Activities We protect the Parliament of Canada across multiple sites 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) maintains a comprehensive security operation to ensure that parliamentarians and employees can carry out their legislative duties in a safe, secure and open environment. We also balance security needs and visitor access to promote a safe and positive experience on Parliament Hill and across the Parliamentary Precinct.

Our key roles and responsibilities include:

Protective operations

We provide protective services for parliamentarians, employees, visitors and buildings on Parliament Hill and within the Parliamentary Precinct.

Detection and access control

We control all access to Parliament Hill and the Parliamentary Precinct.

Perimeter protection

We protect the Parliament of Canada to prevent, detect and respond to potential threats.

Alarm monitoring

We monitor and respond to alarms on Parliament Hill and within the Parliamentary Precinct.

Operational communications

We manage all operational communications via our Operations Support Centre.

Ceremonial traditions

We ensure that ceremonial traditions are carried out safely and securely, and we provide the necessary uniformed resources to support parliamentary traditions.