24/7
Live dispatch, day or night
No fix, no fee
You pay nothing if we cannot do it
12 yrs
Serving Victoria & Greater Victoria
1 yr
Warranty on parts & labour
Every service, every corner of Esquimalt
Locksmith Services Across Esquimalt
Everest Locksmith is a mobile, BC-licensed locksmith working across Esquimalt 24 hours a day, from Esquimalt Village and the new buildings along Esquimalt Road to Saxe Point, West Bay, Rockheights and Gorge Vale. Emergency lockouts start at $89, rekeying at $25 per cylinder and car keys at $180, all priced on the phone before a technician is dispatched.
Emergency Lockouts
Locked out of a Esquimalt home,
condo, storefront or car.
Picked, never drilled.
From $89
Residential Locksmith
Rekeying after a move, deadbolt
upgrades and smart locks for houses,
condos and character homes.
Rekeys from $25
Commercial & Strata
Master key systems, access control and panic bars for Esquimalt strata corporations and businesses.
STRATA & PROPERTY MANAGERS
Automotive Keys
Transponder keys and fobs cut and programmed wherever the car is parked in Esquimalt.
From $180
ESQUIMALT RATES · UPDATED NOVEMBER 2026
What a Locksmith Costs in Esquimalt
A locksmith in Esquimalt costs $89 to $220 for a daytime lockout, $25 to $65 per cylinder to rekey a standard lock, and $180 to $420 for a replacement car key. Everest Locksmith quotes the total on the phone before dispatching, with travel inside Esquimalt already included. The $69 service call covers coming out and diagnosing the problem, and it comes off the bill as soon as you approve the work. If we cannot do the job, you are not charged at all.
EMERGENCY LOCKOUT
Daytime Lockout
$89 – $220 On-site time: 15–25 mins
- Cylinder picked or bypassed, never drilled
- Lock, strike and frame checked before we leave
- Callout and travel inside Esquimalt included
After Hours
24/7 PRIORITY ENTRY
After-Hours Emergency
$145 – $300 On-site time: 20–30 mins
- Evenings, overnight, weekends and statutory holidays
- The same non-destructive method, no after-hours shortcut
- One total agreed on the call, nothing added at the door
RESIDENTIAL REKEY
Lock Rekeying
$25 – $65 On-site time: 30–60 mins
- The keys held by a previous owner stop working
- Front, back and garage keyed alike on request
- Two cut brass keys included with every cylinder
COMMERCIAL & STRATA
Commercial Rekey
$35 – $60 On-site time: 20–40 mins per cylinder
- Priced per cylinder across offices, retail and strata common areas
- Restricted keyways at $80 to $150 per cylinder
- Scheduled out of hours so tenants are not disrupted
AUTOMOTIVE KEYS
Car Key & Smart Fob
$180 – $420 On-site time: 30–45 mins
- Cut and programmed wherever the car is parked in Esquimalt
- Transponder, proximity and immobiliser programming on site
- No tow to the dealership and no three-day wait
One region, one price list. A new Esquimalt Road condo and a 1940s house near Saxe Point are quoted from the same rates. There is no surcharge for crossing the Victoria boundary.
Mobile workshops across Esquimalt
Why Esquimalt calls Everest
Why Esquimalt Chooses Everest Locksmith
- A licence you can check before we arrive Our BC security worker licence number is #B7554. Verify it with the province while you are still on the phone to us.
- One price list for the whole city Esquimalt Village, West Bay or Rockheights, the rate is the same and the number on the invoice matches the number quoted on the call.
- Non-destructive entry first Esquimalt housing runs from wartime bungalows and duplexes to brand-new concrete mid-rises, and almost all of it picks. We drill only when a cylinder has already failed, and we say so before we start.
- One-year warranty, and we come back Full parts and labour coverage for 365 days. Homes near West Bay and Fleming Beach take salt spray all winter; if something we fitted starts to stick, we return and correct it free.
Typical Esquimalt jobs
Typical Security Work Across Esquimalt
From move-in rekeys for posted families to West Bay
waterfront homes and Esquimalt Road condos, three jobs we see constantly.
Posting-Season Move-in Rekey
Summer posting season brings a wave of moves. A typical job: every exterior door rekeyed to one key the day the family takes possession, with the old keys no longer working anywhere.
Same-Day Rekey
New-Build Strata Fob & Mailbox
Newer mid-rises along Esquimalt Road and in the Village mix fob entry with keyed suites, mailboxes and storage lockers. We rekey the suite and match the small locks so one key does the lot.
Keyed-Alike Set
Corroded Deadbolt Replacement
Exterior hardware close to the water seizes years early. Replacing a frozen deadbolt with a marine-grade finish and resetting the strike so it throws cleanly in wet weather.
Corrosion-Resistant Finish
Locksmith in Esquimalt
Locksmith Services in Esquimalt
Everest Locksmith is a mobile, BC-licensed locksmith covering all of Esquimalt 24 hours a day. Emergency lockouts start at $89, rekeying at $25 per cylinder and car keys at $180, and the total is quoted on the phone before a technician leaves for your address.
Esquimalt is small, but the work is varied. Military families moving on a posting schedule, long-term renters in older duplexes, new condo owners along Esquimalt Road and waterfront homeowners in West Bay all call for different reasons and need different hardware. Pricing is identical across all of them; the approach is not.
Everything happens from the van, at your door. Keys are cut and cylinders re-pinned on site, so there is nothing to drop off and nothing to collect, and the overwhelming majority of Esquimalt calls are finished in one visit.
Neighbourhood by neighbourhood
The Buildings and Locks We See in Esquimalt
The job changes with the street. Everest Locksmith works across Esquimalt Village, Esquimalt Road, Saxe Point, West Bay, Rockheights, Lampson, Admirals Road and Gorge Vale, and each has a pattern we see over and over.
- Esquimalt Village and Esquimalt Road — new mid-rise stratas with fob lobbies, keyed suites and a mailbox key nobody remembers to rekey
- Saxe Point and Fleming Beach — older houses close to the water where salt air seizes exterior locks long before they wear out
- West Bay — waterfront homes and townhouses with sliding patio doors and gates that need more than one lock
- Rockheights and Lampson — 1940s and 50s houses, many with basement suites and three or four exterior doors
- Admirals Road area — rental homes and duplexes that change hands every posting season
- Gorge Vale — family homes near the golf course and the Gorge waterway, with garages and side gates
Posting season is worth naming, because it is the busiest time of year in Esquimalt. When a home changes hands every two or three years, the number of old keys still in circulation adds up quickly. A rekey on move-in day costs far less than new hardware and makes every one of those keys useless.
Getting to your door
Getting to You Across Esquimalt
Everest Locksmith dispatches into Esquimalt around the clock and gives you a firm ETA on the call rather than a vague promise. The township is compact, so what decides arrival time is usually the bridge traffic and the type of building, not distance. Five things worth knowing before you call.
- Tell us the building type first. A house, a duplex and a new mid-rise on Esquimalt Road are three different arrival problems, and knowing which one saves the technician circling the block.
- If you live on the base or in housing behind a gate, say so. We work outside the secure perimeter; access to anything inside the base has to be arranged by you before we arrive.
- Say if the car is in an underground parkade. Programming equipment can lose signal below grade, and the car may need to come up to the ramp, a two-minute problem if known in advance.
- Give us a cross street or landmark, not just an address. Basement suites and duplexes often have a separate side entrance, and telling us which door saves real time.
- Have your ID ready, or tell us it is locked inside. Either is fine, but it is a conversation to have on the phone rather than on the doorstep.
Coverage runs past the township line too. Everest also works Victoria, View Royal, the Songhees and Colwood, so a rekey in Esquimalt and a car key in View Royal is one call, not two companies.
Testimonials
What Our Customers Say
Recent reviews from across Greater Victoria
Locked myself out at about 11pm and someone was at my door quickly. He showed me his licence before he started, quoted $145 on the phone and that is exactly what I paid. Picked it open, no damage to the lock or the door at all.
We manage a 40-unit strata and Everest rekeyed all the common areas onto a restricted keyway. Worked evenings so residents were not disrupted, handed us an actual key register at the end, and invoiced our management company directly. Very easy to deal with.
Lost the only key to my car. Dealership wanted to tow it and quoted over $600 with a four day wait. Everest came to the parking lot, cut and programmed a new smart key on the spot for $260. Took about 40 minutes.
Had every exterior door rekeyed the day we took possession. Four doors all keyed to one key, which I did not know was even an option. Quoted per cylinder up front, arrived when they said, done in just over an hour.
ESQUIMALT DISPATCH
What Happens When You Call Us in Esquimalt
A locksmith answers, not a call centre. Four steps from the moment you dial to the moment your door or your car opens in Esquimalt.
You Call, We Listen
You speak to a locksmith, not a script. Tell us the lock, the Esquimalt address and a cross street or landmark, and what has happened.
Firm Total, Firm ETA
We give you the exact total and a firm ETA on that same call, before anyone is dispatched to you.
Licensed Tech Arrives
A BC-licensed technician arrives in a marked Everest vehicle, carrying photo ID and a security worker licence card.
Door Open, Lock Intact
The cylinder is picked or bypassed and tested. You pay on a portable terminal and get an itemised receipt with the warranty on it.
Covering all of Esquimalt • Firm quote and a firm ETA before dispatch
ESQUIMALT QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers on coverage, pricing and licensing for Esquimalt addresses.