Montreal airport: provincial police win bid for security contract [Video]

Montreal police have lost their bid to provide security at the Trudeau International Airport.

Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) announced Tuesday that the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) won the bidding process and will be responsible for armed security during the new, five-year contract. 

Quebec provincial police will take over on Jan. 1, 2025, when the existing contract with the Montreal police service (SPVM) expires. SQ officers will be responsible for providing security services at security checkpoints and at U.S. pre-clearance at the airport.

The airport authority said in a news release that the SPVM had expressed that it didn’t want to extend its contract in its current form. Three police forces were invited to participate in the bidding process. The SPVM and SQ were the only two that submitted a proposal.

“After analyzing the proposals submitted and based on a precise evaluation grid, a clear choice was made in favour of …