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ONTARIO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAMWhat Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry? -
Answers-- Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA)
When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - Answers-August 23, 2007
Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - Answers-- 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? - Answers-- the way the private
security and investigation industry operates in Ontario
When did the training and testing regulations under the PSISA come into force? -
Answers-- April 15, 2010.
Who is considered a PI? - Answers-- 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? - Answers-Yes, they
are automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI license.
Who consists of the private security sector? - Answers-1. Private Investigators
2. Loss prevention specialists
3. Mobile patrol services
What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - Answers-- public & private
What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do? - Answers--
observe, deter, record and report
In order to be eligible for a PI licence, what do all individuals have to do? - Answers--
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? - Answers-- the Private
Investigator's and Security Guards Act, 1997.
Is the Private Investigator's and Security Guards Act federal or provincial legislation? -
Answers-- Provincial legislation
, What can private investigators not refer themselves as? - Answers-- police officers
- peace officers
- detectives
- law enforcement
- officer
- security officers
- private detective
What requirements must licensees meet? - Answers-- 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? - Answers-- $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? - Answers-- 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? - Answers-- 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? - Answers-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? - Answers-1. PIPEDA
2. FIPPA
3. MFIPPA
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