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Locksmiths in Ontario

We are building this province now. Ontario does not license locksmiths, so what we check here is the corporate registry — whether the company is registered and active.

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These cities open once a business in them has confirmed its details and stated a call-out range.

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Services across Ontario

Access control & fobsFobs, cards and keypads that log who came through and let you revoke one personsee stated rangesCar keys & fobsKeys and fobs cut and programmed on site, including when every key is lostsee stated rangesCommercial & master keyMaster key systems, panic hardware and door closers, priced after a site visitsee stated rangesEmergency lockoutLocked out of a home, car or business, often at the worst hour and at the night ratesee stated rangesFrozen & seized locksSeized winter locks opened without the forced key or cracked glass that follows hot watersee stated rangesKey cuttingSpare keys cut from your original, including restricted profiles a kiosk cannot copysee stated rangesRekey & lock changeNew pins in the same lock so old keys stop working, usually cheaper than replacingsee stated rangesSafe openingCombination changes, lockouts and moves, with proof of ownership asked for firstsee stated ranges

Ontario is the largest locksmith market in the country and one of the least regulated. There is no provincial locksmith licence. The Association of Ontario Locksmiths is a membership body, not a regulator: it cannot issue a permission to trade and it cannot take one away. A locksmith apprenticeship does exist in Ontario and runs to six thousand hours, but completing it is voluntary, so a certificate here is a qualification rather than a licence.

That combination is why Ontario has the worst reputation in Canada for lockout bait pricing. Nothing stops a call centre with a national-sounding name from quoting nineteen dollars on the phone and presenting a three-figure invoice at the door, because there is no registrar to complain to about the price.

What we check instead is the company. Every Ontario business listed here is matched to the Ontario Business Registry, and the registration together with the date we last confirmed it was active is printed on the profile rather than hidden behind a badge. We re-check monthly. If a registration lapses, the listing says so.

The second check is the one no registry runs: the call-out fee. A business only gets its phone number shown here after it states the range it works in and lets us print the date it said so. No range, no number. That rule does not change from province to province.

Common questions

Do locksmiths need a licence in Ontario?
Ontario does not license locksmiths. The Association of Ontario Locksmiths is a membership body, not a regulator, and membership is not a licence. Only Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec license locksmiths in Canada. Everywhere else the company registration is the strongest public record, and it is the one we check.
How do I check a locksmith in Ontario is legitimate?
With no licence to look up, check that the business is registered and active with the Ontario Business Registry, that it will give you a call-out fee before it sets off, and that it will put anything larger than a lockout in writing. We match every listing here to the registry and print the date we last confirmed it.
How much does a locksmith cost in Ontario?
There is no regulated rate and no maximum. The call-out fee is what a business charges to attend, before the job itself is priced, and it usually rises after hours. Every listing here that shows a phone number has stated its range and the date it stated it. We publish ranges rather than exact prices, because no locksmith can quote a lock they have not seen.