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One call for any lock or key emergency — home, business or vehicle — a mobile technician, 24/7.
- Category
- Emergency
- Availability
- 24/7
- Coverage
- 10 GTA cities
- The visit
- 4 steps
On this page
Overview
A single number to call when a lock, key or fob has failed outright and it cannot wait: locked out of a house, a business that cannot open, a vehicle with no working key left to it. A real locksmith answers and walks you through it if needed, and the technician who comes out has cutting, programming and entry equipment already on the vehicle, across residential, commercial and automotive work alike.
What makes a lock-and-key problem an emergency
Most of what a locksmith does is scheduled — a rekey after a move, a hardware upgrade, a planned lock change. An emergency is the other kind: something has already failed, and whoever is standing on the wrong side of it cannot wait for a slot next week. A locked door with someone still inside, a vehicle with no working key left to it, a storefront that will not open for staff already arriving — none of these get better by waiting, and none of them are jobs to sort out over the phone alone.
One technician, three property types
The same locksmith who handles a house lockout at midnight is equipped to open a stuck commercial door the next morning or originate a lost car key the evening after that — the cutting, programming and non-destructive entry equipment lives in the vehicle, not back at a shop. That is the practical reason an emergency call is one call rather than three different specialists: whichever kind of lock has failed, the visit starts the same way, with the same person.
The visit
Step 1: Call and describe what has failed
Which door or vehicle, and what state it is in — locked with the key inside, key lost entirely, or hardware that has physically broken. That is what determines what equipment comes out with the technician.
Step 2: Ownership or authority checked on site
Photo ID, and whatever ties you to the property or vehicle — the same check on every visit, regardless of the hour.
Step 3: Non-destructive entry tried first
Wherever the lock allows it, the door or vehicle is opened without damaging the hardware — cutting or drilling is a last resort, discussed before it happens.
Step 4: Secured before the technician leaves
A lockout ends with a working lock, not just an open door — if the hardware itself failed, that gets fixed or flagged in the same visit.
Included
24/7 availability — a real locksmith answers and walks you through it if needed
Mobile: the equipment travels to the door or the vehicle, not the other way around
Covers all three property types — home, business and vehicle — under one call
Questions
No — the same number reaches us any hour. "Emergency" describes the job, not a separate line.
Where we go
Toronto2 cities
- Toronto
- Scarborough
Peel Region2 cities
- Mississauga
- Brampton
York Region3 cities
- Vaughan
- Markham
- Richmond Hill
Durham Region3 cities
- Pickering
- Ajax
- Oshawa
More of this work
Every service category
- EmergencyYou are here4 services
- Automotive7 services
- Motorcycle4 services
- Residential4 services
- Commercial4 services
Call us
The fastest way to reach us
- Nights and weekends included — any hour, any day
- A real locksmith answers and walks you through it if needed
- You hear the price before anyone drives out
Text us a photo
Send a photo of your lock and we can quote more accurately
What to include
- A close, in-focus photo of the lock or the key
- The whole door, or the make, model and year of the vehicle
- Your area, so we can confirm we reach you
We call you back to talk it through and give you a price.
Send a photoService area: 10 GTA cities across Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Durham Region