Why There's No Single Price List
Any security company that quotes you a rate before seeing your site is guessing. Professional pricing in Quebec is built from a documented assessment: what needs protecting, when, where, and at what risk level. That said, the factors below determine virtually every quote — understanding them puts you in control of the conversation.
Factor 1–3: Coverage, Schedule and Location
Total weekly hours are the biggest driver: a 24/7 post costs roughly triple a business-hours post. Night, weekend and holiday shifts carry different economics than weekday days. And location matters — guards in remote regions like the Côte-Nord or Abitibi involve travel and logistics that Montreal or Laval posts don't.
Factor 4–6: Service Type, Risk and Requirements
A concierge post, a construction night watch, a mobile patrol route and an executive protection detail are different products with different staffing levels. Higher-risk environments require more experienced (and more supervised) personnel. Requirements like bilingual guards, specific certifications, vehicles or technology all shape the final rate.
Factor 7: Contract Length and Flexibility
Long-term contracts with predictable schedules price better than one-off emergency deployments. If you need guards tomorrow, you pay for the agility; if you can plan a month out, you get the best economics.
How to Get a Quote You Can Trust
Insist on a written quote after an on-site assessment, verify the agency's BSP licence, and compare supervision and reporting — not just the hourly number. The cheapest quote often excludes the supervision that makes security actually work. 1st Nations Security provides free assessments and written quotes across Quebec: +1 807-770-0243 or admin@1stnation-security.com.