Ontario Private Investigator Exam || Answered Correctly
100%.
The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate correct answers
investigative services and private security industry
Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal correct answers provincial
Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be correct answers security guards
and do not require a PI license
What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline correct answers Rules and standards for
PI's day to day activitys
PI's must carry their license when working, and shall identify themselves when requested by
a member of the public. (True or False) correct answers True
During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their licence. (True or
False) correct answers True
PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than ________________
correct answers There license
The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using __________ " correct
answers Excessive force
What does PIPEDA stand for? correct answers Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act
Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal correct answers Federal
What does PIPEDA govern? correct answers the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False) correct answers True
According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with correct answers the consent
of the subject
Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to correct answers PIPEDA
What is SOR/2001-7 used for? correct answers it lists publicly available records, such as
judicial records
According to regulation SOR/2001-6 correct answers licened business entites may recieve or
disclose personal information without knowledge or consent of the individual to whom it
belongs to
, When does SOR/2001-6 come into play correct answers for the purposes of investigating a
breach of an agreement or the contravention of a law if they are a corporation or other body
with a Model Code
FIPPA stands for correct answers Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal? correct answers Provincial
What does FIPPA govern? correct answers access to records that are in custody or under the
control of the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
MFIPPA stands for correct answers Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
What does MFIPPA govern? correct answers records that are in the custody or under the
control of municipalities and some related institutions
According to the privacy laws, anyone who is in a public place does not have correct answers
a reasonable expectation of privacy and their actions may be photographed or documented on
video
According to the privacy laws, a person in there home correct answers has a reasonable
expectation of privacy and an investigator should not go onto their property in order to peek
into their windows to observe them
According to the privacy laws, how do you observe someone in their home correct answers
Observe from the street or other public property
According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when correct answers The subject
enters the bathroom
According to privacy laws, PI's should exercise their judgement to determine when privacy
becomes an issue, such as correct answers when the subject is at a gravesite, participating at a
religious gathering or when minors may be present
If an investigator plants a wireless camera to transmit a scene to another location, the
investigator should consider things such as whether or not correct answers the signal is
encrypted and whether the signal could be intercepted by an unintended source
There are restrictions in section 184 of the Criminal Code about recording private
conversations, so it's best to correct answers Record without audio
GPS devices can be placed on a vehicle to track its location, only if correct answers you have
written permission of the owner of the vehicle
Direct Evidence correct answers testimony given by a witness who has witnessed it directly
Circumstantial Evidence correct answers a fact can be inferred, but doesn't stem from
something that was witnessed directly.
100%.
The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate correct answers
investigative services and private security industry
Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal correct answers provincial
Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be correct answers security guards
and do not require a PI license
What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline correct answers Rules and standards for
PI's day to day activitys
PI's must carry their license when working, and shall identify themselves when requested by
a member of the public. (True or False) correct answers True
During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their licence. (True or
False) correct answers True
PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than ________________
correct answers There license
The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using __________ " correct
answers Excessive force
What does PIPEDA stand for? correct answers Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act
Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal correct answers Federal
What does PIPEDA govern? correct answers the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False) correct answers True
According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with correct answers the consent
of the subject
Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to correct answers PIPEDA
What is SOR/2001-7 used for? correct answers it lists publicly available records, such as
judicial records
According to regulation SOR/2001-6 correct answers licened business entites may recieve or
disclose personal information without knowledge or consent of the individual to whom it
belongs to
, When does SOR/2001-6 come into play correct answers for the purposes of investigating a
breach of an agreement or the contravention of a law if they are a corporation or other body
with a Model Code
FIPPA stands for correct answers Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal? correct answers Provincial
What does FIPPA govern? correct answers access to records that are in custody or under the
control of the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
MFIPPA stands for correct answers Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
What does MFIPPA govern? correct answers records that are in the custody or under the
control of municipalities and some related institutions
According to the privacy laws, anyone who is in a public place does not have correct answers
a reasonable expectation of privacy and their actions may be photographed or documented on
video
According to the privacy laws, a person in there home correct answers has a reasonable
expectation of privacy and an investigator should not go onto their property in order to peek
into their windows to observe them
According to the privacy laws, how do you observe someone in their home correct answers
Observe from the street or other public property
According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when correct answers The subject
enters the bathroom
According to privacy laws, PI's should exercise their judgement to determine when privacy
becomes an issue, such as correct answers when the subject is at a gravesite, participating at a
religious gathering or when minors may be present
If an investigator plants a wireless camera to transmit a scene to another location, the
investigator should consider things such as whether or not correct answers the signal is
encrypted and whether the signal could be intercepted by an unintended source
There are restrictions in section 184 of the Criminal Code about recording private
conversations, so it's best to correct answers Record without audio
GPS devices can be placed on a vehicle to track its location, only if correct answers you have
written permission of the owner of the vehicle
Direct Evidence correct answers testimony given by a witness who has witnessed it directly
Circumstantial Evidence correct answers a fact can be inferred, but doesn't stem from
something that was witnessed directly.
