Vancouver Executive Protection & Security Services

• Executive Protection
• Secured Driving Services
• Close Protection
• Residential Security
• Advanced Team Services

• Nightlife Services
• Premium Event Security
• Concierge Security
• Hotel Security
• Uniformed Guard Services
• Retail Loss Prevention
• CCTV Monitoring
• Hybrid Mobile Patrols
• Employee Termination Security
• Covid Compliance Officer

• Private Investigation Service
• Osint
• Advanced Team Services
• Security Consulting
• Legal Support Services

Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland. (Take a moment to check out our Blog post regarding how Cornerstone Security approaches security solutions for the Vancouver area by clicking this sentence)

With over 5,700 people per square kilometre, Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada. With 46 percent of residents not being native English speakers, Vancouver is one of Canada’s most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities. Vancouver is one of the most livable cities in Canada and the world. In terms of housing affordability, Vancouver is one of the most expensive cities in Canada, not to mention the world. The city’s urban planning design philosophy is called “Vancouverism” and Vancouver aspires to be the greenest city in the world.

The Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard) peoples were among the first to settle in Vancouver more than 10,000 years ago. The modern city, originally known as Gastown, grew around the site of a makeshift tavern on the western outskirts of Hastings Mill, which was constructed on July 1, 1867, and was owned by proprietor Gassy Jack. The original location is marked by the Gastown steam clock. Granville, Burrard Inlet was then formally registered as Gastown. In 1886, the city was renamed “Vancouver” as part of an agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The Canadian railway had reached the city by 1887. The city’s large natural Pacific Ocean seaport became an important link in trade between the Asia-Pacific region, East Asia, Europe, and Eastern Canada.

Many international conferences and events take place in Vancouver, some of which include the 1954 Commonwealth Games, Expo 86, UN Habitat I, APEC Canada 1997, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009, and several FIFA Women’s World Cup matches, including the finals, at BC Place in Downtown Vancouver. The Winter Olympics and Paralympics of 2010 were held in Vancouver and a resort town 125 kilometres (78 miles north of the city called Whistler. Greenpeace was founded in 1969 in Vancouver. The city became the permanent home of the TED conferences in 2014.

As of 2016, the Port of Vancouver was the fourth-largest port in the Americas by tonnage, the most diverse port in North America, and the busiest and largest in Canada. While forestry remains the city’s most important industry, the second-largest industry is tourism, as Vancouver is well known as an urban oasis surrounded by nature. Vancouver earned the name “Hollywood North” as major film production studios in Vancouver and nearby Burnaby have transformed Greater Vancouver and surrounding areas into one of North America’s largest film production hubs.