“Irshad and his team installed potlights throughout our main floor, hooked up our new appliances and added under-cabinet lighting in the kitchen. Clean, precise work and the ceiling patch lines are invisible. Everything was left spotless at the end of each day.”
Security Camera Supply & Install Packages
We supply the equipment and install it — one warranty, one point of contact, no finger-pointing between a camera seller and an installer. Our packages include commercial-grade Dahua, Hikvision, Uniview and Reolink camera kits (4MP and 4K turret or bullet cameras rated for Canadian winters), CAT6 cabling, an NVR with pre-sized storage, and full configuration of the mobile app for your family or staff.
| Package | What’s included | Typical GTA price (supplied + installed) |
|---|---|---|
| Starter — 2 cameras | 2× 4MP cameras, 1× 4-channel NVR, 1TB storage, app setup | 00–,400 |
| Most popular — 4 cameras | 4× 4MP/4K cameras, 8-channel NVR, 2TB storage, app setup | ,600–,800 |
| Full coverage — 8 cameras | 8× 4K cameras, 16-channel NVR, 4TB storage, app setup | ,800–,500 |
| Business / plaza | 8–16 cameras, NVR with RAID storage, monitor, remote viewing for multiple users | ,500+ (site visit quoted) |
Already bought your own cameras? We also install customer-supplied equipment at 50–00 per camera. Every supplied system includes a 1-year workmanship warranty on top of the manufacturer’s equipment warranty.
Why a Licensed Electrician Should Install Your Cameras
Every camera system sits on two kinds of wiring: line-voltage — the 120V power that feeds your NVR, monitor and any powered mounts — and low-voltage, the Cat6 cable that carries power and data to each PoE camera. Security companies know cameras; electricians know everything behind the cameras. When an installer runs PoE cable beside unshielded power wiring, cameras flicker and drop offline. When an NVR shares a receptacle with a fridge compressor, footage corrupts. When outdoor cameras are mounted without GFCI protection or proper sealing, you get nuisance tripping and water damage.
Because we hold the electrical licence ourselves, the whole job stays under one accountable roof: one quote, one permit where required, one warranty, and one phone number. We calculate the circuit loads, add surge protection, route cable through finished walls cleanly, and terminate and test every run to gigabit standard — so the system you get is the system that was designed, not the one that fit the installer's skill set.
Coverage by Property Type
Camera count and placement strategy depend on the property. Here's how typical GTA installations break down:
| Property type | Typical camera count | Key coverage zones |
|---|---|---|
| Detached house / townhouse | 4 – 8 | Front door, driveway, backyard, garage, side gates |
| Small retail store | 4 – 6 | Entrance, cash desk, aisles, stockroom, rear door |
| Office | 6 – 12 | Entry doors, reception, server room, corridors, parking |
| Retail plaza / multi-unit | 8 – 16+ | All entrances, loading areas, facades, common areas, lot |
We design coverage around sightlines, lighting and entry points — not around how many cameras came in a box. Dark corners get cameras with proper infrared or low-light sensors; entrances get wide-dynamic-range models that handle the glare of a door propped open at noon.
Wired PoE vs. Wireless Cameras
The single most important decision in any camera system is how the cameras connect. Here's the honest comparison:
| Factor | Wired PoE (what we install) | Wireless / Wi-Fi |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | Dedicated cable — no interference, no dropouts | Subject to Wi-Fi congestion, walls and distance |
| Power | Delivered over the same Cat6 cable | Batteries to recharge, or outlets near each camera |
| Video quality | 4K over gigabit, stable bitrate | Compressed to survive wireless bandwidth |
| Recording | Local NVR — 24/7, no fees | Cloud plans typically $5–$30/month per camera |
| Security | Not reachable from outside the network | Another internet-connected attack surface |
| Install | Higher upfront labour — our specialty | Faster to mount, harder to keep reliable |
Wireless cameras have their place — a rental unit, a temporary site, a single doorbell cam. But for a permanent system protecting a home or business you own, wired PoE wins on every metric that matters, and the installed cost gap narrows once you price years of cloud subscriptions.
Remote Viewing, NVRs & the No-Monthly-Fee Advantage
Every system we install records to a network video recorder (NVR) on your premises — a box you own, filled with hard drives sized for your retention needs (typically 2–4 weeks for homes, 30+ days for commercial). Footage stays local, private and under your control. There is no subscription: you paid for the hardware, and the recording is yours.
Remote viewing still works exactly the way the subscription services promise: an app on your phone shows live and recorded footage from anywhere, with motion-event notifications and searchable timelines. We configure secure remote access through your router, set up accounts for each family member or manager who needs them, and walk you through the app before we leave. If your internet drops, recording continues locally — the cameras and NVR don't care.
For businesses, we add a monitor at the cash desk or manager's office, user permissions that limit who can delete footage, and off-site backup options for critical cameras. For homes, we integrate cameras into your Control4 or smart home system so a doorbell press brings the camera up on any touchscreen.
Ontario Privacy Law: Where Your Cameras Can Point
Ontario has no general statute governing private security cameras — but the courts and the Information and Privacy Commissioner have been clear, and getting this wrong is the most expensive mistake a camera owner makes. In Cecchin v. Lander (2020), the Ontario Superior Court ordered a homeowner to reposition cameras that captured a neighbour's yard and driveway, and awarded damages for invasion of privacy. The principle: your cameras may watch your property; they must not point at your neighbours'.
In practice, that means:
- Angle cameras to your own lot lines. A camera that incidentally catches a sliver of the sidewalk is generally fine; one aimed down a neighbour's driveway is not.
- Audio recording is different from video. Recording conversations you are not part of can engage the Criminal Code's interception provisions — we default all systems to video-only audio-off unless you tell us otherwise.
- Businesses have employee-privacy obligations. Cameras in Ontario workplaces should monitor property and security zones, not change rooms, washrooms or break areas, and staff should know where cameras exist.
- Tenants and condo rules add another layer. Condo corporations and landlords across the GTA have their own camera policies; we coordinate with property management before drilling anything.
We design camera layouts with privacy law in mind from the first drawing — it's a lot cheaper than a court order.
Control4 & Smart Home Integration
Cameras shouldn't live in a siloed app nobody opens. On our automation projects, camera feeds surface on the same touchscreens and remotes that run the lights, shades and thermostat — press the doorbell and the foyer camera appears; arm the system at night and the perimeter cameras start recording on motion. If you're building or renovating, the right time to rough in camera conduit and cable is at the framing stage, alongside the rest of your low-voltage pre-wiring. Existing homes get clean surface-routed or in-wall cabling, finished properly.
Choosing Cameras: The Specs That Matter
Camera packaging is full of meaningless megapixel marketing, so here's what we actually specify on — and why:
- Resolution: 4K sounds better on a box, but a good 4MP sensor with strong low-light performance beats a cheap 4K chip after dark. We match resolution to what each camera needs to resolve — a face at a door versus a car in a driveway.
- Low-light and IR range: GTA winters mean sixteen hours of darkness some months. We spec true low-light sensors and size infrared range to the actual distance, not the brochure number.
- Form factor: turrets for most soffit and wall mounts (no IR bounce-back off the housing), domes where vandal resistance matters, bullets for long driveway sightlines.
- WDR — wide dynamic range — for any camera facing a doorway or driveway, where a propped door at noon would otherwise silhouette everyone.
- ONVIF compatibility on every device, so your system is never hostage to one vendor's app.
We standardize on commercial-grade lines with real GTA parts support, and we register warranties in your name — not ours.
After Installation: Support That Answers the Phone
A camera system is a piece of infrastructure, and infrastructure needs occasional attention: firmware updates, drive health checks before a failure, camera additions when the fence line changes, and quick help when an app update breaks remote access. Because we're local to Brampton — not a call centre — a technician who installed your system answers at 416-903-7166. Businesses on our maintenance program get annual drive-health reports and priority response, which matters most the morning after an incident, when footage suddenly becomes urgent.
Who We Serve Across the GTA
- Homeowners in Brampton, Mississauga, Vaughan and Toronto who want reliable, subscription-free coverage of their property.
- Retail and restaurants — theft prevention, cash-desk oversight and after-hours monitoring for plazas along Hurontario, Queen West and the big-box corridors.
- Offices and industrial units — entry control, loading dock coverage and liability documentation.
- Property managers — portfolio-wide camera standards, common-area systems and documented maintenance.
Ready for cameras that work in February and don't send you a bill every month? Call 416-903-7166 for a free on-site assessment and fixed quote, or book online.