptions for specified in-house employment; confirm whether an exemption applies to the actual job.
- Baton and handcuff training has separate approval and re-certification requirements.
Local sources
- New Brunswick application and fee
- Security-services training policy
- Private Investigators and Security Services Act
- Job Bank wages
- GardaWorld Security Canada careers
- GardaWorld Sécurité Canada: carrières
- BSP Québec: permis régulier
- Provincial and territorial authorities
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