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Security guard body language: what your posture says before you do
Posture, hands, eyes, distance: what official sources recommend for the guard, how to read the signs in someone else, and what body language does not tell you.
Articles #agent: security guard
All our articles on the job: security guard.
Jobs
CDD and CDI in Quebec: a security guard's employment statuses
CDD and CDI do not exist under those names in Quebec. What matters for a guard: status A-01, A-02, A-03 or A-04, and what each one changes.
Training
Security guard training in Quebec: every school's price compared
From $0 to $600: the price shown by every public centre and every private school recognized by the BSP, what it includes and the traps to avoid.
Rights and safety at work
Use of force by security guards in Quebec: what the law allows
Arrest, self-defence, protecting property: force must be necessary and reasonable. The Criminal Code limits, the risks to your licence and the training.
Jobs
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Security guard in Northern Quebec: pay, rotations and camps
Mines, James Bay, Nunavik: the Decree applies across Quebec but has no isolation premium. Rotations, lodging, taxes and what to ask before you go.
Training
BSP Register: How to Verify a Security Licence in Quebec
The BSP public register shows whether a guard or an agency holds a valid licence. How to search, read the statuses and what to do if there is a problem.
Training
BSP: Quebec's Bureau de la sécurité privée Explained
What the BSP is in Quebec, its powers, what it does not do, how to reach it and how to file a complaint against a guard or an agency.
News
Arriving 15 Minutes Before Your Shift: That Time Must Be Paid
Handover, waiting at the agency office, required training: the CNESST points out that all time worked is paid. What it means for security guards.
News
Quebec Bill 27 on Decrees: It Dies With the Dissolution
Bill 27 would have made it simpler to end collective agreement decrees. Dissolution killed it. The security guards' decree stays in force.
News
BSP Licence: What Changed for Payment and the Register
The BSP no longer accepts Interac e-Transfer, and a licence under renewal no longer shows as "Expired" in the Public Register. What guards must do.
Rights and safety at work
Security guard leave in Quebec: sick, family, bereavement
Sick leave, family reasons, death, wedding, birth: the paid days under the security guards' Decree and the Act respecting labour standards.
Rights and safety at work
Dismissed or laid off: a Quebec security guard's recourses
Notice, indemnity, work certificate, complaints to the CNESST and the Comité paritaire, Record of Employment: your recourses after a dismissal or layoff.