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INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
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
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INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
- 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
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INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
- 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? - (ANSWER)No, PI's cannot assist with
respect to collection of accounts, acting as a bailiff, assisting with an eviction under the tenant
protection act or evictions under the residential tenancies act
What Acts apply to handling information? - (ANSWER)1. PIPEDA
2. FIPPA
3. MFIPPA
What main components do PI's deal with in regard to handling information? - (ANSWER)- collection,
storage, dissemination and destruction of highly sensitive information
Is PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act a federal or provincial act? -
(ANSWER)- Federal legislation
INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
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
,PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONSPRIVATE
INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
- 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
, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONSPRIVATE
INVESTIGATOR EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
- 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? - (ANSWER)No, PI's cannot assist with
respect to collection of accounts, acting as a bailiff, assisting with an eviction under the tenant
protection act or evictions under the residential tenancies act
What Acts apply to handling information? - (ANSWER)1. PIPEDA
2. FIPPA
3. MFIPPA
What main components do PI's deal with in regard to handling information? - (ANSWER)- collection,
storage, dissemination and destruction of highly sensitive information
Is PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act a federal or provincial act? -
(ANSWER)- Federal legislation
