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Private Investigator Exam Expected
Questions and Answers
What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry? - ANSWER✔✔-- Private
Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - ANSWER✔✔-August 23, 2007
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
What does the PSISA and its regulations govern? - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-- April 15,
2010.
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
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.
Who consists of the private security sector? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Private Investigators
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2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - ANSWER✔✔-- public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do? - ANSWER✔✔-- observe,
deter, record and report
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals have to do? - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-- the Private Investigator's
and Security Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial legislation? - ANSWER✔✔--
Provincial legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? - ANSWER✔✔-- police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
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- security officers
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-- carry his or her
license
- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
What rules must a PI be mindful of during their day to day acitivies? - ANSWER✔✔-- must carry their
license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of the public asks them to do so
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Private Investigator Exam Expected
Questions and Answers
What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry? - ANSWER✔✔-- Private
Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - ANSWER✔✔-August 23, 2007
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
What does the PSISA and its regulations govern? - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-- April 15,
2010.
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
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.
Who consists of the private security sector? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Private Investigators
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2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - ANSWER✔✔-- public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do? - ANSWER✔✔-- observe,
deter, record and report
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals have to do? - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-- the Private Investigator's
and Security Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial legislation? - ANSWER✔✔--
Provincial legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? - ANSWER✔✔-- police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
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- security officers
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-- carry his or her
license
- on request identify himself or herself as a security guard
- on request produce her license
What rules must a PI be mindful of during their day to day acitivies? - ANSWER✔✔-- must carry their
license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of the public asks them to do so
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