Commissionaires Canada is a Canadian non-profit security firm, originally established to provide employment to ex-servicemen.
In 1982, the Canadian Corps had grown to more than 10,000 employees, which virtually doubled the complement of its British parent.
To meet its growing demands for personnel after the September 11 attacks in 2001, Commissionaires began accepting civilians.
Commissionaires are found in many federal establishments across Canada guarding everything from museum pieces to live ammunition and government files.
In addition to security guard duties, some Commissionaires are trained to perform fingerprinting service for the federal government.