Security systems for Toronto neighbourhoods

Century homes, semis and laneways

Much of central Toronto was built before 1950. Older detached and semi-detached houses often have plaster walls, basement walk-ups, rear laneways and detached garages — entry points burglars favour because they're out of sight. Wireless contacts and motion detectors avoid opening up plaster, and a camera on the laneway side covers what the street can't see.

Shared walls in semis and row houses also change how we place glass-break and motion detection so the system reacts to your home, not your neighbour's.

Condos and high-rise suites

Building concierge and fob access don't protect what happens inside a suite. A compact system with a door contact, interior motion and monitored smoke and flood detection suits most condos — read do Toronto condos need alarm systems?

Main-street businesses

Storefronts, restaurants, clinics, law offices and places of worship along Toronto's commercial streets need monitored intrusion protection after hours, glass-break sensors on large front windows, and cameras on entrances and rear doors. See our guides for law firms and churches.