Private Investigator Exam
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What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry? - (correct Answer) - -
Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - (correct Answer) - August 23, 2007
Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - (correct 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? - (correct 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? - (correct Answer) - -
April 15, 2010.
Who is considered a PI? - (correct 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? - (correct Answer) - Yes, they are
automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI license.
Who consists of the private security sector? - (correct Answer) - 1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - (correct Answer) - - public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do? - (correct Answer) - -
observe, deter, record and report
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals have to do? - (correct 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? - (correct Answer) - - the Private
Investigator's and Security Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial legislation? - (correct Answer) - -
Provincial legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? - (correct Answer) - - police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
- security officers
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - (correct 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? - (correct
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? - (correct Answer) - - carry his or her
license
- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
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What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry? - (correct Answer) - -
Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - (correct Answer) - August 23, 2007
Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - (correct 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? - (correct 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? - (correct Answer) - -
April 15, 2010.
Who is considered a PI? - (correct 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? - (correct Answer) - Yes, they are
automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI license.
Who consists of the private security sector? - (correct Answer) - 1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - (correct Answer) - - public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do? - (correct Answer) - -
observe, deter, record and report
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals have to do? - (correct 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? - (correct Answer) - - the Private
Investigator's and Security Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial legislation? - (correct Answer) - -
Provincial legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? - (correct Answer) - - police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
- security officers
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - (correct 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? - (correct
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? - (correct Answer) - - carry his or her
license
- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
