PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR UPDATED
EXAM 2025 COMPLETE MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTION BANK WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS,DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS AND 100% PASS
GUARANTEE AND GRADED A+ (LATEST
EDITION!!!!!!)
Who consists of the private security sector? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-
1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER-- public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security
guard to do? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-- observe, deter, record and
report
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals
have to do? - THE 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? -
THE CORRECT ANSWER-- the Private Investigator's and Security
Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or
provincial legislation? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-- Provincial
legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER-- police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
- security officers
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - THE 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? - THE 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? - THE CORRECT 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? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-- must carry their license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of the
public asks them to do so
- must wear a uniform when working
- security guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol of
authority other than license in uniform (metal badge is
prohibited)
- cannot hold themselves out as police officers or performing
police related duties for this reason
Are PI's allowed to act as collectors for the collection of
accounts? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-No, PI's cannot assist with
EXAM 2025 COMPLETE MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTION BANK WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS,DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS AND 100% PASS
GUARANTEE AND GRADED A+ (LATEST
EDITION!!!!!!)
Who consists of the private security sector? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-
1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER-- public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security
guard to do? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-- observe, deter, record and
report
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals
have to do? - THE 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? -
THE CORRECT ANSWER-- the Private Investigator's and Security
Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or
provincial legislation? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-- Provincial
legislation
What can private investigators not refer themselves as? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER-- police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
- security officers
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - THE 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? - THE 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? - THE CORRECT 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? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-- must carry their license
- identify themselves and show their license if a member of the
public asks them to do so
- must wear a uniform when working
- security guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol of
authority other than license in uniform (metal badge is
prohibited)
- cannot hold themselves out as police officers or performing
police related duties for this reason
Are PI's allowed to act as collectors for the collection of
accounts? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-No, PI's cannot assist with
