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OPC EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
What are the 3 charges under the B) Fail to leave when directed, engage in prohibited
TPA? activity, entry while entry prohibited
A) Fail to appear, fail to comply with
probation, breach of probation
B) Fail to leave when directed,
engage in prohibited activity,
entry while entry prohibited
C) Trespassing Act Charge, fail to
follow prohibited private
property sign, fail to leave
when directed
D) There are no charges under the
TPA when there is no private
property sign upon residence
property, or
fenced yard
Is POA classified as a substantive or A) Procedural
procedural act?
A) Procedural
B) Substantive
How do we proceed for less serious... Part 1: less serious Part 3: more serious
and more serious charges under the
POA
A) Part 3: less serious Part 1: more
serious
B) Part 2: less serious Part 3: more
serious
C) Part 1: less serious Part 3: more
serious
D) Part 1: less serious Part 2: more
serious
How would you describe B) The wheels of justice starting to turn
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"commencement of proceedings" to
a civilian friend?
A) Court beginning
B) The wheels of justice beginning to
turn
C) When someone is charged
D) When someone is convicted
When does the "commencement of D) When the officer files the Certificate of Offence
proceedings" begin under a Part 1? within the court
A) When someone is charged
B) When the defendant is in court
C) When the officer stops you
D) When the officer files the
Certificate of Offence within the
court
When does the "commencement of A) When an information is laid before a J.P
proceedings" begin under a Part 3?
A) When an information is laid before a
J.P
B) When the defendant is in court
C) When the officer stops you
D) When the officer files the
Certificate of Offence within the
court
What is the white copy of your PON C) The Certificate of Offence
called?
A) Citation
B) Offence Notice
C) The Certificate of Offence
D) Summons
What is the green / blue copy of a B) Offence Notice
PON called?
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A) Citation
B) Offence Notice
C) The Certificate of Offence
D) Summons
What is the pink copy of the PON D) Summons
called?
A) Citation
B) Offence Notice
C) The Certificate of Offence
D) Summons
What grounds are required to issue a C) A Belief
Part 1?
A) Reasonable Grounds
B) Reasonable Suspicion
C) A Belief
D) Beyond a reasonable doubt
Who can issue a short form Part 3? C) Provincial Offences Officer
A) Justice of the Peace
B) Police Officer
C) Provincial Offences Officer
D) Anyone
Who may lay an information under D) Anyone
the POA?
A) Justice of the Peace
B) Police Officer
C) Provincial Offences Officer
D) Anyone
Are you required to swear to an A) Yes
"affidavit of service" upon service to
a defendant of a Part 3 Summons?
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OPC EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
What are the 3 charges under the B) Fail to leave when directed, engage in prohibited
TPA? activity, entry while entry prohibited
A) Fail to appear, fail to comply with
probation, breach of probation
B) Fail to leave when directed,
engage in prohibited activity,
entry while entry prohibited
C) Trespassing Act Charge, fail to
follow prohibited private
property sign, fail to leave
when directed
D) There are no charges under the
TPA when there is no private
property sign upon residence
property, or
fenced yard
Is POA classified as a substantive or A) Procedural
procedural act?
A) Procedural
B) Substantive
How do we proceed for less serious... Part 1: less serious Part 3: more serious
and more serious charges under the
POA
A) Part 3: less serious Part 1: more
serious
B) Part 2: less serious Part 3: more
serious
C) Part 1: less serious Part 3: more
serious
D) Part 1: less serious Part 2: more
serious
How would you describe B) The wheels of justice starting to turn
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"commencement of proceedings" to
a civilian friend?
A) Court beginning
B) The wheels of justice beginning to
turn
C) When someone is charged
D) When someone is convicted
When does the "commencement of D) When the officer files the Certificate of Offence
proceedings" begin under a Part 1? within the court
A) When someone is charged
B) When the defendant is in court
C) When the officer stops you
D) When the officer files the
Certificate of Offence within the
court
When does the "commencement of A) When an information is laid before a J.P
proceedings" begin under a Part 3?
A) When an information is laid before a
J.P
B) When the defendant is in court
C) When the officer stops you
D) When the officer files the
Certificate of Offence within the
court
What is the white copy of your PON C) The Certificate of Offence
called?
A) Citation
B) Offence Notice
C) The Certificate of Offence
D) Summons
What is the green / blue copy of a B) Offence Notice
PON called?
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A) Citation
B) Offence Notice
C) The Certificate of Offence
D) Summons
What is the pink copy of the PON D) Summons
called?
A) Citation
B) Offence Notice
C) The Certificate of Offence
D) Summons
What grounds are required to issue a C) A Belief
Part 1?
A) Reasonable Grounds
B) Reasonable Suspicion
C) A Belief
D) Beyond a reasonable doubt
Who can issue a short form Part 3? C) Provincial Offences Officer
A) Justice of the Peace
B) Police Officer
C) Provincial Offences Officer
D) Anyone
Who may lay an information under D) Anyone
the POA?
A) Justice of the Peace
B) Police Officer
C) Provincial Offences Officer
D) Anyone
Are you required to swear to an A) Yes
"affidavit of service" upon service to
a defendant of a Part 3 Summons?
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