About CSLA
Recognizing the People Behind Exceptional Actions
The Canadian Security Lifesaver Association recognizes the security professionals who step forward when it matters most.
About CSLA
Recognizing the People Behind Exceptional Actions
Every day, security professionals across Canada help keep people and communities safe. Sometimes, they are called upon to go beyond their everyday responsibilities — responding to a medical emergency, intervening in a dangerous situation, or taking decisive action when someone's life is at risk.
The Canadian Security Lifesaver Association (CSLA) exists to recognize these exceptional actions and the security professionals behind them.
Recognition matters. Exceptional actions deserve to be remembered.
Who We Are
Celebrating the Front-Line Heroes Among Us
The Canadian Security Lifesaver Association is a non-profit organization designed to recognize security professionals and raise awareness of the contributions they make to Canadians.
Security professionals safeguard our workplaces, residences, healthcare facilities, entertainment venues and public spaces. Their role is integral to our day-to-day lives, even when their presence goes unnoticed.
140,000+
Licensed Security Guards Across Canada
An Important Role in Canadian Communities
Security professionals are often among the first people on scene when an emergency occurs. Their efforts frequently go beyond policing and enforcement, and there are countless examples of incidents in which security personnel, through their direct actions, have helped save lives.
Recognizing Exceptional Actions
Stepping Forward When It Matters Most
Security professionals are often among the first people on scene when an emergency occurs. Their training, situational awareness, judgement and willingness to act can make a critical difference.
The CSLA recognizes security professionals whose actions have contributed to saving a life or protecting someone from serious harm.
By sharing their stories and recognizing their actions, we also help highlight the important role security professionals play in public safety across Canada.
Our Objectives
Recognition With a Greater Purpose
01
Celebrate Lifesaving Actions
Celebrate examples where the direct actions of security professionals resulted in saving an individual's life through immediate intervention.
02
Highlight Professionalism
Enhance public awareness and perception of the professionalism and important contributions of Canada's private security industry.
03
Encourage Collaboration
Promote positive discussion and collaboration between government, law enforcement and private industry.
2019
Where It Began
Growing Through Industry Collaboration
Established in 2019 by Paragon Security, the Canadian Security Lifesaver Association is a non-profit organization created to recognize security professionals and raise awareness of their significant contributions to Canadians.
Since its establishment, the organization has expanded its membership to include several leading Canadian security companies, collaborating through a non-partisan and non-competitive effort to recognize exceptional frontline security professionals.
CSLA Board
Built on Industry Leadership
To support the legitimacy, credibility and success of the program, the CSLA board brings together non-partisan and non-competitive leaders from across the security industry.
Nominate a Security Lifesaver
Someone Deserves Recognition
Do you know a security professional who stepped forward when it mattered most?