Ontario Private Investigator Test: Questions & Solutions (Rated A+)
PSISA Correct Ans - Private Security and Investigative Services Act
What does PSISA regulate? Correct Ans - Investigative Services and Private Security Industry
What section of PSISA regulate the day-to-day activities of private investigators? Correct Ans - Section 34 and 40
How to deal with sensitive information? Correct Ans - Collect, store, disseminate, and destruct
What is PIPEDA? Correct Ans - Personal Information Protection and Electronic Devices Act
Is PIPEDA Federal, Provincial, or Municipal? Correct Ans - Federal
What does PIPEDA govern? Correct Ans - Governs the collection, use, and
disclosure of personal information
Why is consent needed? Correct Ans - Consent is needed to disclose personal information
What regulation outlines what is not subjected to restrictions on personal information? Correct Ans - SOR/2001-7
SOR/2001-7 Correct Ans - list publicly available records like judicial records are not subjected to restrictions on personal information
What is FIPPA? Correct Ans - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
What is MFIPPA? Correct Ans - Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act What does FIPPA govern? Correct Ans - The access of records in custody of the provincial government
What does MFIPPA govern? Correct Ans - The access of records in custody of municipalities
is there a reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place? Correct Ans - False
is there a reasonable expectation of privacy in a subjects own home? Correct Ans - True
What is needed to be aware of when planting a wireless camera? Correct Ans - Whether or not the signal is encrypted and could be intercepted by an unintended source
What is the difficulty with a tape being submitted in court? Correct Ans - The original tape should not be altered in any way.
what is the best practice to implement with videotaping? Correct Ans - Record without audio
When can GPS placed on a car? Correct Ans - When there is consent from the owner.
Direct Evidence Correct Ans - Testimony from a person who was a direct witness.
Circumstancial evidence Correct Ans - evidence where a fact can be inferred but was not witnessed directly
Hearsay Evidence Correct Ans - A witness presents a statement that was made to them from another person who is not present.
Admission Correct Ans - Voluntary admissions by an accused
Documentary Evidence Correct Ans - Any written thing capable of being made evidence no matter what material it may be inscribed
PSISA Correct Ans - Private Security and Investigative Services Act
What does PSISA regulate? Correct Ans - Investigative Services and Private Security Industry
What section of PSISA regulate the day-to-day activities of private investigators? Correct Ans - Section 34 and 40
How to deal with sensitive information? Correct Ans - Collect, store, disseminate, and destruct
What is PIPEDA? Correct Ans - Personal Information Protection and Electronic Devices Act
Is PIPEDA Federal, Provincial, or Municipal? Correct Ans - Federal
What does PIPEDA govern? Correct Ans - Governs the collection, use, and
disclosure of personal information
Why is consent needed? Correct Ans - Consent is needed to disclose personal information
What regulation outlines what is not subjected to restrictions on personal information? Correct Ans - SOR/2001-7
SOR/2001-7 Correct Ans - list publicly available records like judicial records are not subjected to restrictions on personal information
What is FIPPA? Correct Ans - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
What is MFIPPA? Correct Ans - Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act What does FIPPA govern? Correct Ans - The access of records in custody of the provincial government
What does MFIPPA govern? Correct Ans - The access of records in custody of municipalities
is there a reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place? Correct Ans - False
is there a reasonable expectation of privacy in a subjects own home? Correct Ans - True
What is needed to be aware of when planting a wireless camera? Correct Ans - Whether or not the signal is encrypted and could be intercepted by an unintended source
What is the difficulty with a tape being submitted in court? Correct Ans - The original tape should not be altered in any way.
what is the best practice to implement with videotaping? Correct Ans - Record without audio
When can GPS placed on a car? Correct Ans - When there is consent from the owner.
Direct Evidence Correct Ans - Testimony from a person who was a direct witness.
Circumstancial evidence Correct Ans - evidence where a fact can be inferred but was not witnessed directly
Hearsay Evidence Correct Ans - A witness presents a statement that was made to them from another person who is not present.
Admission Correct Ans - Voluntary admissions by an accused
Documentary Evidence Correct Ans - Any written thing capable of being made evidence no matter what material it may be inscribed
