Claude A. Sarrazin has been working in the private security sector for 30 years and at the helm of SIRCO as founding president. He has led complex investigations on many occasions, both in Canada and internationally. His passion for problem-solving knows no limits. From the simplest business problem to complex governmental issues, Mr. Sarrazin approaches every challenge with the same enthusiasm that has driven him since the start of his career.
An ambitious manager, he is known as an effective strategic advisor by leaders in private businesses as well as public organizations. His in-depth knowledge of the private and public security sectors provides him with a fresh perspective on contemporary issues affecting Quebec society.
Mr. Sarrazin enjoys sharing his knowledge and is called upon as an expert by various media, including Groupe TVA, COGECO Radio, and CTV regarding security and police intervention matters. He is also consulted on matters of police discipline and is a trainer for the Barreau du Québec. He additionally sits on many boards of directors including for the National Crime Prevention Centre and for the Association professionnelle des enquêteurs privés du Québec (Chair).
Licenses, certifications and associations
- BSP Security Consulting, BSP Investigation, BSP Guarding Service
- Signatory of the International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for Private Security Service Providers
- High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) – Ottawa Chapter
- International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners (ISCPP)
- Quebec Association of Chiefs of Police
- Tactical Response Association International (TRAI)
Speaker and trainer
- Continuing Education Trainer for the Barreau du Québec, investigation methods and electronic evidence
- Trainer of Directors General, Union des municipalités du Québec, municipal investigation methods and practices
- Trainer for Montreal police services
- Trainer for the Canadian Bar
- Trainer for Laval police services, investigation methods
- Presenter for the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Anton Pillar, Mareeva and Norwich orders
- Trainer for the SPVM, close protection of dignitaries
- Trainer for Francopol, Réseau international francophone de formation policière
- Trainer in investigation methods relating to high-tech crimes
- Presenter and Trainer for the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles
- Presenter for the Retail Council of Canada, organized crime in retail businesses
- Trainer for the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
- Trainer for the Syndic du Barreau, computer evidence collection and analysis
- Trainer for the National Crime Prevention Centre, electronic evidence and security in urban transit
- Trainer for the City of Montreal: Mayor’s protection detail
- Trainer for the DPCP and SQ, electronic evidence
- Trainer for Insight Publications, Federated Press, CCH Publications and the Canadian Institute
Publications
- Specific Threat Assessment for Terrorism in the Gulf States, 2015
- Manuel de formation en protection des personnalités (training manual on the protection of public figures), 2014
- “Le motif raisonnable dans la surveillance de l’utilisation des technologies par les employés” (reasonable grounds for surveillance of technology use by employees), Québec Municipal, March 2013
- Manuel de l’enquêteur (investigator’s manual), 2009
- Techniques avancées d’interrogatoire en enquête (advanced questioning techniques for investigations), 2007
- Quebec National Assembly, Commission des finances publiques sur la protection des petits épargnants (public finance committee on the protection of small investors), February 2006
