Construction Site Security in Ottawa
Licensed, Indigenous-owned construction site security for businesses, municipalities, and community organisations across Ottawa and National Capital Region.
1st Indigenous Security delivers construction site security to Ottawa clients out of our dedicated National Capital Region operations base. From Canadian Tire Centre to TD Place Stadium & Arena, from Centretown through ByWard Market, our uniformed officers are trained specifically for Ottawa environments — the venues, the neighbourhoods, and the operational tempo of Ontario's National Capital Region corridor.
Ottawa's federal-precinct commercial market, National Capital events, and diplomatic profile mean discretion, clearance-eligibility and coordination with municipal & federal responders are baseline requirements — not upgrades. Construction Site Security in Ottawa in particular calls for a partner who can move between Government, Corporate, Events contexts with the same discipline — and every officer we deploy is on-boarded to your specific Ottawa site before their first shift.
Why construction site security in Ottawa needs a local partner
Ottawa's core sectors — Government, Corporate, Events, Diplomatic, Construction, Education — each bring their own security demands. National providers tend to deploy the same template regardless of city; we build construction site security programs around the specific pressures of the National Capital Region market. That means officers who know that a shift at Canadian Tire Centre runs differently from a shift at Shaw Centre (Ottawa Convention Centre), dispatchers who understand Ottawa's traffic patterns, and supervisors who can escalate to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) / municipal police contacts without a script.
- Overnight static guards or mobile patrol
- Access control for trades and deliveries
- Materials-theft prevention
- Fire-watch capacity for hot-work windows
- OHSA / site-safety plan compliance
Where we've deployed in Ottawa
Our Ottawa officers and event teams have worked in or around every major venue in the city, including Canadian Tire Centre, TD Place Stadium & Arena, Shaw Centre (Ottawa Convention Centre), National Arts Centre, Byward Market, Lansdowne Park and Canadian Museum of History (Gatineau). Coverage extends to Centretown, ByWard Market, Kanata, Barrhaven and the wider National Capital Region.
- Canadian Tire Centre
- TD Place Stadium & Arena
- Shaw Centre (Ottawa Convention Centre)
- National Arts Centre
- Byward Market
- Lansdowne Park
- Canadian Museum of History (Gatineau)
Our Ottawa construction site security program
- 01
Pre-mobilisation site walk
We meet the GC on your Ottawa site, review the safety plan, and identify vulnerability points — copper, HVAC, fuel, tool cribs.
- 02
Layered coverage
Overnight static posts are paired with randomised mobile patrols on weekends and long-weekend shut-downs.
- 03
Trades & delivery gate log
Officers log every trades-person, delivery and visitor at the gate — on paper or via digital sign-in.
- 04
OHSA / safety reporting
Officers escalate WHS hazards, near-misses and after-hours safety incidents.
- 05
Weekly GC report
A written weekly report goes directly to the site super and project manager — no surprises.
“We've cycled through two national providers. 1st Indigenous Security is the first team whose officers actually knew our tenants by name inside a month.”Facilities Director, Ottawa Class-A office complex
Coverage across Ottawa & National Capital Region
We serve Ottawa proper plus the wider National Capital Region. If your property or event isn't inside the ring on the map below, ask us anyway — we cover the entire corridor.
Licensed, insured and Indigenous-owned
Ontario Private Security & Investigative Services Act (PSISA)
Every officer we deploy in Ottawa holds a current provincial licence.
$2M CGL + WSIB
Full commercial general liability and workers-comp coverage. Additional-insured endorsements complimentary.
Reporting portal
Every Ottawa shift generates GPS-verified logs and photo evidence in your client portal.
Construction Site Security in Ottawa — questions we get
How much does construction site security cost in Ottawa?
Ottawa construction security is priced hourly per officer. Overnight-only coverage (12h) typically runs $360–$540 per night. 24/7 coverage runs approximately $1,300–$1,800 per day depending on the number of posts and access-control complexity.
Do you provide fire watch during hot work on Ottawa sites?
Yes. Fire watch is often bundled with our Ottawa construction security package at a preferential rate.
Do your officers carry the insurance our GC requires?
Yes — $2M CGL standard, with additional-insured endorsements available naming your GC and owner at no additional cost.
Can you cover winter shut-down on my Ottawa project?
Yes — winter and long-weekend shut-down coverage is one of our most-requested scopes in National Capital Region.
Do you carry WSIB / WCB coverage in ON?
Yes. We are in good standing with the provincial workers-comp board and can provide clearance certificates on request.