COMPANY INFORMATION

Setcan® Corporation is a privately owned company located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Over the past 15 years the Setcan® team has developed and commercialized many new products and they have quickly become the world’s largest provider of reality based training products and Instructor level certifications for law enforcement, military and security organizations.


Shocknife® Inc. was incorporated November 2004 to research, design, commercialize, and distribute the patented Shocknife® training knife. It is the only training knife in the world capable of inducing the necessary fear and acute stress required for realistic and effective training for LE, Private Security, Military and Corrections markets. Shocknife® Inc. has sold product to LE, military, Security and Correctional agencies in over 30 countries. The Shocknife® Spontaneous Edged Weapon Defense Instructor Course was launched in 2008 and has been delivered all across the world to agencies such as United States Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, United States Custom Border Patrol, Spanish and German police agencies, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Shocknife® has received numerous international awards.

Notable Shocknife® Customers:

  • US FBI Training Academy
  • US Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
  • US Customs & Border Protection
  • US Federal Air Marshals
  • US Secret Service
  • US Border Patrol
  • US Coast Guard
  • US SOCOM
  • US Pentagon Police Department
  • USMC Regimental Schools MA Instructors
  • MSOAG/MARSOC
  • US Army Fort Leavenworth
  • US Army Fort Belvoir
  • US Army Fort Huachuca
  • US Army Fort Knox
  • US Army Fort Campbell
  • 56th MP Co.
  • 5th Special Forces Group
  • Marine Corps. Security Force Co.

  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Canadian Forces
  • Montreal Police Department
  • Ottawa Police Service
  • Calgary Police Service
  • Corrections Canada
  • Canadian Border Services Agency
  • New York Police Department
  • L.A. County Sheriff’s Department
  • Seattle Police Department
  • Hong Kong Police Academy
  • France National Police Academy
  • Norwegian Navy Seal/Special Forces Train Div
  • Norwegian Police Academy
  • Norwegian Armed Forces Military Academy
  • New Zealand Military
  • Government of India – Special Protection Group
  • Metropolitan Police – UK
  • Spanish Military Police Academy

Setcan® Corporation was established in 2006 to distribute a complete line of reality based training products and deliver Instructor level training courses to Officer Safety/Defensive Tactics/Use of Force/Instructor Trainers and Master Instructors in Law Enforcement, Military, Corrections and Security Agencies. Setcan® is currently the world’s largest supplier of Reality Based Training (RBT) products and Instructor Level Certifications. Products sold exclusively include the StressVest®, Shocknife®, Blue BatonTM, DTS ToolsTM, KinetXTM Baton, and SIMBLASTTM training IED’s. Setcan® training programs researched, developed, copyrighted and delivered worldwide include the product based safety certifications such as the StressVest® RBT Instructor Certification, Shocknife® Spontaneous Edged Weapon Defense Instructor Course, and SABRE® OC Instructor Certification. Setcan® officer safety programs include the Setcan® Role Player Certification, Setcan® Principle Based Rapid Response, and Setcan® Principle Based Subject Control Certification. In addition Setcan® offers consulting services on reality based training to law enforcement and security agencies and operates the largest private law enforcement training center in Canada.

Sample of Agencies Trained by Setcan® Corporation

  • US Secret Service
  • US Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
  • US Customs & Border Protection
  • US Department of Veteran Affairs
  • US Pentagon Police
  • US National Security Agency
  • New York/New Jersey Port Authority
  • Denver Police Department
  • Frankfurt Police Department – Germany
  • Spanish Military
  • Singapore Army
  • Canadian Forces – 38 & 39th Brigade
  • Canadian Forces – ASU Chilliwack
  • Canadian Navy – Sea Boarding Party
  • Atlantic Police College
  • Calgary Police Service
  • Canadian National Railway Police Service
  • British Columbia Sheriffs
  • Corrections Canada
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Canadian Department of Fisheries & Oceans
  • Edmonton Police Service Environment Canada
  • Justice Institute of British Columbia
  • Manitoba Sheriffs
  • Toronto Police Department
  • Montreal Police Department
  • Ottawa Police Service
  • Vancouver Police Department
  • Winnipeg Police Service

StressVest® Corporation was incorporated in 2009 to research, design, commercialize, and distribute the patented StressVest®. StressVest® is the manufacturer and patent holder of the world’s first non-projectile, force on force, firearm tactical training system capable of creating stress through a pain penalty without fear of projectile injury for training Law Enforcement Officers and Military Soldiers. The system utilizes training firearms that fire a laser pulse which activates the StressVest® when it strikes center mass. Depending on the setting, the vest will either deliver a vibration or a safe, localized shock to the abdomen.
The original StressVest® GEN1 was launched in Jan 2012. After a complete redesign, StressVest® launched its current GEN2 version in January of 2013, which features a wireless StressX® PRO belt, complete blank based system, Instructor CQT Tablet and advanced IED integration. StressVest® launched its Reality Based Training Instructor Certification in 2013, where such notable agencies such as the US Navy Security Forces, US NSA Police, US New York/New Jersey Port Authority, and Dubai SWAT have been certified.

Notable Agencies Using StressVest®

  • US Secret Service (USSS)
  • US Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
  • US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • US Navy – Security Forces (CNIC)
  • US Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
  • US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)
  • US National Security Agency (NSA)
  • US Pentagon Police Department (PFPA)
  • US Department of Energy – HQ (DOE)
  • US Custom Border Protection (CBP)
  • US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
  • US Department of Homeland Security – ICE (DHS)
  • US Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
  • US Embassy – Manila
  • US Probation
  • US Federal Reserve Police
  • Houston Police Department
  • Denver Police Department
  • Northport Police Department
  • Coral Gables Police Department
  • NY/NJ Port Authority
  • San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
  • San Bernardino County Probation
  • Washington State Parks
  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources
  • Vancouver Police Department
  • Legislative Assembly of Ontario – Canada
  • Environment Canada Enforcement
  • Ecole Nationale de Police – Quebec, Canada
  • Australian Military – Special Forces (SAS)
  • Australian Federal Police
  • Dubai Police Department (SWAT) – UAE Abu Dhabi
  • Police Department – UAE
  • Egyptian National Police – Egypt


In April 2015, Setcan® Corporation was amalgamated with Shocknife Inc. and StressVest Inc. so now all three companies operate under one company – Setcan® Corporation.

Mission Statement

“Setcan’s mission is to be the world leader in non-projectile, realistic training products that are capable of inducing acute stress during survival training.”

Special Thanks To:

John Elliott of Syzygia Research. Responsible for original concept of laser engagement stun system for firearms force on force training.
Alex McIlraith of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology Red River College. Responsible for electronic development.

StressVest® Patent Information

United States Patent US 7,872,849
Numerous Additional United States and International Patents Pending United States Regular Patent
Power of Attorney: Ryan W. Dupuis Ade & Company