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Private Investigator Exam
100% Verified Questions and Answers
What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry?
ANSWER: - Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
When was the PSISA proclaimed into force?
ANSWER: August 23, 2007
Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force?
ANSWER: - to help professionalize the industry, increase public safety and ensure practitioners
receive proper training and are qualified to provide private investigator services
What does the PSISA and its regulations govern?
ANSWER: - the way the private security and investigation industry operates in Ontario
When did the training and testing regulations under the PSISA come into force?
ANSWER: - April 15, 2010.
Who is considered a PI?
ANSWER: - 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
Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security guards?
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ANSWER: Yes, they are automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI
license.
Who consists of the private security sector?
ANSWER: 1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry?
ANSWER- public & private
What are the majorities of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do?
ANSWER: - observe, deter, record and report
In order to be eligible for a PI license, what do all individuals have to do?
ANSWER: - complete the required training and/or testing
- be 18 years old
- possess a clean criminal record
- be legally entitled to work in Canada
What act regulates private investigators and security guards?
ANSWER: - the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial legislation?
ANSWER: - Provincial legislation
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What can private investigators not refer them as?
ANSWER: - police officers
- Peace officers
- Detectives
- Law enforcement
- Officer
- Security officers
- Private detective
What requirements must licensees meet?
Answer: - 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
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?
ANSWER: - $25,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or both for an
individual licensee
- $250,000 for a corporation
What must every person do when holding themselves out as a PI?
ANSWER: - carry his or her license
Private Investigator Exam
100% Verified Questions and Answers
What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry?
ANSWER: - Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
When was the PSISA proclaimed into force?
ANSWER: August 23, 2007
Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force?
ANSWER: - to help professionalize the industry, increase public safety and ensure practitioners
receive proper training and are qualified to provide private investigator services
What does the PSISA and its regulations govern?
ANSWER: - the way the private security and investigation industry operates in Ontario
When did the training and testing regulations under the PSISA come into force?
ANSWER: - April 15, 2010.
Who is considered a PI?
ANSWER: - 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
Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security guards?
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ANSWER: Yes, they are automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI
license.
Who consists of the private security sector?
ANSWER: 1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry?
ANSWER- public & private
What are the majorities of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do?
ANSWER: - observe, deter, record and report
In order to be eligible for a PI license, what do all individuals have to do?
ANSWER: - complete the required training and/or testing
- be 18 years old
- possess a clean criminal record
- be legally entitled to work in Canada
What act regulates private investigators and security guards?
ANSWER: - the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial legislation?
ANSWER: - Provincial legislation
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What can private investigators not refer them as?
ANSWER: - police officers
- Peace officers
- Detectives
- Law enforcement
- Officer
- Security officers
- Private detective
What requirements must licensees meet?
Answer: - 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
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?
ANSWER: - $25,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or both for an
individual licensee
- $250,000 for a corporation
What must every person do when holding themselves out as a PI?
ANSWER: - carry his or her license
