Canadian Attitude to Private / Commerical Security
Ageing CP
I am sorry to tell you this, but Canada’s attitude to private security is very poor at best… Let alone CP employment. The Average security officers wage can vary but on the whole is $9 to 12 Canadian an hour = £4.50 to 6 Pounds Sterling. Yes CP operators get more but in comparison to UK, US no where near as much.
This is primarily due to the Canadian attitude toward security, the majority of the general publics perception believe they are some how beloved by people of the world brought about by their peace keeping missions in the UN hot spots, and the number of immigrants wanting to come to Canada, they believe the Police Services, are the experts for such matters of security.
Private/Commercial security in Canada is 5 to 10 years behind the rest of the world a damning statement I know, but it’s trying to address that problem. The current general perception of commercial security is, “Rent a Cop” Seen by all, either a stepping stone into Police or as a retirement swan song for former Police and Military. The Canadian security companies out there are so desperate to get contracts they under bid to obtain a contract and cut out the opposition, that it leave little to money for wages hence the low wage. The problem with it, goes too multiple levels of Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government, Unions (Civil service, Police & Security), and Law Enforcement (LE)/Security Learning institutions etc… All wanting to establish, keep, and or gain their piece of the financial and power LE Security pie. With this free for all bun fight, it’s amazing anything gets done at all and what is getting done is so painfully slow. One just has to shake your head in disbelief.
Additionally God forbid if anyone attempt to point out the problems, then all the parties involved blame each other for the problem rather than address the problems. An example of what I have written was mentioned during the last couple of days, the Security Experts saying that there will not be enough Security personnel to cover the Olympic Games in British Columbia (BC) in 2010, yet the BC Olympic committee says there will be.
The only thing that will change attitudes, is after a major incident happens, closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, rather than being pro active, they are reactive in Canada. Some would say that’s the same all over the world, I beg to differ and point out 2 examples, Singapore and Israel.
Sorry to be the bucket of cold water...
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HALO61
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