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Become a security guard in Ontario
Complete Ontario basic security guard training, obtain your training completion number, pass the provincial test and apply for an individual licence.
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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.
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Security industry
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Sources checked: 2026-09-20
01 · Ontario
Requirements
- Age 18 or older.
- Legal entitlement to work in Canada.
- Meet the prescribed criminal-record requirements and obtain a valid Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check.
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Choose a training provider
Check the ministry's provider information and confirm first-aid arrangements and instructor support.
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Complete training and testing
Use the training completion number issued by your provider to book the provincial security guard test.
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Apply for your licence
Submit your identity documents, photograph, test evidence and required criminal-record check with the licence application.
02 · Ontario
Training
Basic training includes emergency first aid and CPR. An accepted existing first-aid certificate can satisfy that component. Online courses must provide real-time instructor interaction.
Training time
At least 40 hours including first aid, or 33.5 hours of security content with accepted first aid completed separately.
Costs
Training providers
Ontario Security Hub Inc.
Online Security Guard Course and Emergency First Aid / CPR Level C / AED
- Training time
- Advertised 40-hour route; security content online and first aid in person.
- Costs
- CAD 199 plus HST with first aid; CAD 119 plus HST for security content with first aid arranged separately.
Publicly advertised Ontario course, checked 2026-09-16. Verify current ministry listing and first-aid location before paying. Provider's separate provincial test-price guidance differs from Ontario's study guide; budget and book using the current official testing service.
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Pay
Job Bank reports a median of CAD 20.00 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
- A training completion number enables test booking; the worker licence follows a separate application.
- Ontario is developing updated curricula; its existing requirements remain in force on the reviewed pages.
- Quoted tuition excludes the licence fee, government test and criminal-record check. First-aid travel or availability may affect the total.
Local sources
- Ontario individual licence
- Ontario basic training
- Ontario syllabus, updated 2026-07-06
- Ontario study guide and quoted test fee
- Ontario Security Hub course and prices
- Job Bank wages
- GardaWorld Security Canada careers
- GardaWorld Sécurité Canada: carrières
- BSP Québec: permis régulier
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