Private Investigator EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
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1. What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security
industry? - ANSWER ✔ - Private Security and Investigative Services Act,
2005 (PSISA)
2. When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - ANSWER ✔ August 23,
2007
3. 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
4. What does the PSISA and its regulations govern? - ANSWER ✔ - 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? - ANSWER ✔ - April 15, 2010.
6. 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
7. Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security guards? - ANSWER
✔ Yes, they are automatically considered to be security guards and do not
require a PI license.
8. Who consists of the private security sector? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Private
Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
9. When retaining and disposing of audio-visual records, how long do
institutions need to keep the records? - ANSWER ✔ - only for as long as
there continues to be an operational requirement to keep them
10.Some audiovisuals and the case may need to be kept for what reason? -
ANSWER ✔ - legal reasons as a tape or film may be used as legal evidence
or are itself a record of court proceedings
11.When can Audio-Visual records be disposed of? - ANSWER ✔ - once their
retention period has expired and there is no longer any operational need to
keep them
- can be disposed of according to an approved disposition plan
12.Under PIPEDA, personal information does not include? - ANSWER ✔ -
name
- business title
- business address
- business telephone of any employee
, - e.g. information on business car
13.Under PIPEDA, What are the ten principles that organizations must follow
when collecting, use and disclosing personal information in the course of
commercial activity? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Accountability
2. Identifying Purposes
3. Consent
4. Limiting Collection
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
6. Accuracy
7. Safeguards
8. Openness
9. Individual Access
10. Challenging Compliance
14.What does PIPEDA require for the collection, use or disclosure of someone
else's personal information? - ANSWER ✔ - PIPEDA requires consent
15.How can consent be given under PIPEDA? - ANSWER ✔ - organization
should keep express consent when information is sensitive
- implied would be appropriate when less sensitive
- also through a form, check-off box, orally, etc
16.Does PIPEDA enable electronic what? - ANSWER ✔ - Signatures
17.What is a purpose statement? - ANSWER ✔ - a statement to an individual
on why they are collecting information about them (ex. opening an account,
verifying creditworthiness or processing a subscription).
- can be done orally or in writing
, 18.Do you have to retain information and for how long? How do you destroy
information? - ANSWER ✔ - organizations may retain personal info for
only as long as they require for the purpose it was collected
- should also ensure it is securely disposed of when no longer required
19.What are the six core steps for containing evidence? - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Collect
2. Secure
3. Preserve
4. Identify
5. Ensure Continuity
6. Log
20.What is now the preferred storage materials for evidence? - ANSWER ✔ -
paper and metal are the preferred storage materials for evidence
21.6 steps to collecting evidence - ANSWER ✔ 1. Wear protective clothing
2. Do not use plastic baggies
3. take your time
4. take a picture
5. take detailed notes
6. Put evidence together for proof
22.When collecting a piece of evidence, you must indicate what on the
package? - ANSWER ✔ - case number
- identification of item
- brief description of item
- time, day, date and place of collection
- the name of the person who collected it
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security
industry? - ANSWER ✔ - Private Security and Investigative Services Act,
2005 (PSISA)
2. When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - ANSWER ✔ August 23,
2007
3. 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
4. What does the PSISA and its regulations govern? - ANSWER ✔ - 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? - ANSWER ✔ - April 15, 2010.
6. 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
7. Are loss prevention specialists considered to be security guards? - ANSWER
✔ Yes, they are automatically considered to be security guards and do not
require a PI license.
8. Who consists of the private security sector? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Private
Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
9. When retaining and disposing of audio-visual records, how long do
institutions need to keep the records? - ANSWER ✔ - only for as long as
there continues to be an operational requirement to keep them
10.Some audiovisuals and the case may need to be kept for what reason? -
ANSWER ✔ - legal reasons as a tape or film may be used as legal evidence
or are itself a record of court proceedings
11.When can Audio-Visual records be disposed of? - ANSWER ✔ - once their
retention period has expired and there is no longer any operational need to
keep them
- can be disposed of according to an approved disposition plan
12.Under PIPEDA, personal information does not include? - ANSWER ✔ -
name
- business title
- business address
- business telephone of any employee
, - e.g. information on business car
13.Under PIPEDA, What are the ten principles that organizations must follow
when collecting, use and disclosing personal information in the course of
commercial activity? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Accountability
2. Identifying Purposes
3. Consent
4. Limiting Collection
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
6. Accuracy
7. Safeguards
8. Openness
9. Individual Access
10. Challenging Compliance
14.What does PIPEDA require for the collection, use or disclosure of someone
else's personal information? - ANSWER ✔ - PIPEDA requires consent
15.How can consent be given under PIPEDA? - ANSWER ✔ - organization
should keep express consent when information is sensitive
- implied would be appropriate when less sensitive
- also through a form, check-off box, orally, etc
16.Does PIPEDA enable electronic what? - ANSWER ✔ - Signatures
17.What is a purpose statement? - ANSWER ✔ - a statement to an individual
on why they are collecting information about them (ex. opening an account,
verifying creditworthiness or processing a subscription).
- can be done orally or in writing
, 18.Do you have to retain information and for how long? How do you destroy
information? - ANSWER ✔ - organizations may retain personal info for
only as long as they require for the purpose it was collected
- should also ensure it is securely disposed of when no longer required
19.What are the six core steps for containing evidence? - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Collect
2. Secure
3. Preserve
4. Identify
5. Ensure Continuity
6. Log
20.What is now the preferred storage materials for evidence? - ANSWER ✔ -
paper and metal are the preferred storage materials for evidence
21.6 steps to collecting evidence - ANSWER ✔ 1. Wear protective clothing
2. Do not use plastic baggies
3. take your time
4. take a picture
5. take detailed notes
6. Put evidence together for proof
22.When collecting a piece of evidence, you must indicate what on the
package? - ANSWER ✔ - case number
- identification of item
- brief description of item
- time, day, date and place of collection
- the name of the person who collected it
