About Campus Security Guards
Campus Security employs both in-house and contract personnel. Members are uniformed security guards licensed by the Province of Ontario in accordance with the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 and its regulations.
- In-House Security: These members are Fleming College employees and licensed security guards. In-house members have extensive training and experience in general investigations, case management, security planning, mental health awareness and provide a full range of in-house security services and are specially trained to respond and deal with a variety of campus occurrences with sensitivity, discretion and authority while meeting community needs. Members work closely with College partners, municipal police services and other agencies to further create a safe and secure environment for staff, students, faculty and visitors at Fleming College.
Services provided by In-house Security include:
- Investigations
- CPTED/Safety Reviews
- Crime Prevention and Support
- Safety Presentations
- Special Event Security Planning
- Security Guard Services
- Contracted Security: Garda Canada Security Corporation is currently under contract to provide security guards to Fleming College Campus Security. Garda security guards perform a variety of duties and have some or all of the authorities of an in-house security guard.
What authority does a Campus Security Guard have?
- Campus Security Guards are authorized agents of Fleming College’s Board of Governors. The College is a publicly accessible institution, however, all campuses of the College are private property and as such access to the College may be restricted by the Board of Governors and/or its agents in order to ensure the safety of the College community and to prevent undesirable behaviour and/or the loss of assets due to theft.
- Campus Security Guards are authorized to enforce the Trespass to Property Act, including effecting arrest without warrant on premises.
- Campus Security Guards are authorized to effect arrest without warrant for Criminal offences on College property in accordance with section 494 of the Criminal Code.