Access Control System Installation in Toronto

We prepare the approval package most Toronto property managers ask for: drawings, hardware cut sheets, insurance certificate and a fire alarm interface plan. Where the base building has its own system we integrate at the suite door rather than fight it.

Replace the readers and credentials with encrypted DESFire fobs on an ICT or UniFi platform, migrate the resident list, and re-issue fobs unit by unit through the concierge so nobody is locked out. Old cloneable fobs stop working on a date you choose.

A single wired door is usually done within the week, half a day on site. If your office already runs UniFi, a reader and hub on the existing network is the quickest install there is.

A wired door with a reader, electric strike, door contact and request-to-exit runs $1,500 to $3,000 installed, depending on the door, the cable run and the platform. A single keypad door starts around $1,200. Glass storefronts with maglocks and gates with plate readers cost more; wireless interior locks less. We quote a fixed price per door after the survey.

It depends on the platform. ICT Protege and UniFi Access have no per-door subscription; you own the software. Verkada and SALTO KS are cloud services with a per-door or per-site licence that includes the software, updates and remote management. We lay out both costs over five years before you choose.

Encrypted fobs or cards for most staff, mobile credentials for people who already carry a phone everywhere, keypads for low-risk doors and contractors, and a second factor on doors that protect cash, drugs or data. Most systems we install mix all of them on one platform.

Yes. Glass and aluminum storefront doors take a maglock on the header with a request-to-exit sensor and an exit button, or an electrified panic bar on the door. We size the maglock for the door, keep egress free and tie the lock to the fire alarm where the code requires.

Controllers and locks run on battery backup at the panel for hours. Doors are set to fail the way the code and your risk require: fire exits fail safe and unlock, perimeter and secure doors fail secure and stay locked, and the mechanical key still works.

Yes, and it should. On UniFi, ICT and Verkada a door event pulls up the matching camera clip, the intercom shows the visitor and releases the right door, and the alarm arms from the reader. We install all three as one network.

A single door takes half a day. A four to eight door office takes one to two days including cabling, programming and training. Multi-tenant buildings and plants are phased door by door so the building is never left unlocked or locked out.

Usually. Sound cabling, door hardware and sometimes locks are reused. We migrate the user list, replace the panel with ICT or UniFi, re-issue encrypted fobs in a controlled rollout and hand you admin access that belongs to you.

Yes. Every electrified door gets free egress, rated doors keep their listing, fail-safe locks release on fire alarm, and the fire alarm interface is tested and documented at handover. That paperwork is what the fire inspector and your insurer will ask to see.

Yes. Admins add and remove people, change schedules, unlock a door for a courier and pull reports from a browser or the app. We train your admins at handover and stay on call for the things you only do once a year.

Yes: smart locks, keypads, gate controls and video intercoms for houses, estates and short-term rentals, usually alongside cameras and Wi-Fi. For estates with staff and contractors we install the same ICT or UniFi systems we put in offices.

On-premise (ICT Protege, UniFi Access) means no subscription, your data in your building and doors that work with no internet at all; you look after the server or console. Cloud (Verkada, SALTO KS) means a per-door licence, updates and remote management done for you, and doors that still work locally if the internet drops. We price both over five years and recommend by building, not by margin.

Usually not for the access control itself, but electrified locks on fire exits and maglocks on egress doors must meet the Ontario Building Code and Fire Code and are checked at fire inspections. Where a door operator or new electrical circuit is added, the electrical work goes through the ESA. We handle the code side and document it in the handover.

Cheap 125 kHz proximity fobs can be copied at a kiosk in a minute; we install encrypted DESFire and HID credentials and OSDP readers that cannot be read from outside the wall. Sharing is handled with mobile credentials, a second factor on sensitive doors and anti-passback; tailgating with door-held alarms, cameras tied to door events and turnstiles where it matters.

An admin revokes the credential from a browser or the app in seconds, and with directory sync it happens automatically when HR closes the account. Lost fobs are deactivated and replaced for a few dollars, which is the whole argument against keys: no rekeying, no uncertainty.

Long enough to investigate an incident and short enough to respect privacy: 90 days to a year is typical, longer where an insurer, regulator or college asks for it. We set retention to your written policy and document it.

Hardware carries the manufacturer's warranty, typically two to five years. Our installation, cabling, lock fitting and programming carry a three-year workmanship warranty. If a door we installed misbehaves, we come back at no charge.