Alarm systems & security cameras
in Victoria.

SmartSecure has been protecting Victoria homes and businesses for over a decade — backed by the Wenner Group’s electrical and integration practice on Vancouver Island since 1945. Our install team works out of the Hillside Avenue Experience Centre in Victoria, and 24/7 alarm monitoring is dispatched by a local Canadian ULC-listed station that averages alarm-to-call in under 30 seconds. BC Security Licence B5944.

Greater Victoria neighbourhoods we serve

We install and monitor security systems across the full Greater Victoria catchment from the Hillside Avenue base:

• Oak Bay — Uplands, Estevan Village, Willows, South Oak Bay, Beach Drive
• Saanich — Cordova Bay, Broadmead, Cadboro Bay, Royal Oak, Gordon Head, Quadra
• Sidney & North Saanich — Deep Cove, Ardmore, Curteis Point
• Victoria proper — James Bay, Fairfield, Rockland, Fernwood, Vic West
• Esquimalt and View Royal
• Colwood, Langford, Highlands, Metchosin — West Shore communities
• Sooke and the West Shore Beyond

The Hillside Avenue centre also serves Salt Spring Island, Pender Island, the Cowichan Valley, and the rest of the southern Gulf Islands.

Alarm systems in Victoria

A monitored alarm is the foundation of most residential security packages. The standard SmartSecure Victoria install includes:

• Door and window contacts on every accessible opening
• Motion sensors for major living areas — pet-immune options available for households with cats or dogs
• Glass-break detectors for rooms with significant glazing
• Smoke and CO detection integrated with the alarm panel for monitored fire and carbon-monoxide response
• Mobile keypad in the app — arm, disarm, check status from anywhere
• Cellular backup so the system stays connected if your internet or phone line goes down
• 24/7 ULC-listed monitoring with alarm-to-call response in under 30 seconds

Typical residential alarm installs in Victoria run $1,500–$4,000 with installation included, plus $30–$50 per month for monitored service.

Security cameras and CCTV in Victoria

Camera systems are commonly added to alarm installs or specified standalone, especially for waterfront and acreage properties around Saanich, Oak Bay, and the West Shore where line-of-sight and exterior coverage matter:

• HD and 4K outdoor cameras with the resolution to read licence plates and faces at sensible distances
• Doorbell cameras with two-way audio
• Indoor cameras for businesses, rentals, and property managers
• On-site NVR storage — typically 30 days of continuous recording, or motion-only retention for longer periods
• Live view from your phone with selectable notification rules
• Optional cloud backup for offsite redundancy

Standard 4-camera Victoria residential systems run $2,500–$6,000 installed, with no monthly fee if you keep recordings on local storage.

Access control and smart locks

For Victoria homes with multiple entry points or businesses with staff access requirements, integrated access control replaces the keys-and-codes patchwork:

• Smart locks at front, side, and garage entries
• Keypad entry with per-user PINs and time-of-day rules
• Fob and card readers for small commercial properties
• Gate communication and intercoms for properties with driveway gates
• Audit log of who entered, when, by which credential

Commercial security for Victoria businesses

SmartSecure installs and monitors commercial systems across Greater Victoria — retail, office, professional, trades, and multi-tenant properties. Commercial scope typically includes monitored alarm with open/close reporting, door and window coverage, multiple cameras with NVR, access control on staff entries, and 24/7 monitoring with documented dispatch protocol. Commercial systems generally land $4,000–$15,000+ installed with $50–$150 per month monitored.

Taking over an existing alarm

If you already have a monitored alarm in Victoria — ADT, Telus SmartHome Security, Vivint, Bell Smart Home, or another provider — SmartSecure can usually take over the existing system rather than replace it. We assess the equipment on a free site visit, swap the monitoring connection to our local ULC station, and either keep the existing keypad and sensors or recommend specific upgrades. Often more cost-effective than starting fresh.

What “local” actually means here

Three things, specifically:

1. The team that installs your system is the team that services it. Not subcontractors, not regional dispatch — same names you’ll see on every visit.
2. Monitoring is dispatched from a Canadian ULC-listed station. Not a US call centre. Faster response, no border-crossing data privacy concerns.
3. We’re not going anywhere. Wenner Group has operated on Vancouver Island continuously since 1945 across three generations of family ownership.

Get a Victoria security assessment

A short conversation about the property, the use, and the risk — usually 15 minutes by phone, then an on-site visit if it makes sense. Always free, always quoted before any work begins, and you choose your monitoring terms (month-to-month with no contract, or a 1-, 2-, or 3-year discounted rate).

Request a free assessment or call 250.758.2231 and ask for the security department.