Private Investigator Exam 2024 Brand New
1. What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry?: -
Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
2. When was the PSISA proclaimed into force?: August 23, 2007
3. Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force?: - to help professionalize the industry,
increase public safety and ensure practitioners receive proper training and are qualified
to provide private investigator services
4. What does the PSISA and its regulations govern?: - the way the private security
and investigation industry operates in Ontario
5. When did the training and testing regulations under the PSISA come into force?:
- April 15, 2010.
6. Who is considered a PI?: - individuals who have a private investigator license and
perform work, for remuneration, that consists primarily of conducting investigations to
provide information on the character, actions, business, occupation, or whereabouts of
a person
7. Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security guards?: Yes, they are
automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI license.
8. Who consists of the private security sector?: 1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
9. What are the two main divisions of the security industry?: - public & private
10. What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do?: -
observe, deter, record and report
11. In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals have to do?: -
complete the required training and/or testing
- be 18 years old
- possess a clean criminal record
- be legally entitled to work in Canada
12. What act regulates private investigators and security guards?: - the Private
Investigator's and Security Guards Act, 1997.
13. Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial
legislation?: - Provincial legislation
14. What can private investigators not refer themselves as?: - police officers -
peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
, - officer
- security officers
- private detective
15 What requirements must licensees meet?: - wear a uniform approved by the
registrar
- carrie and present their license to anyone making that request
- comply with any terms and conditions of their licenses
- be over 18 years of age
- return their licenses to the registrar when they expire or are terminated, suspended or
cancelled
- report to registrar any incident to a member of the public involving the use of force or
an unusual intervention
16. What is the maximum penalty for an individual licensee and in the case of a
corporation if they willingly commit an offense under the PSISA or The Private
Investigators and Security Guard's Act?: - $25,000 or imprisonment for a term of not
more than one year or both for an individual licensee
- $250,000 for a corporation
17. What must every person do when holding themselves out as a PI?: - carry his or
her license
- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
18. What rules must a PI be mindful of during their day to day acitivies?: - must
carry their license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of the public asks them to do so
- must wear a uniform when working
- security guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than license
in uniform (metal badge is prohibited)
- cannot hold themselves out as police officers or performing police related duties for this
reason
19. Are PI's allowed to act as collectors for the collection of accounts?: No, PI's
cannot assist with respect to collection of accounts, acting as a bailiff, assisting with
an eviction under the tenant protection act or evictions under the residential tenancies
act
20. What Acts apply to handling information?: 1. PIPEDA
2. FIPPA
3. MFIPPA
1. What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry?: -
Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
2. When was the PSISA proclaimed into force?: August 23, 2007
3. Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force?: - to help professionalize the industry,
increase public safety and ensure practitioners receive proper training and are qualified
to provide private investigator services
4. What does the PSISA and its regulations govern?: - the way the private security
and investigation industry operates in Ontario
5. When did the training and testing regulations under the PSISA come into force?:
- April 15, 2010.
6. Who is considered a PI?: - individuals who have a private investigator license and
perform work, for remuneration, that consists primarily of conducting investigations to
provide information on the character, actions, business, occupation, or whereabouts of
a person
7. Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security guards?: Yes, they are
automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI license.
8. Who consists of the private security sector?: 1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
9. What are the two main divisions of the security industry?: - public & private
10. What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do?: -
observe, deter, record and report
11. In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals have to do?: -
complete the required training and/or testing
- be 18 years old
- possess a clean criminal record
- be legally entitled to work in Canada
12. What act regulates private investigators and security guards?: - the Private
Investigator's and Security Guards Act, 1997.
13. Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial
legislation?: - Provincial legislation
14. What can private investigators not refer themselves as?: - police officers -
peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
, - officer
- security officers
- private detective
15 What requirements must licensees meet?: - wear a uniform approved by the
registrar
- carrie and present their license to anyone making that request
- comply with any terms and conditions of their licenses
- be over 18 years of age
- return their licenses to the registrar when they expire or are terminated, suspended or
cancelled
- report to registrar any incident to a member of the public involving the use of force or
an unusual intervention
16. What is the maximum penalty for an individual licensee and in the case of a
corporation if they willingly commit an offense under the PSISA or The Private
Investigators and Security Guard's Act?: - $25,000 or imprisonment for a term of not
more than one year or both for an individual licensee
- $250,000 for a corporation
17. What must every person do when holding themselves out as a PI?: - carry his or
her license
- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
18. What rules must a PI be mindful of during their day to day acitivies?: - must
carry their license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of the public asks them to do so
- must wear a uniform when working
- security guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than license
in uniform (metal badge is prohibited)
- cannot hold themselves out as police officers or performing police related duties for this
reason
19. Are PI's allowed to act as collectors for the collection of accounts?: No, PI's
cannot assist with respect to collection of accounts, acting as a bailiff, assisting with
an eviction under the tenant protection act or evictions under the residential tenancies
act
20. What Acts apply to handling information?: 1. PIPEDA
2. FIPPA
3. MFIPPA
