◈ SERVING NOVA SCOTIA
First Defence Security is a Nova Scotia security company. Licensed officers guard buildings, patrol properties and staff events from Yarmouth to Sydney.
Head office and dispatch sit on Argyle Street in Halifax. Whichever end of the province your site is on, you deal with the same licensed team.
Local pages, each one covering what security actually looks like in that market. Start with the one nearest your site.
Hover an area below to locate it on the map
Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Sackville, covered from an office inside the municipality.
Sydney and the wider CBRM, the largest market we serve outside metro.
Central Nova Scotia, and the shortest drive from our Halifax base.
Pictou County’s industrial and retail centre.
The Annapolis Valley, including farm, winery and event work.
The South Shore’s retail and manufacturing hub.
Cumberland County and the New Brunswick border crossing.
Southwest Nova Scotia, the fishing port and the ferry season.
Based in metro? Start on our Halifax homepage.
Every area page draws on the same service list. What changes between towns is which of these you use most.
Officers posted to a site anywhere we cover, working your hours and your site rules.
One marked vehicle covering a route of properties, which is how most coverage outside metro gets priced.
A single post held for the full shift, on yards, warehouses and empty buildings.
Crowd plans and staffing sized to the gate, for festivals, arenas and community events.
Reception and lobby cover, with a written log of everyone who came through.
We keyhold and attend, so a Sunday-night activation does not pull your manager out of bed.
Store-floor and back-of-house work for retailers losing stock.
Sixteen services, one licensed team
Our licensed investigations practice works province-wide, and takes files from any of the areas above.
Four things hold true on every site we cover, in every town on this page.
We take work across Nova Scotia, and we are straight with clients about what that means. We hire and schedule officers locally, so the person on your site lives near it.
Supervision and dispatch run from Halifax, which keeps one reporting standard across the province. A downtown tower and a wharf in Yarmouth get the same paperwork.
Distance changes what a callout looks like, so we price and plan farther markets around scheduled coverage. Ask us what response time we can commit to for your address before you book anything.
Five-star reviews from Nova Scotia businesses, venues and residents.
I’ve used First Defence Security for my business and special functions for several years. The service from top to bottom has been exceptional. A first-class company, and I would highly recommend them for any of your security needs, small to big.
Excellent experience with First Defence Security. They provide top-notch service, and communication with staff and management was first rate. Highly recommend.
I want to commend a supervisor from First Defence Security. He was incredibly professional, and he made sure the main entrance was clear and accessible. He is the reason I finally felt safe enough to go inside and see my family.
The service provided is highly professional from start to finish. The attention is excellent, and they offer support for any questions that arise during the process. I recommend them without hesitation.
We used First Defence Security for our nightclub, Rumours. Very professional.
Looking for quality security services? I highly recommend First Defence Security. They’re responsive and deliver top-notch service.
First Defence Security provides excellent security services with a highly professional team. Definitely a company I would recommend.
Tell us the address and what needs covering, and we will price it. One officer for one night, or a standing program across several properties. Quotes are free, itemized, and carry no obligation.
First Defence Security
1574 Argyle Street, Suite 14
Halifax, NS B3J 2B3
All of Nova Scotia
