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CTSS training has been delivered to professional organizations and public agencies across Alberta, from small municipalities to regional security teams. Our clients include Leduc County, Strathcona County, Red Deer County, Lac Ste. Anne County, the County of Barrhead, the Town of Westlock, Brazeau County, the Town of Morinville, the Town of Crossfield, the Town of Valleyview, the Town of Penhold, and the City of Wetaskiwin.
When organizations need training that holds up to public accountability, they choose CTSS.
The Control Tactics and Survival Skills (CTSS) program is a reality-based defensive tactics system built specifically for the demands of frontline work in Canada. Accredited by the Public Safety and Emergency Services Board (PSES), CTSS delivers use of force certification, handcuffing certification, baton certification, and officer safety training that meets the legal and professional standard Alberta employers and agencies require.
Most use of force training programs were developed outside Canada and adapted for our laws. CTSS was built from the ground up around Canadian use of force law, legal accountability, and officer safety.
Whether you're a licensed security professional, a peace officer, a new law enforcement recruit, or an organization looking to train your team, CTSS gives you the skills to control volatile situations safely, lawfully, and with confidence.
CTSS is the security training Alberta employers ask for by name. If you work in security guard training, law enforcement, or public safety in Alberta, or you're entering one of those fields, this is the use of force certification that makes you hireable, capable, and protected.
This course is designed for:
For Organizations: If you manage a security team or public agency, CTSS offers Train the Trainer options so you can build certified defensive tactics capacity in-house. We've trained teams across Alberta. Contact us to discuss group pricing and scheduling.
CTSS training focuses on what actually works under pressure — not what looks good on paper. Every module is built around real-world scenarios, legal accountability, and officer safety.
Core modules:
Use of Force Theory and Legal Framework
Understand how to assess, justify, and apply force within Canadian law. Know your rights and your limits.
Handcuffing Certification
Safely restrain non-compliant subjects using legally sound, field-tested techniques.
Expandable Baton Certification
Control dangerous situations with confidence using tactical baton techniques.
Defensive Tactics
Escort techniques, joint manipulation, takedowns, and escape strategies for real-world encounters.
Ground Control and Subject Management
Stay in control when situations go to the ground, solo or as part of a team.
Team Tactics
Operate seamlessly with other professionals using coordinated communication and clear role assignments.
Scenario-Based Training
High-stress, realistic scenarios designed to build your decision-making speed and stress response.
Courses Approved by the Ministry of Justice
For security professionals and law enforcement entering the field
The certification that satisfies "use of force required" on security job postings, the only government-approved options in Alberta at this price point.
What you'll learn:
Everything in Level 1 plus advanced training — delivered in a single 40-hour course. Get fully certified without paying twice.
Comparable certifications elsewhere often cost significantly more. At $425 CAD, Level 2 is the most affordable use of force certification in Alberta.
Everything in Level 1, plus:
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CTSS isn't the biggest name in use of force training yet. But it's the one fully accredited by the Public Safety and Emergency Services Board (PSES), built specifically for Canadians, priced for working professionals, and backed by municipalities that operate under public accountability.
Fully Accredited by the Public Safety and Emergency Services: One of only 3 use of force and defensive tactics certification in Alberta with PSES accreditation. Covers use of force, handcuffing certification, baton certification, and officer safety. Meets the legal standard employers and agencies require.
Built for Canadian Law:
Designed around Canadian use of force legislation and law enforcement defensive tactics standards, not adapted from programs built elsewhere.
Certified, Experienced Instructors:
Every instructor is a working professional. The security training and defensive tactics instruction reflects what actually happens in the field.
Hands-On, Practical Training:
You won't spend the course sitting in a chair. CTSS is physical, scenario-based, and built for retention across all use of force and control tactics skills.
Train the Trainer Options:
Organizations can build certified use of force and defensive tactics training capacity in-house. We'll train your trainers.
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Use of force certification is a requirement in the security industry and your options are limited. CTSS is one of the only government-approved, PSES-accredited defensive tactics programs built for Canadian security guards, peace officers, and law enforcement professionals, available at a price point that doesn't require you to choose between training and rent.
Start with Level 1 at $225 to get your foundational use of force and handcuffing certification, or get fully certified with Level 2 at $425 and add baton certification and advanced control tactics. Either way, you leave with credentials that hold up on the job, in court, and in the field.
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