Fast Locksmith Burnaby dispatches a licensed technician around the clock — whether you're standing outside your Metrotown condo at 2 a.m., dealing with a break-in aftermath on Kingsway, or locked out of your car near Brentwood Town Centre. Average on-site time: 20–30 minutes.
An emergency lockout is one of those situations where every minute counts. You want a real person on the phone, a firm ETA, and a technician who actually shows up — not an answering service or a callback window. Our mobile units cover Burnaby continuously, positioned across Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, and the surrounding neighbourhoods so when you call, we're not starting from scratch on the other side of the Lower Mainland.
Emergency locksmith service covers the full range of urgent situations — not just lockouts. Here's what a single call can handle in Burnaby:
Every job is quoted on the phone before the technician arrives — no invoice surprises when the work is done. Ranges below reflect the most common emergency scenarios in Burnaby. Final cost depends on lock type, time of call, and any hardware required.
| Service | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Residential lockout (standard deadbolt) | $95 – $160 |
| Residential lockout (high-security / smart lock) | $135 – $220 |
| Car lockout (most makes) | $85 – $150 |
| Car lockout (newer push-start / complex entry) | $130 – $200 |
| Break-in emergency re-secure (lock replaced) | $160 – $300 |
| All keys lost — rekey cylinder | $110 – $185 |
| Broken key extraction | $90 – $150 |
| Commercial lockout (office / retail) | $120 – $250 |
Late-night and weekend calls carry a standard after-hours rate, included in your phone quote. No separate trip fee buried in the invoice.
The process is straightforward by design. No app required, no wait for a callback queue.
Tell us what you're locked out of, your exact address, and whether there's any visible damage. We give you an upfront quote and a realistic ETA on the phone — before the truck rolls, not after it arrives.
Our mobile units are spread across Burnaby — near Metrotown, Brentwood, Edmonds, and Lougheed. The closest available technician heads to you immediately, typically arriving in 20–30 minutes from anywhere in Burnaby.
The tech confirms the quote, assesses the situation, and uses the appropriate non-destructive method to gain entry. For break-ins or damaged locks they secure the property before leaving — a new cylinder, a temporary padlock, or a full deadbolt swap depending on what the door needs.
Burnaby's housing mix is one of the most varied in Metro Vancouver. You'll find post-war bungalows in Burnaby Heights and Capitol Hill running older Kwikset or Weiser hardware, 1980s strata condos around Metrotown with worn deadbolts, and brand-new high-rise towers at Brentwood and Lougheed Town Centre with Schlage or electronic fob entry systems. Newer buildings along Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way often have fob-controlled common doors plus a separate suite lock — make sure you're locked out of one and not both before we arrive.
If your building has a concierge or a 24-hour property manager line, it's worth a quick call first — some strata buildings in the Metrotown corridor have after-hours emergency contacts. If that's not an option or there's no answer, we're the next call. For SFU housing and BCIT campus residences, there are usually on-campus emergency numbers as well; if those don't pan out, we cover those areas too.
If you've had a break-in or a pry attempt on Kingsway or Hastings Street, do not wait until morning to re-secure the door. A damaged deadbolt throw or compromised strike plate is an open invitation. We carry common lock hardware on the truck and can replace a cylinder or full lock set on the spot.
We cover every corner of Burnaby — Metrotown and the Kingsway corridor, Brentwood and Lougheed, Edmonds and the south slope toward New Westminster, Deer Lake, Burnaby Heights, Capitol Hill, Highgate, and the residential streets of South Slope and Government Road. If you're not sure we reach your location, ask on the call. For commercial emergencies after hours — a restaurant locked out before the dinner rush on Hastings, a retail unit on Kingsway needing re-securing overnight — we work with building managers and strata contacts as well as individual tenants.
Average on-site time is 20–30 minutes for most Burnaby addresses. Rush hour on Willingdon or Kingsway is a different story from a 3 a.m. call, and we'll tell you honestly based on where the nearest unit is. We give you the real number, not a flat marketing promise.
Non-destructive entry is always the goal and for most standard residential deadbolts and car doors it's also the standard outcome. If a lock has been damaged — by a break-in, rust, or a broken key deep in the cylinder — we'll explain what we're dealing with before touching it and discuss whether to drill and replace versus attempt picking. You make the call.
For a residence: photo ID matching the address or recent mail — a utility bill or lease agreement. For a strata condo where the ID address doesn't match yet, a copy of your lease or a call to your building manager helps. For a vehicle: registration in your name. Identity verification is required on every job; it's part of being a licensed locksmith in BC.
Yes. Break-in re-securing is one of the most common emergency calls we take in Burnaby. The tech assesses damage to the door, frame, and hardware, replaces the cylinder or full lock set as needed, and can add a temporary padlock or deadbolt if the frame is compromised. We carry common hardware on the truck. If the door frame needs carpentry work, we'll advise on next steps, but we make sure the property is locked before we leave.
There is an after-hours rate for calls outside standard business hours, and it's included in the quote you get on the phone — not added to the invoice as a surprise. We'd rather you know what you're paying before the truck rolls. The rate is consistent: no extra holiday surcharge stacked on top of the after-hours rate.
Yes. We rekey the cylinder on the same visit so any previously cut key no longer works. We carry common keyway blanks for the most popular residential brands. If you'd prefer to replace the hardware entirely, we can do that too and walk you through the cost difference on-site.
Emergency calls answered across all Burnaby neighbourhoods — from Metrotown to SFU Burnaby Mountain.
Beyond emergency calls — planned work, upgrades, and automotive handled by the same team.
Pick-, drill- and bump-resistant cylinders with keys that can’t be copied at the hardware store. Cut, pinned and registered in-shop.
Residential Security Container (RSC) burglary classification: a key-locked security container designed to provide entry…
Car keys are priced by vehicle. Pick what you need and we’ll collect your make, model & year to text you an exact quote.