Community Commitment            

University of Manitoba Security Services offers a wide range of services to Manitoba's largest university and provides safety and security for all students, staff and visitors to the University. Staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our Department works to establish and cultivate a positive presence within the University community and to communicate with individuals, committees, groups and other off-campus associated agencies on crime prevention and security related issues.  The University of Manitoba's Security Services supports the needs of the UM campus community by providing security services in a professional and proactive manner.

Patrol Officers have specific Special Constable Appointments for the University of Manitoba. In addition to providing numerous services to the community, Security Services Patrol Officers have the authority to enforce a variety of University regulations, Federal and Provincial Statutes and Municipal By-Laws.

Security Guards are licenced in accordance with the Provincial Security Guard Act.

Student Patrols are full-time registered students of the University of Manitoba.

History

The Campus Police (currently titled Security Services) Department was formed in the mid 1950s.  At that time, there were only 4 campus police officers who also worked as firefighters for the University. 

As the University began to grow and enrollment continued to increase, the role of a police presence on campus began to change.  In 1998, a name change occurred and the department was renamed to Security Services to more accurately reflects its role within the university.

Today, the department has a compliment of 24 Patrol Officers and 4 Shift Supervisors who work rotating shifts on a 24-hour basis.  A Community Liaison Officer is also available Monday to Friday during daytime hours as well as a part time Investigator.