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Request for Information (RFI) - Licensed Guard Services for all ESDC/Service Canada Sites across Canada

Description: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is issuing this Request for Information to gather industry input before an anticipated competitive Request for Standing Offers for licensed security guard services. The anticipated requirement covers static guarding and mobile patrol services at approximately 383 ESDC-occupied sites across Canada, grouped into 20 procurement zones, with an anticipated operational start date of April 1, 2027; Nunavut sites and sites subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements are outside the scope. The notice is an RFI rather than a grant or bid solicitation and states that it will not result in the award of any contract or standing offer.

Buyer: Employment and Social Development Canada
StateAgency · QC, CA
Released: Aug 10, 2026
Closes: Aug 24, 2026(11 days left)

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Chris RobertsActing Commissioner for Workers

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Ima OkonnyAssistant Deputy Minister and Chief Data Officer, Chief Data Officer Branch

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Rob WrightDeputy Minister of Labour and Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development

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Katharine WrightDirector - Apprenticeship and Sectoral Initiatives Directorate

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