01Mississauga · Security and low-voltage
Security and low-voltage cost in Mississauga, ON
Access control, cameras, intrusion detection, structured cabling and audio-visual. Almost always excluded from a general contractor's price, and almost always needed on day one. In Mississauga, the band moves with the curated local cost factor of 0.99× the national baseline.
02The local rate
Commercial hourly
$94 – $158
Mississauga adjusted
General hourly
$84 – $144
House-scale work
Commercial $/sf
$3 – $8
4% of hard cost
General $/sf
$12 – $18
From the residential band
The per-square-foot figures come straight from the curated Mississauga hard-cost bands, taken at 1% for a new build and 4% for a fit-out. Nothing on this page is a separate estimate — it is the same market data, sliced by trade.
Local context: Mississauga prices at Toronto rates on labour but its industrial sites are flatter and fully serviced, which trims site work on a warehouse shell.
03General versus commercial
The two segments in Mississauga
| Segment | Hourly | New build $/sf | Fit-out $/sf |
|---|---|---|---|
| General / residential | $84 – $144 | $3 – $5 | $12 – $18 |
| Commercial | $94 – $158 | $2 – $4 | $3 – $8 |
What the quoted rate covers
Normally: Device supply and installation; Structured cabling and terminations; Programming and commissioning. Normally not: Network hardware, servers and licensing; Monitoring subscriptions; Door hardware and electric strikes; Integration with an existing base-building system.
What moves security and low-voltage pricing here
Device count and cable pathway length are the entire quantity. Door count for access control drives both hardware and door modification cost. Integration with a base-building system usually means the incumbent vendor sets the price. Recurring licensing and monitoring are operating cost, not capital, and are routinely missed.
Buildlor facts
- Mississauga runs at 0.99× the national construction cost baseline.
- Security and low-voltage is 1% of new-build hard cost.
- Security and low-voltage is 4% of fit-out hard cost.
04Questions
How much does security and low-voltage cost in Mississauga?
Security and low-voltage in Mississauga is billed in a band. The hourly and per-square-foot figures on this page are the national bands adjusted by the curated Mississauga cost factor, which is the same factor the Mississauga market page uses.
Is commercial security and low-voltage priced differently in Mississauga?
Commercial systems are networked, integrated with access control and fire alarm, and commissioned to an IT standard. Residential systems are self-contained consumer devices.
Does Buildlor do the work?
No. Buildlor publishes cost data. Use these bands to sanity-check a quote before you tender, then price the full project in the Cost Stack Builder.
Buildlor Construction Cost Index · Last updated 2026-01-15 · Maintained by Buildlor Cost Desk
Scope: Security and low-voltage, Mississauga, ON
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