Security planning for cannabis cultivation, processing and retail
Cannabis cultivation, processing, distribution and retail have different physical-security requirements. Start with the property's activities and applicable rules before planning cameras, door access and alarms. Fortega can assess project requirements; project eligibility, delivery arrangements and documentation must be confirmed rather than assumed.
The cannabis security landscape
Diversion is the single largest regulator concern. Every gram leaving a site must be accounted for, and security systems exist primarily to make diversion detectable.
External theft, break-in and robbery target retail and distribution. Verified monitoring with armed-response coordination is increasingly standard at high-volume retail.
Internal theft and insider risk grow with workforce scale. Cameras tied to seed-to-sale platforms, vault access and waste-disposal procedures are the controls regulators expect.
Provincial retail rules add their own physical-security requirements — entrance controls, age verification, vault placement, opaque windowing — varying by province.
How Fortega builds compliant cannabis programs
Designs are mapped to s.62–82 of the Cannabis Regulations and provincial retail rules from day one. Camera coverage of every perimeter point, every restricted-access door, every storage area and every destruction event is documented in a coverage map regulators can read.
Access control segments operations, storage, vault and waste handling, with audit trails that line up with seed-to-sale data. Two-person rule enforcement is supported at the vault and during destruction.
Our 24/7 monitoring centre handles intrusion, panic and after-hours alarms with verified dispatch and the recording retention required by regulation.
Solutions for cannabis
Start with your property, equipment and operational requirements. Installation, monitoring and ongoing support arrangements are confirmed for the project.
Regulation-aligned video
Perimeter, restricted-area and vault coverage meeting Cannabis Regulations and provincial retail rules.
Vault & restricted-access control
Two-person rule support, audit trails and time-locked storage.
Seed-to-sale integration
Access and video events tied to inventory and destruction records.
Retail entrance & age control
Vestibule controls, ID verification and panic systems aligned with provincial rules.
Cyber security for cannabis operations
Network segmentation and protection for seed-to-sale, GACP and corporate systems.
24/7 verified monitoring
Canadian monitoring centre with cannabis-trained operators and regulator-aligned retention.
Fortega services available for cannabis
Health Canada and provincial regulators
Fortega designs against the Cannabis Regulations Part 4 (Physical Security), Health Canada Directives, and the retail security frameworks of AGCO, AGLC, BCCS, SAQ and other provincial bodies.
Documentation deliverables — coverage maps, retention proofs, access policies, monitoring procedures and incident logs — are produced as part of every project so audits and renewals are routine.
Planning a coordinated security project
We've designed against cannabis regulation since legalization and stay current as Health Canada and provincial bodies update their expectations.
One accountable team for design, install, monitoring and cyber — so a single vendor stands behind the program when an inspector arrives.
Cannabis security — common questions
Answers for cannabis leaders evaluating Fortega across Canada.
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