BC Security Guard (BST) study guide and books

Start with the free official guide — it is what the test is written from. Books only help if you want printed practice or a structured course.

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Official guide

Basic Security Training (BST) — course, exam and fees
Justice Institute of British Columbia · Free online
JIBC's official page for BST: the 40-hour theory course, the 75-question, 90-minute assessment, the 70 percent pass mark, the two-attempt rule, exam-day rules and the list of Approved Security Training Schools. Read it before you register.
Rules for licensed security workers
Government of British Columbia — Security Programs Division · Free online
The province's plain-language summary of what a licensed guard may and may not do: banned equipment, the definition of force and the use-of-force report, carrying and showing your licence, and what you must report. Several of our questions cite it.
Security Services Act and Security Services Regulation
Province of British Columbia (BC Laws) · Free online
The law that licenses B.C. security workers. Read sections 1 to 9 of the Act and sections 10 to 14 of the Regulation (vehicles, equipment, uniforms, dogs and the code of conduct); they are the core of our licensing and conduct topics.
Trespass Act, RSBC 2018 c. 3
Province of British Columbia (BC Laws) · Free online
A short act that every B.C. guard uses: how to give notice, what makes entry or an activity an offence, the name-and-address demand and why only police can arrest under it.