Free security guard courses with certificate
Free short courses for security workers in Canada: read the lessons, take the test and download a certificate when you score 80% or more.
Fire and life safety
- Alarm Response Course for Security Guards
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Sharps Safety Course
- Emergency Evacuation and Fire Wardens Course
- Fire Safety and Extinguisher Use Course
- Fire Watch Course for Security Guards
- First Aid Awareness Course for Security Guards
- Hazardous Materials Awareness Course for Guards
- Severe Weather and Natural Hazards Course
People and community
- Accessible Customer Service Course for Guards
- Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism for Guards
- Homelessness and Vulnerable Persons Course
- Human Trafficking Awareness Course for Guards
- Indigenous Cultural Awareness Course for Guards
- Mental Health Crisis Response Course for Guards
- Missing and Wandering Persons Course for Guards
- Overdose and Naloxone Awareness Course
- Trauma-Informed Security Course
- Verbal De-escalation Course for Security Guards
- Working Around Youth and Schools: Guard Course
- Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Course
Site and sector security
- Bar and Nightclub Security Course
- Campus Security Course for Security Guards
- Cannabis Retail Store Security Course
- Cash Handling and Robbery Response Course
- Construction Site Security Course
- Critical Infrastructure Awareness Course
- Event and Crowd Management Course
- Hospital and Healthcare Security Course
- Hotel and Hospitality Security Course
- Industrial and Warehouse Security Course
- Parking Lot Patrol Course for Security Guards
- Remote and Industrial Site Security Course
- Residential and Concierge Security Course
- Retail Loss Prevention Course
- Transit and Station Security Course
- Vacant Property Checks Course
Core skills
- Access Control and ID Checks Course
- Active Threat and Lockdown Course for Guards
- Arrest, Trespass and Search Powers Course
- Bomb Threat and Suspicious Package Course
- CCTV Monitoring Course for Security
- Customer Service Course for Security Guards
- Foot Patrol Techniques Course
- Giving Evidence in Court Course for Guards
- Key and Lock Control Course for Security Guards
- Lone Worker Safety Course for Security Guards
- Mobile Patrol Course for Security Guards
- Observation and Suspect Description Course
- Post Orders and Shift Handover Course
- Privacy and Personal Information Course
- Professional Conduct and Ethics Course
- Radio Communication Course for Guards
- Report Writing and Notebooks Course
- Scene and Evidence Preservation Course
- Social Engineering Awareness Course for Guards
- Traffic Control Awareness Course for Guards
- Use of Force Awareness Course for Guards
- Winter Patrol Safety Course for Security Guards