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What Act regulates the investigative services and the private security industry? - Correct Answer โ
- Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA) When was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - Correct Answer โ
August 23, 2007 Why was the PSISA proclaimed into force? - Correct Answer โ
- 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? - Correct Answer โ
- the way the private security and investigation industry operates in Ontario When did the training and testing regulations under the PSISA come into force? - Correct Answer โ
- April 15, 2010. Who is considered a PI? - Correct Answer โ
- individuals who have a private investigator license and perform work, for
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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? - Correct Answer โ
Yes, they are automatically considered to be security guards and do not require a PI license. Who consists of the private security sector? - Correct Answer โ
1. Private Investigators
- Loss prevention specialists
- Mobile patrol services What are the two main divisions of the security industry? - Correct Answer โ
- public & private What are the majority of tasks assigned that require a security guard to do? - Correct Answer โ
- observe, deter, record and report
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- officer
- security officers
- private detective What requirements must licensees meet? - Correct Answer โ
- 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? - Correct Answer โ
- $25,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or both for an individual licensee
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- $250,000 for a corporation What must every person do when holding themselves out as a PI? - Correct Answer โ
- 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? - Correct Answer โ
- 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? - Correct Answer โ
No, PI's cannot assist with respect to collection of accounts, acting as a bailiff, assisting
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What kind of statute is PIPEDA? - Correct Answer โ
- a consent-based statute which means that licensed business entities are limited in what third party personal information they can collect to use and disclose when they do not have the consent of the person to whom the personal information belongs to
- an example would be a credit report as it is considered personal information and is protected by privacy laws. The credit check can only be conducted with the consent of the subject what does regulation SOR/2001-7 pursuant to PIPEDA list? - Correct Answer โ
- public available records that can be collected without the consent of the subject According to regulation SOR/2001-6, license business entities are allowed to receive or disclose personal information without the knowledge or consent of the individual for? - Correct Answer โ
- the purpose of investigating the breach of an agreement or the contravention of law if they are in a corporation or another body that is
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- licensed by a province to engage in the business of providing PI or detectives and that has a privacy code that is complaint with the Candian Standards Association Standard and;
- that is a member in good standing of a professional association that resents the interests of PI's or detectives and that has such a code Is FIPPA (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) a federal or provinicial statute? - Correct Answer โ
- Provincial What does FIPPA govern? - Correct Answer โ
- access to records that are in the custody or under the control of the provincial government designated agencies, colleges of applied arts and technology and universities, hospitals Is MFIPPA (Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) a federal, provincial, or municipal statute? - Correct Answer โ
- Provincial/Municipal
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- an example would be if the witness gave evidence that at work on tuesday Mr. Jones told her he saw the accused had the victim then the statement of Mr. Jones is hearsay What are admissions? - Correct Answer โ
- a type of voluntary admissions considered as evidence by an accused and reported by another witness fall outside the hearsay rule and may be admissible What is documentary evidence? - Correct Answer โ
- any written thing capable of being made evidence no matter what all material it may be inscribed. This can include documents, book cards, photographs, sound recordings, films, videotapes, microfiche, computer records and other information recorded or stored by means of any evidence What is real evidence? - Correct Answer โ
- refers to items presented to a court which include material objects such as weapons or items of clothing and demonstrations of or experiments conducted for the benefit of the court as with other forms of evidence
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What is trace evidence? - Correct Answer โ
- very small or even invisible to the untrained eye
- includes things like fingerprints, footprints, hair or fiber from clothing and must be collected or photographed by experts What is opinion evidence? - Correct Answer โ
- evidence of what a witness thinks or believes or infers regarding the facts in dispute
- opinion must be based on facts that have been received into evidence which should come from an expert witness who can provide an educated/professional opinion on the evidence being presented What is unsworn evidence? - Correct Answer โ
- every witness called to give evidence at trial must do so under oath or solemn affirmation
- in the event of a witness does not appear to understand the nature of an oath or solemn information due to their age are parent mental capacity the Crown should be consulted
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What is rebuttal evidence? - Correct Answer โ
- evidence to deal with new points produced by the defence which the prosecution could not have foreseen
- example could be the weather (was warm and there was no rain) Surrebuttal Evidence: - Correct Answer โ
- evidence is only to deal with rebuttal evidence and no new issues can be raised such as the rain question (opposing side made question if the qualification of the weather expert or the validity of his/her machines to accurately record the weather Under the Trespass to Property Act, every person who is not acting under a right or authority conferred by law and who without the express permission of the occupier the proof which rests on the defendant, enters on-premises when entry is prohibited or does not leave the premises immediately after he or she is directed to do so by the occupier of the premises or a person authorized by the occupier is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than - Correct Answer โ
$10,
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What is the colour of right as a defence? - Correct Answer โ
- it is a defence to charge in respect of a premises that is land where the person charged reasonably believed that he or she was entitled to or an interest in the land entitled him or her to do the act complained of What is the prohibition of entry under the Trespass to Property Act whether there is a notice or not? - Correct Answer โ
- a garden, field or other land that is under cultivation, including a lawn, orchard, vineyard and premises on which trees have been planted and have not attained an average height of more than 2 meters in woodlots on land used primarily for agricultural purposes
- or that is enclosed in a manner than indicates the occupier's intention to keep persons off the premises or to keep animals on the premises What is the implied permission of use approach to door? - Correct Answer โ
- there is a presumption that access for lawful purposes to the door of a building on premises by a
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What consists of an arrest without a warrant off premises under the Trespass to Property Act? - Correct Answer โ
- where a police officer believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a person has been in contravention of section 2 and has made fresh departure from the premises and the person refuses to give his or her name in address or there are reasonable and probable grounds to believe that the name or address given is false police officer may arrest the person without a warrant What kind of powers do PI's have? - Correct Answer โ
- the same powers as any member of the public
- DO NOT have police or peace officer powers What section of the code describes when it is appropriate for a member of the public to make an arrest? - Correct Answer โ
- section 494 Under section 494, anyone may arrest without a warrant - Correct Answer โ
- a person who he finds committing an indictable offence
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- a person who on reasonable grounds believes that the person has committed a criminal offence and is escaping from and freshly pursued by persons who have lawful authority to arrest that person The owner of a property may arrest - Correct Answer โ
- without a warrant a person whom he finds committing a criminal offence on or in relation to that property What are the three types of offences under the Criminal Code of Canada? - Correct Answer โ
1. Summary Conviction
- Hybrid
- Indictable Under summary conviction, offenders are subject to a maximum penalty of - Correct Answer โ
- 6 months imprisonment
- a fine of $5,000. Indictable offences, offenders are subject to a minimum of - Correct Answer โ
- one year imprisonment
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- an individual who uses force is also criminally responsible for any excess of force in these circumstances What is an anton piller order? - Correct Answer โ
- order meant to protect evidence from being destroyed
- not to gain litigious advantage Anton piller orders should only be granted under what conditions? - Correct Answer โ
1. the plaintiff has demonstrated a strong prima facie case
- the damage to the plaintiff of the respondent alleged misconduct potential or actual must be very serious
- there must be convincing evidence that the defendant has its possession incriminating documents or things
- it must be shown that there is a real possibility that the defendant may destroy such material before the discovery process can do its work What is the basic protection for the rights of the parties involved under an Anton Piller order? - Correct Answer โ
- the protections in place are meant to protect solicitor client
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privilege by preventing privileged documents from being disclosed In addition, following the anton piller search, what should be done? - Correct Answer โ
- the order should make clear the responsibilities for the supervising solicitor continue beyond the search itself
- supervising lawyer should file a report of the search within a time limit describing the execution including who was present and what was seized
- the plaintiff may be required to file and serve a motion for review within a set time in case the defendant does not request such a review
- if counsel gains access to privileged documents as a result of an anton piller order, the court must ensure precautionary steps are taken to prevent any potential prejudice, including removal of counsel if no alternative is available In order for photographs or video recordings to be admissible evidence, what must someone testify? - Correct Answer โ
- that they reasonably represent the thing or person that was photographed or filmed
