ONTARIO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM. 100 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS /LATEST 2024. PASSING GUARANTEED 100%
1. The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate: investigative
services and private security industry
2. Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal: provincial
3. Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be: security guards
and do not require a PI license
4. What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline: Rules and standards for PI's day
to day activities
5. PI's must carry their license when working, and shall identify themselves when
requested by a member of the public. (True or False): True
6. During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their licence.
(True or False): True
7. PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than
: There license
8. The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using
": Excessive force
9. What does PIPEDA stand for?: Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act
10. Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal: Federal
11. What does PIPEDA govern?: the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
12. PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False): True
13. According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with: the consent of the
subject
14. Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to: PIPEDA
15. What is SOR/2001-7 used for?: it lists publicly available records, such as judicial
records
16. According to regulation SOR/2001-6: licened business entites may recieve or disclose
personal information without knowledge or consent of the individual to whom it belongs
to
17. When does SOR/2001-6 come into play: for the purposes of investigating a breach
of an agreement or the contravention of a law if they are a corporation or other body with
a Model Code
18. FIPPA stands for: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
19. Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal?: Provincial
20. What does FIPPA govern?: access to records that are in custody or under the control of
the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
21. MFIPPA stands for: Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
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, 22. What does MFIPPA govern?: records that are in the custody or under the control
of municipalities and some related institutions
23. According to the privacy laws, anyone who is in a public place does not have: a
reasonable expectation of privacy and their actions may be photographed or documented
on video
24. According to the privacy laws, a person in their home: has a reasonable expectation of
privacy and an investigator should not go onto their property in order to peek into their
windows to observe them
25. According to the privacy laws, how do you observe someone in their home:
Observe from the street or other public property
26. According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when: The subject enters the
bathroom
27. According to privacy laws, PI's should exercise their judgement to deter- mine when
privacy becomes an issue, such as: when the subject is at a gravesite, participating at a
religious gathering or when minors may be present
28. If an investigator plants a wireless camera to transmit a scene to another location,
the investigator should consider things such as whether or not: the signal is encrypted and
whether the signal could be intercepted by an unintended source
29. There are restrictions in section 184 of the Criminal Code about recording private
conversations, so it's best to: Record without audio
30. GPS devices can be placed on a vehicle to track its location, only if: you have
written permission of the owner of the vehicle
31. Direct Evidence: testimony given by a witness who has witnessed it directly
32. Circumstantial Evidence: a fact can be inferred, but doesn't stem from some- thing
that was witnessed directly.
33. Hearsay Evidence: witness presents a statement that was made to them by another
person, who is not present at the trial
34. Admissions: Voluntary admissions made by an accused and reported by an- other
witness fall outside the hearsay rule and may be admissible
35. Documentary (Demonstrative/Illustrative) Evidence:: any written thing capable of
being made evidence. For example, Books, Films, Photographs
36. Illustrative evidence can also be known under different names, what are they?:
demonstrative or documentary evidence
37. Real Evidence: can include material objects, such as a weapon or item of clothing
38. The reliability of real evidence has to be assessed (True or False): True
39. Where can you pick up a discarded item for evidence, without violating any criminal
or provincial laws?: a public area like a mall or plaza
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VERIFIED ANSWERS /LATEST 2024. PASSING GUARANTEED 100%
1. The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate: investigative
services and private security industry
2. Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal: provincial
3. Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be: security guards
and do not require a PI license
4. What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline: Rules and standards for PI's day
to day activities
5. PI's must carry their license when working, and shall identify themselves when
requested by a member of the public. (True or False): True
6. During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their licence.
(True or False): True
7. PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than
: There license
8. The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using
": Excessive force
9. What does PIPEDA stand for?: Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act
10. Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal: Federal
11. What does PIPEDA govern?: the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
12. PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False): True
13. According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with: the consent of the
subject
14. Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to: PIPEDA
15. What is SOR/2001-7 used for?: it lists publicly available records, such as judicial
records
16. According to regulation SOR/2001-6: licened business entites may recieve or disclose
personal information without knowledge or consent of the individual to whom it belongs
to
17. When does SOR/2001-6 come into play: for the purposes of investigating a breach
of an agreement or the contravention of a law if they are a corporation or other body with
a Model Code
18. FIPPA stands for: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
19. Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal?: Provincial
20. What does FIPPA govern?: access to records that are in custody or under the control of
the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
21. MFIPPA stands for: Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
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, 22. What does MFIPPA govern?: records that are in the custody or under the control
of municipalities and some related institutions
23. According to the privacy laws, anyone who is in a public place does not have: a
reasonable expectation of privacy and their actions may be photographed or documented
on video
24. According to the privacy laws, a person in their home: has a reasonable expectation of
privacy and an investigator should not go onto their property in order to peek into their
windows to observe them
25. According to the privacy laws, how do you observe someone in their home:
Observe from the street or other public property
26. According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when: The subject enters the
bathroom
27. According to privacy laws, PI's should exercise their judgement to deter- mine when
privacy becomes an issue, such as: when the subject is at a gravesite, participating at a
religious gathering or when minors may be present
28. If an investigator plants a wireless camera to transmit a scene to another location,
the investigator should consider things such as whether or not: the signal is encrypted and
whether the signal could be intercepted by an unintended source
29. There are restrictions in section 184 of the Criminal Code about recording private
conversations, so it's best to: Record without audio
30. GPS devices can be placed on a vehicle to track its location, only if: you have
written permission of the owner of the vehicle
31. Direct Evidence: testimony given by a witness who has witnessed it directly
32. Circumstantial Evidence: a fact can be inferred, but doesn't stem from some- thing
that was witnessed directly.
33. Hearsay Evidence: witness presents a statement that was made to them by another
person, who is not present at the trial
34. Admissions: Voluntary admissions made by an accused and reported by an- other
witness fall outside the hearsay rule and may be admissible
35. Documentary (Demonstrative/Illustrative) Evidence:: any written thing capable of
being made evidence. For example, Books, Films, Photographs
36. Illustrative evidence can also be known under different names, what are they?:
demonstrative or documentary evidence
37. Real Evidence: can include material objects, such as a weapon or item of clothing
38. The reliability of real evidence has to be assessed (True or False): True
39. Where can you pick up a discarded item for evidence, without violating any criminal
or provincial laws?: a public area like a mall or plaza
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