Secure, reliable wireless networks for municipal offices, federal buildings, courthouses, transit facilities, and public sector environments across Canada.
Government wireless networks operate under a different set of requirements than most commercial deployments. Security and compliance are paramount. Wireless infrastructure must support network segmentation that isolates sensitive government systems from public or guest access, and must meet applicable federal and provincial security frameworks. At the same time, government facilities are increasingly expected to provide public Wi-Fi access for citizens, further complicating the design challenge.
Government buildings also tend to be architecturally complex. Older structures with thick concrete walls, courthouses with security screening areas, large open public spaces, and multi-wing complexes all present RF engineering challenges that require a methodical, data-driven design approach rather than guesswork.
Security is built into our design process from the beginning, not added as an afterthought. We design government wireless networks with clear separation between internal government traffic and any public or guest access, typically implemented through separate SSIDs, VLANs, and firewall policies. We provide the detailed documentation that government procurement and security teams require, including design reports, bill of materials, and post-installation validation surveys that serve as formal proof of compliance with design specifications.
We work with major enterprise wireless platforms including Cisco, Aruba, Juniper Mist, Ruckus, and Meraki, and provide vendor-neutral recommendations based on your organization's existing standards and the specific requirements of each project.
Public and government wireless traffic must be completely isolated at both the SSID and network levels. Public Wi-Fi operates on its own VLAN with internet-only access and client isolation enabled, preventing users from seeing or communicating with other devices on the network. Government staff operate on a separate SSID that provides access to internal systems, protected by enterprise authentication such as 802.1X and, in many cases, integration with the government's identity management infrastructure. These two segments must never be able to communicate directly.
Government staff networks should use 802.1X authentication, where each user authenticates individually using their government credentials against a RADIUS server integrated with Active Directory or another identity provider. This provides accountability, allows for immediate revocation of access when an employee leaves, and is significantly more secure than pre-shared key authentication. Public Wi-Fi typically uses a captive portal with terms of service acceptance, and may include identity verification for accountability depending on the jurisdiction's requirements.
Government projects typically require more formal documentation than commercial projects. We provide a comprehensive design report before deployment that describes our methodology, AP placements, channel plan, and expected coverage outcomes. After installation, we deliver a post-installation validation survey report with actual measured heatmaps that serve as formal proof the network meets specification. This documentation is often required for project sign-off and is valuable for ongoing operations and future network changes.
Yes, but it requires careful engineering. Older government buildings, particularly courthouses, legislative buildings, and heritage structures, often have very thick masonry walls that significantly attenuate Wi-Fi signals. We account for this in the predictive design phase by modeling actual building materials and their RF attenuation characteristics. The result is a higher AP count than a modern building of the same size would require, but a coverage outcome that meets the same performance standards.
Transit facilities such as bus terminals, GO stations, and municipal transit hubs present unique challenges: high foot traffic, large open atriums, and the need to support both staff operational systems and public connectivity. We design these environments with capacity and coverage as co-equal priorities, using high-density AP configurations in busy waiting areas and ensuring operational systems are on separate, protected network segments that cannot be affected by public network congestion.
We understand the documentation, segmentation, and compliance requirements that government wireless projects demand.