Gardium Securite

What Gardium Securite does

Gardium Sécurité inc. is a privately held Canadian security services provider headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, founded in 2002 by Jean Marc-Aurèle, a former Director of Police Services in Laval. The company operates five integrated service lines: on-site security guarding (gardiennage) for industrial, commercial, governmental, and construction sites; private investigations including corporate, insurance, undercover, polygraph, and shoplifting prevention (via subsidiary AMI); pre-employment and pre-rental background checks delivered through the proprietary PreEmploi online platform with RCMP-accredited digital fingerprinting; technology solutions encompassing video surveillance, access control, intrusion alarms, and 24/7 remote monitoring; and labour-dispute security plus executive protection.

Technologically, Gardium combines human guarding with proprietary AI-enabled video analytics (facial recognition, license plate identification, motion/anomaly detection) routed through its own 24/7 monitoring center, plus internally developed workforce tools Konek (employee portal for payroll/T4 slips) and Konek Mobile (scheduling and time-punching web app, deployed March 2024). Pricing is hybrid: guard services are governed by Quebec's BSP decree with hourly rates scaling from $19.34 (2023) to $21.10 (2027); video monitoring starts at $360/month subscription; background checks are unit-priced from $25 with fingerprinting at $86; investigations, executive protection, and labour-dispute work are quote-based professional services.

Revenue mix is dominated by recurring professional services contracts sold through enterprise field sales with dedicated 24/7 account managers, supplemented by self-service online channel for background checks and quote-based technology sales. The customer base spans retail (Couche-Tard legacy), aerospace, automotive dealerships, government, and institutional clients across Quebec and Ontario, with broader Canadian reach for investigations. The company remains family-controlled under President and CEO Dany Laflamme (son-in-law of founder), with no disclosed institutional or PE ownership.

Name

Gardium Securite

Legal name

Gardium Sécurité inc.

Website

https://gardium.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gardium Sécurité is a Quebec-headquartered, privately held Canadian security services firm offering guarding, investigations, background checks, AI-enabled surveillance technology, and labour-dispute security to enterprise, government, and institutional clients across Quebec and Ontario.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Security Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Security Systems Services (56162), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Systems Monitoring & Dispatch (SOC/Remote Guarding) (IMAIAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Investigation & Security Consulting (Residential) (HSAHAKAL), Professional Monitoring (Burglar/Intrusion) (HSAHAAAA), Executive/Board Security Advisory & Risk Briefings (BPAKADAK), Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Advisory (BPAKADAG), Fraud Risk & Financial Crime Controls Advisory (BPAKADAL)

Keywords

• Private security services
• Background check services
• Video surveillance monitoring
• Executive protection services
• Private investigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-eustache

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Security Guard Services: On-site security agents deployed at client facilities. Services include monitoring construction sites, resource extraction sites, merchandise transport, institutional guard and transport, and remote monitoring.
2. Private Investigation Services: Corporate investigations, insurance investigations, undercover operations, surveillance, polygraph, electronic scanning, interviews, hidden cameras, computer forensics, fingerprint analysis. Includes shoplifting investigation and prevention through subsidiary AMI.
3. Technology Solutions: Video surveillance systems, access control, intrusion alarms, barrier installations. Monthly monitoring fees starting at $360/month. Includes hardware installation and ongoing monitoring services.
4. Background Check Services: Online platform for pre-employment and pre-rental background checks. Criminal record verification, credit checks, reference verification, fingerprint scanning. RCMP-accredited firm.
5. Labour Disputes & Executive Protection: Security services during labour conflicts, executive protection, contingency planning, secure zone management. Services include training for non-involved employees on appropriate behavior during disputes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gardium Securite is a Canadian private security company that delivers integrated physical and technology-based security services, including on-site security guards, private investigations, online pre-employment and pre-rental background checks, technology solutions (video surveillance, access control, intrusion alarms) with 24/7 remote monitoring, and specialized labour dispute management and executive protection. The firm operates a proprietary 24/7 video monitoring center powered by AI analytics and a self-service background check platform (PreEmploi).

Product overview

Gardium Securite operates as a comprehensive private security services provider organized into five core service lines: (1) Security Agents/Gardiennage for on-site physical security; (2) Investigations including corporate, insurance, and specialized undercover work plus the AMI subsidiary for shoplifting; (3) PreEmploi Background Checks featuring an online platform for rapid criminal, credit, and reference verification; (4) Technology Solutions encompassing video surveillance, access control, alarm systems, and 24/7 remote monitoring with AI analytics (facial recognition, motion detection); and (5) Labour Disputes & Executive Protection services. The company also operates internal tools Konek (employee portal) and Konek Mobile (scheduling app) for workforce management. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, with offices in Quebec City and Ottawa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Konek: Employee portal for Gardium operations including payroll and T4/R1 slips
• Konek Mobile
• Pre-Employment
• Agence Métropolitaine d'Investigation (AMI)

Products and services

• Security Agents (Gardiennage) On-site physical security guard services for commercial, governmental, industrial, manufacturing, construction, and building management sites, including mobile patrollers, asset transport monitoring, and institution-grade guarding; staffed in compliance with Quebec Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP) decree rates.
• Investigations Private investigation services covering corporate, insurance, and institutional cases, including undercover operations, surveillance, polygraph, electronic scanning, interviews, hidden cameras, computer forensics, fingerprint analysis, and shoplifting prevention (via subsidiary AMI) for businesses, insurers, and government.
• PreEmploi Background Checks Online pre-employment and pre-rental screening platform that conducts criminal record verification, credit checks, reference validation, education verification, and RCMP-authorized digital fingerprinting for employers, HR teams, and property owners, with results typically delivered within 4 business hours.
• Technology Solutions Integrated security technology offering including video surveillance (HD and IP cameras up to 33MP with thermal imaging), access control (barriers, turnstiles, badge/code/biometric), intrusion alarm systems (door/window sensors, infrared, smoke/gas/flood detectors, panic buttons), and 24/7 remote monitoring with AI-powered analytics such as facial recognition, license plate identification, motion detection, and virtual patrols; monthly monitoring starts at $360/month.
• Labour Disputes and Executive Protection Specialized security for labour conflicts and executive protection, including contingency planning, secure zone management, executive protection (often by former police officers), employee awareness sessions, and evidence gathering for injunction processes; backed by 23+ years of experience managing labour disruptions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Background check results within 4 business hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Centre de formation professionnelle Leonard de VinciminorOthersTraining partner for security guard education. Offers 70-hour basic program and 390-hour AEP (Attestation d'Etudes Professionnelles) program recognized by the Bureau de la securite privee for obtaining a private security guard permit.
• Centre de formation professionnelle de QuebecminorOthersTraining partner offering 70-hour basic program and 405-hour attestation program for private security guard permit. Overseen by Commission scolaire de la Capitale.
• Ecole des metiers specialises de LavalminorOthersTraining partner offering 390-hour AEP in Private Security - Guarding and 70-hour Attestation of Vocational Studies in collaboration with Formation Korpus.
• Centre de formation professionnelle des RiverainsminorOthersTraining partner in Repentigny offering 70-hour basic program recognized by Bureau de la securite privee for obtaining private security agent permit.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Checkr: U.S.-based tech-led background-check platform with API-native delivery; competes with Gardium's PreEmploi platform for enterprise and SMB pre-employment screening customers seeking fast, self-serve digital workflows.

Direct peers

• Commissionaires: Canada's largest not-for-profit private security provider with national coverage, particularly strong in government, military-veteran guarding and background screening; competes for the same enterprise and public-sector contracts as Gardium.
• Paladin Security: Canadian full-service security company of similar scale, offering uniformed guards, electronic security, investigations and background screening with comparable multi-province delivery and account-manager-led sales.
• GardaWorld: Canadian-headquartered physical security, cash services and investigations firm with national reach; competes directly with Gardium in guard services, investigations and remote monitoring across Quebec and Ontario.
• Securiguard: Western Canadian uniformed security and mobile patrol provider of comparable size and service mix, offering guards, alarm response and integrated technology — a useful comparable for Gardium's regional consolidation strategy.

Broad incumbents

• ADT Inc. U.S.-listed monitored security and smart-home/building incumbent; competes with Gardium's technology solutions arm on intrusion alarm monitoring, video surveillance and 24/7 SOC services for commercial customers.
• Securitas AB: Global security services leader with guarding, technology (incl. remote monitoring/SOC) and consulting; operates in Canada through Securitas Canada and competes on enterprise national contracts and integrated tech-enabled guarding.
• Allied Universal: North America's largest security and facility services provider formed from the G4S merger; overlaps with Gardium on guards, electronic security and investigations with broader geographic and capital backing.
• Sterling Talent Solutions: Large background-screening and identity-verification provider serving employers globally; overlaps with Gardium's investigations and PreEmploi lines for enterprise pre-employment and tenant screening use cases.

Others

• Brink's Company: Global cash-in-transit, ATM and security services provider with adjacent guarding and digital retail solutions; comparable in regulated, operationally intensive security services but not a direct guarding competitor in Quebec.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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