The Toronto chapter of ASIS International is once again offering its Student Scholarship Program. Benefits include: recognition of academic work, financial awards, exposure to senior security professionals and the possibility of having an article (written by the winner of the writing competition) digitally published by Canadian Security magazine.

The ASIS Toronto chapter has made some change to its annual student scholarship program for 2013, including an increase in value to security studies entrance scholarships and the addition of a second bursary. The scholarship program has been recognized as a best practice by the ASIS Foundation for its inclusiveness, accessibility and academic leadership required by students.
 

As part of its Emergency Management and Public Safety Institute (EMPSI), Centennial College is building its complement of courses of interest to individuals working in, or preparing for, careers related to emergency response and management. New this fall are two specialized courses: Managing and Operating a Virtual Emergency Operations Centre (VEOC), and Exercise Program Management.

The Security Industry Association's (SIA)  Securing New Ground Annual Report is now available through the SIA online bookstore. The SNG Annual Report is a 350-page compendium of new primary research and market information. The information ranges from financial and transaction information to technology, market and customer trends.