New Brunswick emergency phone number update

The New Brunswick Cross Reference Table (CRT) for emergency services phone numbers has been updated and is effective immediately (August 15, 2018). More

Alberta RCMP change alarm response policy effective
July 13

As of July 13, 2018, RCMP in Alberta no longer respond to alarms that are triggered just once, saying the practice has not been a good use of resources. More

Toronto Police Service Announces Verified Response Effective September 10

Effective September 10, 2018, the Toronto Police Service will be fully implementing a “verified response” requirement for all burglar alarm activations. More

Access Control Best Practices

Help Net Security, an independent security site has published a best practices guide for organizations looking to plan, set up and operate an access control system. More

Top 6 Security Trends

Gartner Research has identified 6 emerging trends all business leaders should be aware of to improve their organizations security resilience. More

CANASA’s Affinity Partner Spotlight - “Deluxe”

“Deluxe” is a leading Canadian company specializing in the design, manufacturing and distribution of personalized business products and payroll solutions. Check out how Deluxe can save you money today! More

Honeywell Home and ADI Global Announce New Name

Honeywell Home and ADI Global Distribution will be spinning off from Honeywell to become an independent company. The new organization will be known as Resideo. More

Senstar Secures Major Sale of Perimeter Security System

Senstar has announced the first major sale of its Senstar LM100 hybrid perimeter intrusion detection and intelligent lighting system to a Fortune 500 beverage company. More

Intrusion False Alarms on the Rise in Quebec City

Quebec City is on schedule to complete an electronic gateway in which monitoring stations will be invited to join in order to send intervention requests to police dispatch at the 9-1-1 service. More

Update on Electronic Transmission Gateway

As a result of an increase in intrusion false alarms, Quebec City is reminding monitoring stations, installers and owners must comply with their obligations stated in Regulation 883 of the City By-law. More