24/7 Emergency Locksmith in Vancouver
It’s 2am and you’re on the wrong side of the door. Call The Vancouver Locksmith and the nearest tech is dispatched immediately — a roughly 20-minute average arrival right across the city, every night of the year. Licensed, bonded and insured, with a fixed price agreed before any work begins.
Locked out or broken into, we come to you
An emergency lock problem doesn’t wait for business hours, and neither do we. Whether you’re standing outside your own front door at midnight, staring at a snapped key, or looking at a jimmied frame after a break-in, the fix is the same: a licensed locksmith and a fully stocked van arriving fast, working non-destructively, and getting you secure again before we leave. We’re fully mobile across Greater Vancouver, so there’s nothing to tow and no counter to reach — we come to where the trouble is.
Phoning is always the fastest way to reach us for anything urgent — a real person answers, gives you a realistic ETA, and quotes the job up front so there are no surprises when the door opens. Below are the emergency situations we’re called out for most; pick the one that matches what you’re facing.
What we handle around the clock
Emergency Lockout
Immediate dispatch for home, business and car lockouts at any hour — the nearest tech, a ~20-minute average, and non-destructive entry so you’re back in without damage.
View service →24 Hour Locksmith
Genuine round-the-clock coverage every night, weekend and holiday — the full service range at any hour, a realistic ETA on the call, and no inflated after-hours surprise fees.
View service →Break-In Repair & Board-Up
After a break-in or attempt: emergency lock replacement, damaged door and frame repair, board-up and re-securing the property — with itemised receipts for insurance, any hour.
View service →Emergency Rekey
Urgent rekeying after lost or stolen keys so the missing key stops working immediately — homes and businesses, any hour, peace of mind the same night rather than waiting for a daytime slot.
View service →Jammed & Broken Lock Repair
Freeing and repairing jammed, seized or frozen locks and extracting keys snapped off in the lock or door — any hour, non-destructive where possible so you keep the door and hardware.
View service →From your call to a secured door
Call and we dispatch
A real person answers, pins down your location and situation, then sends the nearest tech straight away with a realistic ETA — usually about 20 minutes across the city.
Quoted before we touch it
The tech confirms the fixed price with you on site before any work starts. Non-destructive entry comes first — picking or bypass — and drilling is a last resort we quote up front.
You’re back in and secure
We get you through the door, repair or replace whatever failed, and leave the property properly locked — with an itemised receipt for your records or insurance.
A calm answer on the worst night
When you’re locked out in the cold or shaken after a break-in, you want someone who picks up, gives you a straight ETA, and doesn’t pad the bill because it’s late. That’s us: fully mobile across Greater Vancouver — Downtown, Yaletown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, East Vancouver, Kerrisdale, Dunbar and out to Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster and the North Shore — with a licensed tech arriving in about 20 minutes, working non-destructively, and holding the same fixed price at 2am as at 2pm.
Locked out or broken into right now? Call 778-655-1957 — we’re open 24/7. See every neighbourhood we cover.
Emergency locksmith questions
Our average arrival is about 20 minutes anywhere across Greater Vancouver, and we’re fully mobile so there’s no waiting for a shop to open. When you call, we tell you honestly where the nearest tech is and give you a realistic ETA — not a made-up number — so you know exactly how long you’re standing outside.
No. We’re open 24/7 and hold the same fixed pricing at 2am as we do at 2pm — there’s no inflated after-hours “emergency” markup. The price is agreed with you on site before any work starts, so a late-night call never turns into a surprise bill.
Almost never. We work non-destructively first — picking or bypassing the lock so your door and hardware stay intact. Drilling is genuinely a last resort, only for high-security or seized locks that can’t be opened any other way, and we’ll always quote it before we do it so nothing happens without your say-so.
Yes, immediately. We replace compromised locks, repair damaged doors and frames, board up broken openings and re-secure the property the same night. You get an itemised receipt for your insurance claim, and once the door is safe again we can talk through rekeying or higher-security hardware whenever you’re ready.