Access control systems in Vancouver
Fob, card and phone access for Vancouver strata towers, rental buildings, offices and Lower Mainland warehouses, with parkade, elevator and bike room control.
Updated
Access control systems for Vancouver buildings
Metro Vancouver is full of high-rise strata and rental towers, older walk-ups, downtown offices and warehouses in Richmond, Burnaby and Delta. We design and install fob, card and mobile access control across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Parkades, bike rooms and storage lockers are common targets in Vancouver buildings, so we pay as much attention to the doors behind the lobby as to the front entrance. Door logs are personal information under BC privacy law, so we help you set who can see them and for how long.
Serving Vancouver and the Lower Mainland as part of our Alberta and BC service area.
What we install in Vancouver
Parkade and bike room doors
Gates, overhead doors, bike rooms and storage on the same system as the lobby.
Elevator floor control
Residents and tenants reach only their own floors and the shared amenities.
Encrypted fobs and phones
Credentials that are hard to copy, cancelled the same day when lost.
Warehouse and dock doors
Shift schedules and entry logs for Richmond, Burnaby and Delta warehouses.
Vancouver problems we solve
The issues Vancouver property managers and business owners call us about.
Copied fobs
Encrypted credentials in place of easy-to-copy proximity fobs.
Parkade and storage break-ins
Controlled gates and doors, with a log of every entry.
Move-ins and move-outs
Residents added and removed remotely by the strata or property manager.
Installers who disappeared
We take over systems the old company won’t support and recover admin access.
What affects the cost of access control in Vancouver
What shapes an access control quote for a Lower Mainland building. We confirm each item on a site walk.
Doors and gates
Each lobby, parkade, bike room and amenity door needs its own reader, lock and wiring.
Elevators
Floor control needs work in each elevator cab, with your elevator contractor.
Suites and staff
Every resident and staff member needs a fob, card or phone credential, so a large tower costs more to set up than a small walk-up.
Cable routes
Concrete towers and older buildings take more planning to wire, and some need surface raceway.
Cloud or on-site
A cloud platform means a subscription and nothing to host; on-site software means licences and a server in the building.
Planning access control for a Vancouver building
Six things to settle first, for strata towers, rentals, offices and warehouses.
- Strata approvalCouncils usually need a written scope and options before they decide, and some changes need an owners’ vote.
- Every openingList lobby, parkade, bike room, storage, amenity and suite doors, and who uses each one.
- Elevator contractorFloor control needs your elevator company, so we bring them in early.
- Fire alarm tie-inExit-path doors and parkade gates must release when the fire alarm activates. We coordinate with the building’s fire alarm company.
- PrivacyDecide who can see door logs and how long they’re kept, in line with BC’s privacy law.
- Who runs it day to dayDecide whether the strata manager, concierge or property manager adds and cancels users. Admin access and documentation are handed over at the end.
Access control brands we install in Vancouver
Fully supported end to end.
More security services in Vancouver
One team for every system in your building.
Planning access for a Vancouver tower or a Lower Mainland portfolio? Kantech vs Genetec Synergis compares two access platforms we install.
Areas we cover in and around Vancouver
Also see access control systems across Alberta and BC and nearby service areas.
Vancouver building on Kantech P82WLS or P84WLS fobs? They’ve been discontinued. Call us to plan the switch.
Stuck with a system nobody will fix?
We repair and take over cameras, access control, intercoms and alarms installed by other companies, when your current provider has fallen short.
Access control questions in Vancouver
Do you install access control in Vancouver strata buildings?
Yes. We cover lobbies, parkades, elevators, bike rooms and amenity rooms, and give strata councils clear written options.
Do you cover Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey?
Yes. We work across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, including Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, North Vancouver, Coquitlam and New Westminster.
Why do access control quotes vary so much in Vancouver?
Mostly because of the building: the number of doors and gates, elevator control, how hard it is to run cable through concrete, and how many people need credentials. We price it after walking the building.
Can you take over a system the old installer won’t support?
Yes. Where the strata or owner owns the system, we regain admin access, audit every user and door, and hand over full documentation.
Our fobs are easy to copy. Can that be fixed?
Yes. Encrypted fobs or phone credentials are far harder to copy, and the change can be made in stages, starting with the exterior doors.
Can parkade and bike room door alarms be monitored?
Yes. Forced and held-open alarms on parkade, bike room and storage doors can go to our monitoring partner with the matching camera view.
Who can see our building’s door logs?
Only the people your policy allows. Door logs are personal information under BC’s Personal Information Protection Act, so keep the list short and set how long logs are kept. This is general information, not legal advice.
More answers: Access control questionsGlossary: credentialfail-safe vs fail-secure
Get an access control quote in Vancouver
Tell us about your Vancouver building and what you need. We’ll follow up to book a site visit.
Call and a real person answers, 24/7 for emergencies.