Ontario Private Investigator
Exam|114 Questions with Answers
The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate - -
investigative services and private security industry
-Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal - -provincial
-Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be - -security
guards and do not require a PI license
-What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline - -Rules and standards
for PI's day to day activitys
-PI's must carry their license when working, and shall identify themselves
when requested by a member of the public. (True or False) - -True
-During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their
licence. (True or False) - -True
-PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than
________________ - -There license
-The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using
__________ " - -Excessive force
-What does PIPEDA stand for? - -Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act
-Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal - -Federal
-What does PIPEDA govern? - -the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
-PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False) - -True
-According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with - -the
consent of the subject
-Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to - -PIPEDA
-What is SOR/2001-7 used for? - -it lists publicly available records, such as
judicial records
, -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
-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
-FIPPA stands for - -Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
-Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal? - -Provincial
-What does FIPPA govern? - -access to records that are in custody or under
the control of the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
-MFIPPA stands for - -Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
-What does MFIPPA govern? - -records that are in the custody or under the
control of municipalities and some related institutions
-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
-According to the privacy laws, a person in there 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
-According to the privacy laws, how do you observe someone in their home -
-Observe from the street or other public property
-According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when - -The subject
enters the bathroom
-According to privacy laws, PI's should exercise their judgement to
determine 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
-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
Exam|114 Questions with Answers
The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate - -
investigative services and private security industry
-Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal - -provincial
-Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be - -security
guards and do not require a PI license
-What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline - -Rules and standards
for PI's day to day activitys
-PI's must carry their license when working, and shall identify themselves
when requested by a member of the public. (True or False) - -True
-During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their
licence. (True or False) - -True
-PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than
________________ - -There license
-The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using
__________ " - -Excessive force
-What does PIPEDA stand for? - -Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act
-Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal - -Federal
-What does PIPEDA govern? - -the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
-PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False) - -True
-According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with - -the
consent of the subject
-Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to - -PIPEDA
-What is SOR/2001-7 used for? - -it lists publicly available records, such as
judicial records
, -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
-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
-FIPPA stands for - -Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
-Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal? - -Provincial
-What does FIPPA govern? - -access to records that are in custody or under
the control of the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
-MFIPPA stands for - -Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
-What does MFIPPA govern? - -records that are in the custody or under the
control of municipalities and some related institutions
-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
-According to the privacy laws, a person in there 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
-According to the privacy laws, how do you observe someone in their home -
-Observe from the street or other public property
-According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when - -The subject
enters the bathroom
-According to privacy laws, PI's should exercise their judgement to
determine 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
-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
