Security Badges

Badges are in. Any other agency in Canada issue badges?

Badges are prohibited for security guards in Ontario as are Forage caps, stripes on pants (other than reflective safety stripe - silver) and rank insignia (chevrons). Cannot have black/navy uniform shirt. Pretty much anything that suggests authority or remotely resembling police.

DavidJ wrote:Badges are prohibited for security guards in Ontario as are Forage caps, stripes on pants (other than reflective safety stripe - silver) and rank insignia (chevrons). Cannot have black/navy uniform shirt. Pretty much anything that suggests authority or remotely resembling police.

Yes they are so worried people may think its police coming from far away and they may stop criminal activity(being sarcastic). If your working closely with people the government must think people can not read SECURITY on every side of the guard.

I am pleased they have decent regulations in Alberta.

Some Regs for the Private Security & Investigative Services Act here in Ontario---just in case you thought I was joking. ;-) 


ONTARIO REGULATION 364/07
VEHICLES
Consolidation Period: From August 23, 2009 to the e-Laws currency date.
No amendments.

Definition

1. In this Regulation,
“vehicle” means,
(a) an automobile, or
(b) other motor vehicle with at least four wheels and a truck or delivery body permanently attached to it. O. Reg. 364/07, s. 1.

Licensee providing security guard services to comply with regulation

2. A licensee shall not use a vehicle in the provision of security guard services that is not in compliance with this Regulation. O. Reg. 364/07, s. 2.

Marked vehicles

3. (1) If a vehicle is marked as being a vehicle used in the provision of security guard services, it must comply with the requirements of this section. O. Reg. 364/07, s. 3 (1).
(2) The word “SECURITY” or “SÉCURITÉ”, in upper case letters, must be prominently displayed in a colour that contrasts with the colour of the vehicle,
(a) on both sides of the vehicle, in letters not less than 10 centimetres high; and
(b) on the front and back of the vehicle, in letters not less than 8 centimetres high. O. Reg. 364/07, s. 3 (2).
(3) The word “security” or “sécurité” may also appear in or as part of the licensee’s crest or logo. O. Reg. 364/07, s. 3 (3).
(4) The vehicle must not have any red, blue, gold or yellow stripes or any combination of red, blue, gold or yellow stripes, except as part of the licensee’s crest or logo. O. Reg. 364/07, s. 3 (4).

Prohibited markings

4. A vehicle must not have the following terms, or any variations of them, displayed anywhere on it:
1. Detective or détective.
2. Private detective or détective privé.
3. Police.
4. Officer or agent de police.
5. Law enforcement or exécution de la loi. O. Reg. 364/07, s. 4.
5. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 364/07, s. 5.

Security guard uniform must comply with regulation

1. A person who is licensed as a security guard and who is required by the Act to wear a uniform when acting as a security guard or holding himself or herself out as one shall wear a uniform that complies with this Regulation when acting as a security guard or holding himself or herself out as one. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 1.

Words and logos, etc.

2. (1) The name, logo or crest of the licensee that employs the security guard must be affixed to the chest of the outermost piece of the uniform. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 2 (1).
(2) The term “SECURITY”, “SÉCURITÉ”, “SECURITY GUARD” or “AGENT DE SÉCURITÉ”, in upper case letters not less than 1.5 centimetres high and in a colour that contrasts with the dominant colour of the uniform, must be,
(a) permanently affixed to the chest of the outermost piece of the uniform; and
(b) affixed between two and three centimetres below the name, logo or crest of the licensee that employs the security guard, if the name, logo or crest appears anywhere else on the uniform in addition to the chest of the outermost piece. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 2 (2).
(3) The word “SECURITY” or “SÉCURITÉ”, in upper case letters not less than 10 centimetres high and in a colour that contrasts with the dominant colour of the uniform, must be permanently affixed to the back of the outermost piece of the uniform unless the outermost piece of the uniform is a shirt with a collar, a sweater, a blazer, a sports jacket or a suit jacket. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 2 (3).
(4) Clause (2) (a) applies independently of subsection (1) and must be complied with in addition to subsection (1) even if the name, logo or crest required by subsection (1) includes a term required by clause (2) (a). O. Reg. 362/07, s. 2 (4).

Identification of guard

3. An identification tag with the security guard’s name or licence number must be affixed to the chest of the outermost piece of the uniform. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 3.

Rank chevrons

4. (1) The uniform must not have rank chevrons. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 4 (1).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a uniform worn by a licensee who is an employee of a non-profit organization that was in existence before August 23, 2007. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 4 (2).

Shirt colour

5. If the uniform includes a shirt with a collar, the shirt must not be black or navy blue. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 5.

Trouser stripes

6. The trousers must not have stripes, other than reflective safety stripes, down the side. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 6.

Hats

7. The uniform must not include a police-style forage cap. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 7.

Oversight by employers

8. A licensed business entity shall ensure that the individual licensees employed by it comply with this Regulation. O. Reg. 362/07, s. 8.
9. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 362/07, s. 9.


Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005
ONTARIO REGULATION 366/07
EQUIPMENT
Consolidation Period: From July 30, 2009 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 283/09.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Firearms

1. An individual licensee may use a firearm in the provision of private investigator or security guard services only if he or she is authorized to carry the firearm under section 20 of the Firearms Act (Canada). O. Reg. 283/09, s. 1.

Batons

2. (1) An individual licensee may use a baton in the provision of private investigator or security guard services only if the following conditions are met:
1. The baton is issued to the individual licensee by the licensed or registered business entity that employs the individual licensee.
2. The individual licensee may use the baton for defensive purposes only. O. Reg. 366/07, s. 2 (1).
(2) A licensed business entity shall carry insurance to cover the risks associated with its employees carrying batons. O. Reg. 366/07, s. 2 (2).

Handcuffs

3. An individual licensee may use handcuffs in the provision of private investigator or security guard services only if the handcuffs are issued to the individual licensee by the licensed or registered business entity that employs the individual licensee. O. Reg. 366/07, s. 3.

Restraints

4. An individual licensee may not use cable ties or strip ties as restraints in the provision of private investigator or security guard services. O. Reg. 366/07, s. 4.

Oversight by employers

5. A licensed business entity shall ensure that the individual licensees employed by it comply with this Regulation. O. Reg. 366/07, s. 5.
6. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 366/0