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Private security firm hiring for G8/G20 summits
The National Post, Kenyon Wallace

Private security firm Contemporary Security Canada has announced that it has been awarded the contract to provide “security screening services” for June’s G8 and G20 summits.

The Vancouver-based company has taken out ads in Toronto publications encouraging individuals to apply for G8/G20 security positions that pay between $20 and $24 an hour. The ads also promise uniforms, meals and benefits.

Interviews are being held at the Humber College School of Performing Arts starting today until June 7.

Contemporary Security Canada was selected by Public Works and Government Services Canada and the RCMP to provide security during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The company’s website says that close to 5,000 people were hired to provide security at the games, including First Nations, students and retired police officers and firefighters.

The value of the contract to provide security during the G8/G20 summits has not been disclosed.