ALBERTA SECURITY PRACTICE EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 | Practice
Questions | A+ Verified
• False . Answer: Only security professionals working in public buildings require a
license.
• True . Answer: Security professionals protect persons, property, and information.
• False . Answer: The main duties of a security professional are to observe, arrest, and
report.
• True . Answer: The public has the right to file a complaint against a security guard
without telling the guard they are doing so.
• False . Answer: A security license may be transferred to another employee at your
company.
• False . Answer: You may identify yourself as a peace officer if you hold a security
license.
• patrolling . Answer: This aspect of security has a dual purpose: to deter criminal
activity, as well as to observe and report any criminal or unwanted activity that occurs
either in the interior or on the exterior premises.
• traffic control . Answer: This type of security professional may be required to work
within a traffic management plan to ensure the overall safety of the site.
• report writing . Answer: This aspect of security is important during every shift. Critical
incidents may require an additional, detailed occurrence (or incident) report.
• Access Control . Answer: Security professionals responsible for this are often required
to ensure that persons entering an area have the relevant documentation to do so.
• True . Answer: The security professional is required to assist the public while still
observing other activities and behaviours in the premises. The security industry is a
balance between a professional service orientation and the role of a protector.
• True . Answer: Security professionals may be required to direct traffic in order to
maintain safety at a job site.
• True . Answer: One of the main roles of a security professional is to observe and
report.
, • True . Answer: A security professional is permitted to arrest an individual for
shoplifting.
• True . Answer: Protection of persons, property, and information are all roles that a
security professional may fill.
• Security Professional . Answer: Which of the following terms is an individual license
holder permitted to use when referring to themselves?
• True . Answer: The SSIA contains information in respect to:
- wearing of uniforms;
- carrying of weapons; and
- the public complaint process under the Act
• False . Answer: Under Section 17 of the SSIA, a security licence is transferrable.
• 90 days . Answer: Under the public complaint process, how long does an individual
have to submit a complaint after the incident in question?
• False . Answer: You may work as a security professional once you have completed
this course, while you wait for your licence.
• True . Answer: The Registrar may refuse a licence application if the individual has
been charged with a criminal offence.
• The employer of the security professional . Answer: A written complaint about a
security professional must be directed to:
• deportment . Answer: This word refers to the conduct of a security professional.
• False . Answer: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not pertain to a
security professional.
• False . Answer: A licensed security professional has the authority of a peace officer.
• True . Answer: Security professionals are permitted to perform an arrest.
• False . Answer: You may arrest an individual who you believe has committed a crime
even though you did not see the criminal activity take place.
• False . Answer: If you arrest an individual, you must turn the person over to your
supervisor.
• True . Answer: You can be held criminally responsible if you use excessive force
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 | Practice
Questions | A+ Verified
• False . Answer: Only security professionals working in public buildings require a
license.
• True . Answer: Security professionals protect persons, property, and information.
• False . Answer: The main duties of a security professional are to observe, arrest, and
report.
• True . Answer: The public has the right to file a complaint against a security guard
without telling the guard they are doing so.
• False . Answer: A security license may be transferred to another employee at your
company.
• False . Answer: You may identify yourself as a peace officer if you hold a security
license.
• patrolling . Answer: This aspect of security has a dual purpose: to deter criminal
activity, as well as to observe and report any criminal or unwanted activity that occurs
either in the interior or on the exterior premises.
• traffic control . Answer: This type of security professional may be required to work
within a traffic management plan to ensure the overall safety of the site.
• report writing . Answer: This aspect of security is important during every shift. Critical
incidents may require an additional, detailed occurrence (or incident) report.
• Access Control . Answer: Security professionals responsible for this are often required
to ensure that persons entering an area have the relevant documentation to do so.
• True . Answer: The security professional is required to assist the public while still
observing other activities and behaviours in the premises. The security industry is a
balance between a professional service orientation and the role of a protector.
• True . Answer: Security professionals may be required to direct traffic in order to
maintain safety at a job site.
• True . Answer: One of the main roles of a security professional is to observe and
report.
, • True . Answer: A security professional is permitted to arrest an individual for
shoplifting.
• True . Answer: Protection of persons, property, and information are all roles that a
security professional may fill.
• Security Professional . Answer: Which of the following terms is an individual license
holder permitted to use when referring to themselves?
• True . Answer: The SSIA contains information in respect to:
- wearing of uniforms;
- carrying of weapons; and
- the public complaint process under the Act
• False . Answer: Under Section 17 of the SSIA, a security licence is transferrable.
• 90 days . Answer: Under the public complaint process, how long does an individual
have to submit a complaint after the incident in question?
• False . Answer: You may work as a security professional once you have completed
this course, while you wait for your licence.
• True . Answer: The Registrar may refuse a licence application if the individual has
been charged with a criminal offence.
• The employer of the security professional . Answer: A written complaint about a
security professional must be directed to:
• deportment . Answer: This word refers to the conduct of a security professional.
• False . Answer: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not pertain to a
security professional.
• False . Answer: A licensed security professional has the authority of a peace officer.
• True . Answer: Security professionals are permitted to perform an arrest.
• False . Answer: You may arrest an individual who you believe has committed a crime
even though you did not see the criminal activity take place.
• False . Answer: If you arrest an individual, you must turn the person over to your
supervisor.
• True . Answer: You can be held criminally responsible if you use excessive force
