ONTARIO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ upon a person's arrest or detention section 10 (a) of the Charter Of Rights
And Freedoms requires a person.
Answer: to be informed promptly of the reasonsB. to retain and instruct
counsel without delay and to be informed of that right
◍ Which below would be considered Covert surveillance.
Answer: Conducting surveillance from a place hidden from view
◍ No husband is compellable to disclose any communication made to him by
his wife during their marriage, and no wife is compellable to disclose any
communication made to her by her husband during their marriage. t or f.
Answer: true
◍ An Indictable offence under the Criminal Code is a serious criminal offence
t or f.
Answer: true
◍ Where the contents of a document are material to a case the "Best Evidence
Rule" requires.
Answer: that the party submit the original unless the party is unable to do so
◍ What types of investigations may be performed by a Private Investigator?.
Answer: -Insurance fraud investigations- Missing person's investigations
-Employment background investigations
◍ Which of the following are examples of the types of information a Private
Investigator may be hired to.
Answer: -the character or actions of a persONo- the business or occupation
, of a person-the whereabouts of persons or property
◍ The Trespass To Property Act is.
Answer: provincial
◍ the offence of theft under criminal code is a hybrid offence t or f.
Answer: true
◍ Obligation to present all the facts.
Answer: Investigators Role
◍ What is the best definition of the word "prejudice"?.
Answer: A preconceived belief, opinion, or judgment made without
ascertaining the facts of a case
◍ Criminal Search warrant can be executed by.
Answer: police officer
◍ Canada has two federal Privacy laws.
Answer: PIPEDA and FIPPA
◍ If you were charged with an indictable offense in Canada you would be
entitled to.
Answer: -. Be heard by a Judge sitting alone- Be heard by a Judge and Jury-
A preliminary hearing
◍ The physical acts by which a criminal offence is committed.
Answer: actus reus
◍ To search into.
Answer: Investigare
◍ Under the Trespass To Property Act an "Occupier" includes.
Answer: - a person who is in physical possession of premises- a person who
has responsibility for and control over the condition of premises or the
activities there carried on- A person who has control over persons allowed
to enter the premises
◍ A Private Investigators duties can include the collection of unpaid accounts
, for clients t or f.
Answer: false
◍ What provincial act deals with discrimination in the work place.
Answer: human rights code
◍ by making a false statement in Court as a Private Investigator you would be
committing an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada but you would
also be committing an offence under.
Answer: The PSISA Code of Conduct
◍ What could be a result of, after collecting and storing evidence, the " Chain
Of Custody" being broken.
Answer: - Evidence may no longer be admissible in court - The accused
could walk free- Professionalism would be in question
◍ Under the Canada Evidence Act If a proposed witness is a person of
fourteen years of age or older whose mental capacity is challenged, the court
shall, before permitting the person to give evidence, conduct an inquiry to.
Answer: whether the person understands the nature of an oath or a solemn
affirmation. whether the person is able to communicate the evidence
◍ If you as a Private Investigator are parked in a residential neighbourhood
conducting a surveillance and a resident from the area happened to walk by
the car and observe the Private Investigator looking towards a particular
house , the Private Investigator should.
Answer: leave the area
◍ When a Private Investigator sees a theft occur and makes an arrest, what
federal law gives them the authority to make this arrest.
Answer: the criminal code of Canada
◍ There are several common problems that an Investigator may face while
working in undercover roles..
Answer: Maintenance of identityMaintaining a cover profile
◍ the OPP are.
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ upon a person's arrest or detention section 10 (a) of the Charter Of Rights
And Freedoms requires a person.
Answer: to be informed promptly of the reasonsB. to retain and instruct
counsel without delay and to be informed of that right
◍ Which below would be considered Covert surveillance.
Answer: Conducting surveillance from a place hidden from view
◍ No husband is compellable to disclose any communication made to him by
his wife during their marriage, and no wife is compellable to disclose any
communication made to her by her husband during their marriage. t or f.
Answer: true
◍ An Indictable offence under the Criminal Code is a serious criminal offence
t or f.
Answer: true
◍ Where the contents of a document are material to a case the "Best Evidence
Rule" requires.
Answer: that the party submit the original unless the party is unable to do so
◍ What types of investigations may be performed by a Private Investigator?.
Answer: -Insurance fraud investigations- Missing person's investigations
-Employment background investigations
◍ Which of the following are examples of the types of information a Private
Investigator may be hired to.
Answer: -the character or actions of a persONo- the business or occupation
, of a person-the whereabouts of persons or property
◍ The Trespass To Property Act is.
Answer: provincial
◍ the offence of theft under criminal code is a hybrid offence t or f.
Answer: true
◍ Obligation to present all the facts.
Answer: Investigators Role
◍ What is the best definition of the word "prejudice"?.
Answer: A preconceived belief, opinion, or judgment made without
ascertaining the facts of a case
◍ Criminal Search warrant can be executed by.
Answer: police officer
◍ Canada has two federal Privacy laws.
Answer: PIPEDA and FIPPA
◍ If you were charged with an indictable offense in Canada you would be
entitled to.
Answer: -. Be heard by a Judge sitting alone- Be heard by a Judge and Jury-
A preliminary hearing
◍ The physical acts by which a criminal offence is committed.
Answer: actus reus
◍ To search into.
Answer: Investigare
◍ Under the Trespass To Property Act an "Occupier" includes.
Answer: - a person who is in physical possession of premises- a person who
has responsibility for and control over the condition of premises or the
activities there carried on- A person who has control over persons allowed
to enter the premises
◍ A Private Investigators duties can include the collection of unpaid accounts
, for clients t or f.
Answer: false
◍ What provincial act deals with discrimination in the work place.
Answer: human rights code
◍ by making a false statement in Court as a Private Investigator you would be
committing an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada but you would
also be committing an offence under.
Answer: The PSISA Code of Conduct
◍ What could be a result of, after collecting and storing evidence, the " Chain
Of Custody" being broken.
Answer: - Evidence may no longer be admissible in court - The accused
could walk free- Professionalism would be in question
◍ Under the Canada Evidence Act If a proposed witness is a person of
fourteen years of age or older whose mental capacity is challenged, the court
shall, before permitting the person to give evidence, conduct an inquiry to.
Answer: whether the person understands the nature of an oath or a solemn
affirmation. whether the person is able to communicate the evidence
◍ If you as a Private Investigator are parked in a residential neighbourhood
conducting a surveillance and a resident from the area happened to walk by
the car and observe the Private Investigator looking towards a particular
house , the Private Investigator should.
Answer: leave the area
◍ When a Private Investigator sees a theft occur and makes an arrest, what
federal law gives them the authority to make this arrest.
Answer: the criminal code of Canada
◍ There are several common problems that an Investigator may face while
working in undercover roles..
Answer: Maintenance of identityMaintaining a cover profile
◍ the OPP are.
