ONTARIO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Upon a person's arrest or detention Section 10(b) if the Charter Of Rights
And Freedom requires a person....
Answer: To be informed of the right to retain and instruct council without
delay.
◍ A provincially funded service for those who need assistance from a lawyer
is called..
Answer: Legal Aid.
◍ What are four exceptions to the rule for copying recorders under the
Oklahoma open records act.
Answer: Confidential records under the act except parts of the record
records on persons whom you have not identified by name in the drivers
license file for the Department of public safety, the land description that
track index of our records instruments concerning real property for the
purpose purpose of sale
◍ What best describes the Chain of Custody?.
Answer: Continuity of evidence.
◍ What is the legal drinking age in Ontario?.
Answer: 19 years old.
◍ Upon a person's arrest or detention Section 10(a) of the Charter of Rights
and Freedoms requires a person....
Answer: To retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of
that right.
,◍ A Private Investigator is investigating a case which requires the investigator
to install a monitoring device on a computer the "target" is using. What
would be a circumstance in which the Investigator could install such a
device..
Answer: The owner of the computer is the "targets" brother and he gives
permission.
◍ As a Private Investigator at what point would you make the decision to
involve the Police..
Answer: When the client gives instructions to.
◍ Surveillance report.
Answer: A report that presents detailed information about the results of your
surveillance activities data. In reportreport is exact allowing you to account
for every minute and every activity during your assignment. This report
does not leave any aspect of your surveillance open to interpretation.
◍ Which of the following is not a fundamental freedom as stated Under
Section 2 of the Charter Of Rights and Freedoms..
Answer: Freedom to Travel.
◍ Contract Law.
Answer: Establishes liabilities between the parties in a contract, enclosed the
responsibility of each party and a remedy in case of breach of contract when
the contract is not fulfilled
◍ "The Best Evidence Rule" refers to the best evidence available such as an
original document over a copy. (True or False).
Answer: True
◍ Demonstrative Evidence includes photos, x-rays, videotapes, movies, sound
recordings, diagrams, forensic animation, maps, drawings, graphs,
animations, simulations and models. (True or False).
Answer: True
◍ A trail at which the defendant is not physically present is referred to as a
trail....
, Answer: In absentia.
◍ A Private Investigator is a person who performs work, for remuneration, that
consists primarily of conduction investigations in order to provide
information..
Answer: True
◍ A Private Investigator can also be called a Private Detective. (True or
False).
Answer: False
◍ Name three topics that require confidentiality.
Answer: Your activities, your clients role your source of information
◍ The maximum fine under the Trespass To Property Act is....
Answer: $2000
◍ What are basic responsibilities to the client?.
Answer: Follow all legal guidelines established through legislative
procedure
◍ Name 8 frequently use of sources for public records information.
Answer: Business license, authority, city, utilities, corporate commission,
driving records, Marrige, divorce records, newspapers, occupational,
licensing, authorities, real estate holdings
◍ Consumer and investigative consumer report.
Answer: A report that describes a subject, credit worthiness, credit standing
or capacity, character, general, reputation, personal characteristics or motive
living. These reports are used as a factor in establishing the subject
eligibility for employment insurance credit or for other purposes, and in the
case of investigative consumer report may also include information derived
through personal interviews, friends and neighbors or associates of the
subject
◍ Which type of government officers are public records available?.
Answer: City government offices, county government offices, state
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Upon a person's arrest or detention Section 10(b) if the Charter Of Rights
And Freedom requires a person....
Answer: To be informed of the right to retain and instruct council without
delay.
◍ A provincially funded service for those who need assistance from a lawyer
is called..
Answer: Legal Aid.
◍ What are four exceptions to the rule for copying recorders under the
Oklahoma open records act.
Answer: Confidential records under the act except parts of the record
records on persons whom you have not identified by name in the drivers
license file for the Department of public safety, the land description that
track index of our records instruments concerning real property for the
purpose purpose of sale
◍ What best describes the Chain of Custody?.
Answer: Continuity of evidence.
◍ What is the legal drinking age in Ontario?.
Answer: 19 years old.
◍ Upon a person's arrest or detention Section 10(a) of the Charter of Rights
and Freedoms requires a person....
Answer: To retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of
that right.
,◍ A Private Investigator is investigating a case which requires the investigator
to install a monitoring device on a computer the "target" is using. What
would be a circumstance in which the Investigator could install such a
device..
Answer: The owner of the computer is the "targets" brother and he gives
permission.
◍ As a Private Investigator at what point would you make the decision to
involve the Police..
Answer: When the client gives instructions to.
◍ Surveillance report.
Answer: A report that presents detailed information about the results of your
surveillance activities data. In reportreport is exact allowing you to account
for every minute and every activity during your assignment. This report
does not leave any aspect of your surveillance open to interpretation.
◍ Which of the following is not a fundamental freedom as stated Under
Section 2 of the Charter Of Rights and Freedoms..
Answer: Freedom to Travel.
◍ Contract Law.
Answer: Establishes liabilities between the parties in a contract, enclosed the
responsibility of each party and a remedy in case of breach of contract when
the contract is not fulfilled
◍ "The Best Evidence Rule" refers to the best evidence available such as an
original document over a copy. (True or False).
Answer: True
◍ Demonstrative Evidence includes photos, x-rays, videotapes, movies, sound
recordings, diagrams, forensic animation, maps, drawings, graphs,
animations, simulations and models. (True or False).
Answer: True
◍ A trail at which the defendant is not physically present is referred to as a
trail....
, Answer: In absentia.
◍ A Private Investigator is a person who performs work, for remuneration, that
consists primarily of conduction investigations in order to provide
information..
Answer: True
◍ A Private Investigator can also be called a Private Detective. (True or
False).
Answer: False
◍ Name three topics that require confidentiality.
Answer: Your activities, your clients role your source of information
◍ The maximum fine under the Trespass To Property Act is....
Answer: $2000
◍ What are basic responsibilities to the client?.
Answer: Follow all legal guidelines established through legislative
procedure
◍ Name 8 frequently use of sources for public records information.
Answer: Business license, authority, city, utilities, corporate commission,
driving records, Marrige, divorce records, newspapers, occupational,
licensing, authorities, real estate holdings
◍ Consumer and investigative consumer report.
Answer: A report that describes a subject, credit worthiness, credit standing
or capacity, character, general, reputation, personal characteristics or motive
living. These reports are used as a factor in establishing the subject
eligibility for employment insurance credit or for other purposes, and in the
case of investigative consumer report may also include information derived
through personal interviews, friends and neighbors or associates of the
subject
◍ Which type of government officers are public records available?.
Answer: City government offices, county government offices, state
