Mobile Home and Small Business Security Installer

Homeowners, landlords, and small businesses like shops, offices and workshops.

A margin on the equipment plus a fee for installation and setup, with optional paid service visits or support plans afterwards.

• Comfortable with tools, cabling and basic networking
• Clear explanations for non-technical customers
• Quoting and keeping tidy records

• Several provinces license alarm installers or security businesses, so check with your provincial regulator, including Quebec's own rules
• Commercial general liability insurance, and WCB/WSIB coverage if you hire help (rules vary by province)
• Privacy rules on where cameras can point and how footage is stored, check provincial and federal guidance
• Fire alarm and low-voltage electrical work may need certified trades, check before offering it
• Cold weather and ladders make outdoor installs harder in winter, plan your schedule

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $2,500 to $12,000, depending on the tools, equipment stock, vehicle needs and insurance you choose. Your starting range of cameras, alarms and door systems will affect where you land.

Several provinces license alarm installers or security businesses, so check with your provincial regulator, including Quebec's own rules. Also check insurance, privacy rules for cameras, and whether fire alarm or low-voltage electrical work needs certified trades.

You should be comfortable with tools, cabling and basic networking, and able to explain systems clearly to non-technical customers. Good quoting and tidy record keeping also matter. Estimates suggest at least about 15 hours a week of work.