Ontario Private Investigator Exam latest Update COMPREHENSIVE
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS and verified answers WITH
RATIONALES|100% accurate answers | already graded A+
The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate - correct answer investigative
services and private security industry
Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal - correct answer provincial
Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be - correct answer security guards
and do not require a PI license
What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline - correct answer 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 answer True
During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their licence. (True or
False) - correct answer True
PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than ________________ -
correct answer There license
The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using __________ " - correct
answer Excessive force
What does PIPEDA stand for? - correct answer Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act
Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal - correct answer Federal
What does PIPEDA govern? - correct answer the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False) - correct answer True
According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with - correct answer the consent of
the subject
Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to - correct answer PIPEDA
What is SOR/2001-7 used for? - correct answer it lists publicly available records, such as judicial
records
, According to regulation SOR/2001-6 - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal? - correct answer Provincial
What does FIPPA govern? - correct answer access to records that are in custody or under the
control of the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
MFIPPA stands for - correct answer Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
What does MFIPPA govern? - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer
Observe from the street or other public property
According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer Record without audio
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS and verified answers WITH
RATIONALES|100% accurate answers | already graded A+
The Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 regulate - correct answer investigative
services and private security industry
Is PSISA federal, provincial or municipal - correct answer provincial
Under PSISA loss prevention specialists are considered to be - correct answer security guards
and do not require a PI license
What does Section 34 and 40 of the PSISA outline - correct answer 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 answer True
During an undercover investigation, PI's do not have to carry or show their licence. (True or
False) - correct answer True
PI's are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority other than ________________ -
correct answer There license
The Code of Conduct states "private investigators must avoid using __________ " - correct
answer Excessive force
What does PIPEDA stand for? - correct answer Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act
Is PIPEDA a federal, provincial or municipal - correct answer Federal
What does PIPEDA govern? - correct answer the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by organizations engaged in commercial activities
PIPEDA is a consent based statute (True or False) - correct answer True
According to PIPEDA, credit check can be conducted only with - correct answer the consent of
the subject
Regulation SOR/2001-7 was enacted pursuant to - correct answer PIPEDA
What is SOR/2001-7 used for? - correct answer it lists publicly available records, such as judicial
records
, According to regulation SOR/2001-6 - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Is FIPPA Federal, Provincial or Municipal? - correct answer Provincial
What does FIPPA govern? - correct answer access to records that are in custody or under the
control of the provincial government (colleges, universities and hospitals)
MFIPPA stands for - correct answer Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
What does MFIPPA govern? - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer
Observe from the street or other public property
According to privacy laws, privacy becomes an issue when - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer Record without audio
