PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MINISTRY
EXAM REVIEW PRACTICE EXAM
AND RETAKE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
NEWEST VERSION
"PSISA stands for Private Security Investigative Services Act. This act regulates the conduct of
Private Investigators and Security Guards - CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Employers who are aware that domestic violence may occur in the workplace must take every
precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect a worker at risk of physical injury -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Canadian law relating with respect to a refusal by the party or witness to answer a question or
to produce a writing or document is called - CORRECT ANSWER=> Contempt of Court"
"What gives citizens the authority to search for weapons and evidence relating to the arrest
after making a lawful arrest - CORRECT ANSWER=> Common Law"
"Under the Criminal Code of Canada the statute of limitations for a Summary Conviction from
the date of the offence is - CORRECT ANSWER=> 6 months"
"Which of the following is NOT an offence under section 2 of the Trespass to Property act
a. Enters on premises when entry is prohibited
b. A person is asked to leave a house party by the owner of the property but refuses to do so
c. engages in an activity on premises when the activity is prohibited - CORRECT ANSWER=> none
of the above"
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,"No person shall disclose to an employer that an employee has taken a lie detector test or
disclose to an employer the results of a lie detector test taken by an employee - CORRECT
ANSWER=> True"
"Photography is a common form of surveillance in investigational work. Investigators take
photos of targets from hidden locations or by following the target on foot. When observing a
target, the investigator must stay close enough to observe the subject's movements but far
enough to remain undetected. This would be also a form of - CORRECT ANSWER=> Covert
Surveillance"
"The Company you are working for has asked you to monitor the employee's activity on the
company computers. As a Private Investigator would you have an obligation to notify all the
employees that their activities will be monitored - CORRECT ANSWER=> False"
"You discover that a threatening email was sent from a work computer by an employee to
another employee. As a Private Investigator you are asked to investigate what is the first thing
you are going to do - CORRECT ANSWER=> Secure and isolate the offending computer"
"People on certain drugs can be unpredictable and feel little or no pain in a physical
confrontation - CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Demonstrative Evidence include photos, x-rays, videotapes, movies, sound recordings,
diagrams, forensic animation, maps, drawings, graphs, animation, simulations, and models -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"What is the minimum age to be licensed in Ontario as a Private Investigator - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 18"
"Without a contract in place, an employer is not required to pay an employee for a meal break -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Using tactical communications can prevent situations where force may have to be used -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"A complaint against a Private Investigator can be reported by - CORRECT ANSWER=> Anyone"
"The highest court in Canada is called - CORRECT ANSWER=> Supreme Court of Canada"
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, "A Criminal Search warrant can be executed by - CORRECT ANSWER=> A police officer"
"The six core steps to containing evidence are - CORRECT ANSWER=> Collect, Secure, Preserve,
Identify, Ensure Continuity, Log (CSPIECL)"
"What best describes Chain of Custody - CORRECT ANSWER=> Continuity of evidence"
"What could be a result of, after collecting and storing evidence, the " Chain Of Custody" being
broken - CORRECT ANSWER=> a. Evidence may no longer be admissible in court
b. The accused could walk free
c. Professionalism would be in question"
"A police officer, or the occupier of a premises, or a person authorized by the occupier may
arrest without warrant any person he or she believes on reasonable and probable grounds to be
on the premises in contravention of section 2 of the Trespass To Property Act - CORRECT
ANSWER=> True"
"When giving testimony in court a Private Investigator may with permission from the court -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Refer to his notes only to refresh his memory"
"Under the Trespass To Property Act which of the following reasons can you remove a person
off private property as a property owner, agent or occupier - CORRECT ANSWER=> You can't
remove anyone only arrest"
"A trial at which the defendant is not physically present is referred to as a trial - CORRECT
ANSWER=> In absentia"
"Section 494 (1) of the Criminal Code deals with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Citizen arrest authority"
"Real evidence is - CORRECT ANSWER=> physical evidence - such as weapons"
"The PSISA prohibits Private Investigators in assisting a Landlord in evicting tenants from an
apartment - CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"You are hired by a client who tells you he is looking for an old friend he once knew years ago. A
preliminary investigation reveals that the "old friend" was an old drug associate and testified
against him in a drug trial several years ago. As it turns out your client admits to serving 4 years
in jail due to the "friends " testimony and admits his "friend" was placed in the Witness
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EXAM REVIEW PRACTICE EXAM
AND RETAKE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
NEWEST VERSION
"PSISA stands for Private Security Investigative Services Act. This act regulates the conduct of
Private Investigators and Security Guards - CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Employers who are aware that domestic violence may occur in the workplace must take every
precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect a worker at risk of physical injury -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Canadian law relating with respect to a refusal by the party or witness to answer a question or
to produce a writing or document is called - CORRECT ANSWER=> Contempt of Court"
"What gives citizens the authority to search for weapons and evidence relating to the arrest
after making a lawful arrest - CORRECT ANSWER=> Common Law"
"Under the Criminal Code of Canada the statute of limitations for a Summary Conviction from
the date of the offence is - CORRECT ANSWER=> 6 months"
"Which of the following is NOT an offence under section 2 of the Trespass to Property act
a. Enters on premises when entry is prohibited
b. A person is asked to leave a house party by the owner of the property but refuses to do so
c. engages in an activity on premises when the activity is prohibited - CORRECT ANSWER=> none
of the above"
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,"No person shall disclose to an employer that an employee has taken a lie detector test or
disclose to an employer the results of a lie detector test taken by an employee - CORRECT
ANSWER=> True"
"Photography is a common form of surveillance in investigational work. Investigators take
photos of targets from hidden locations or by following the target on foot. When observing a
target, the investigator must stay close enough to observe the subject's movements but far
enough to remain undetected. This would be also a form of - CORRECT ANSWER=> Covert
Surveillance"
"The Company you are working for has asked you to monitor the employee's activity on the
company computers. As a Private Investigator would you have an obligation to notify all the
employees that their activities will be monitored - CORRECT ANSWER=> False"
"You discover that a threatening email was sent from a work computer by an employee to
another employee. As a Private Investigator you are asked to investigate what is the first thing
you are going to do - CORRECT ANSWER=> Secure and isolate the offending computer"
"People on certain drugs can be unpredictable and feel little or no pain in a physical
confrontation - CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Demonstrative Evidence include photos, x-rays, videotapes, movies, sound recordings,
diagrams, forensic animation, maps, drawings, graphs, animation, simulations, and models -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"What is the minimum age to be licensed in Ontario as a Private Investigator - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 18"
"Without a contract in place, an employer is not required to pay an employee for a meal break -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"Using tactical communications can prevent situations where force may have to be used -
CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"A complaint against a Private Investigator can be reported by - CORRECT ANSWER=> Anyone"
"The highest court in Canada is called - CORRECT ANSWER=> Supreme Court of Canada"
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, "A Criminal Search warrant can be executed by - CORRECT ANSWER=> A police officer"
"The six core steps to containing evidence are - CORRECT ANSWER=> Collect, Secure, Preserve,
Identify, Ensure Continuity, Log (CSPIECL)"
"What best describes Chain of Custody - CORRECT ANSWER=> Continuity of evidence"
"What could be a result of, after collecting and storing evidence, the " Chain Of Custody" being
broken - CORRECT ANSWER=> a. Evidence may no longer be admissible in court
b. The accused could walk free
c. Professionalism would be in question"
"A police officer, or the occupier of a premises, or a person authorized by the occupier may
arrest without warrant any person he or she believes on reasonable and probable grounds to be
on the premises in contravention of section 2 of the Trespass To Property Act - CORRECT
ANSWER=> True"
"When giving testimony in court a Private Investigator may with permission from the court -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Refer to his notes only to refresh his memory"
"Under the Trespass To Property Act which of the following reasons can you remove a person
off private property as a property owner, agent or occupier - CORRECT ANSWER=> You can't
remove anyone only arrest"
"A trial at which the defendant is not physically present is referred to as a trial - CORRECT
ANSWER=> In absentia"
"Section 494 (1) of the Criminal Code deals with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Citizen arrest authority"
"Real evidence is - CORRECT ANSWER=> physical evidence - such as weapons"
"The PSISA prohibits Private Investigators in assisting a Landlord in evicting tenants from an
apartment - CORRECT ANSWER=> True"
"You are hired by a client who tells you he is looking for an old friend he once knew years ago. A
preliminary investigation reveals that the "old friend" was an old drug associate and testified
against him in a drug trial several years ago. As it turns out your client admits to serving 4 years
in jail due to the "friends " testimony and admits his "friend" was placed in the Witness
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