Ontario Security Guard: PSISA and getting licensed

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1. Which of these is NOT one of the PSISA eligibility requirements for an individual guard licence?

   1. Completing the prescribed training and testing
   2. Canadian citizenship
   3. A clean criminal record
   4. Being entitled to work in Canada

2. After being licensed, a guard is convicted of a prescribed offence and no longer meets the requirements. What must they do?

   1. Return the licence within 30 days and keep working until then
   2. Stop working and return the licence within 5 business days
   3. Wait for police to collect the licence
   4. Keep working until the licence expires

3. Under the PSISA, which description best defines a security guard?

   1. Paid work that is mainly investigating to provide information to clients
   2. Any person who protects their own home or business
   3. Volunteer work patrolling a neighbourhood at night
   4. Paid work mainly guarding or patrolling to protect people or property

4. An applicant has a conviction for an offence that does not appear in the Clean Criminal Record regulation. What happens?

   1. The conviction is ignored completely
   2. The applicant must take the test again
   3. The application is refused automatically, with no review
   4. PSISB reviews the file and may apply restrictions

5. How many questions are on the Ontario security guard licensing test?

   1. 40 multiple-choice questions
   2. 60 multiple-choice questions
   3. 100 multiple-choice questions
   4. 50 multiple-choice questions

6. How recent must your Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check be when you apply?

   1. Issued within 30 days of applying
   2. Any date, if it shows no record
   3. Issued within one year of applying
   4. Issued within six months of applying

7. What do you need from your training provider before you can register for the ministry test?

   1. A letter from a police service
   2. A signed job offer
   3. A training completion number
   4. A completed licence application

8. How much time do you have to complete the security guard test itself?

   1. 2 hours
   2. 90 minutes
   3. 75 minutes
   4. 60 minutes

9. When does a newly issued security guard licence expire?

   1. On your next birthday
   2. Five years after it is issued
   3. Exactly one year after it is issued
   4. On your second birthday after it is issued

10. What is the minimum age to hold an individual security guard licence in Ontario?

    1. 18 years old
    2. 19 years old
    3. 21 years old
    4. 16 years old

11. Which of these workers is excluded from the PSISA licensing rules?

    1. A paid bodyguard
    2. A mall patrol guard
    3. A locksmith
    4. A loss prevention worker

12. A licensed guard is convicted of an offence listed in the Clean Criminal Record regulation. How soon must they notify the ministry?

    1. Within 5 days of the conviction
    2. Only if their employer asks
    3. Within 30 days of the conviction
    4. At their next licence renewal

13. Can a security guard licence be transferred to another person?

    1. Only within the same company
    2. Yes, with the employer's permission
    3. No, a licence is not transferable
    4. Yes, if both people are trained

14. What is the minimum length of basic security guard training when Emergency Level First Aid is included?

    1. 60 hours
    2. 40 hours
    3. 33.5 hours
    4. 20 hours

15. A guard holds a valid, active licence from Alberta and moves to Ontario. What applies?

    1. They must pass the test but skip training
    2. They must repeat the full 40-hour course
    3. They can work on the Alberta licence indefinitely
    4. They can apply without Ontario training and testing

16. What is the cut score (pass mark) for the security guard test?

    1. 70%
    2. 75%
    3. 80%
    4. 62%

17. What is the fee to apply for or renew an individual security guard licence?

    1. $80
    2. $39.55
    3. $35.00
    4. $160

18. A student already holds a valid emergency first aid certificate, so first aid is left out of their course. What is the minimum training length?

    1. 40 hours
    2. 30 hours
    3. 26.5 hours
    4. 33.5 hours

19. Which of these may NOT deliver the mandatory basic training for security guards?

    1. An unregistered private tutor
    2. A public university
    3. A licensed security business
    4. A registered career college

20. An applicant was convicted years ago of an offence on the prescribed list but has since received a pardon. Can they meet the clean criminal record rule?

    1. No, any conviction is a permanent bar
    2. Only if the offence was a summary one
    3. Only after waiting another five years
    4. Yes, a pardon restores eligibility

21. How early can you renew a security guard licence online?

    1. Only after it has expired
    2. Up to 90 calendar days before it expires
    3. Up to 6 months before the licence expires
    4. Up to 30 days before it expires

22. You hold both a security guard and a private investigator licence. What does the PSISA allow?

    1. Working as either one, but not both at the same time
    2. Working as both at the same time
    3. Working only as a private investigator, never as a guard
    4. Lending one licence to a co-worker

23. A nightclub hires you to work the door as a bouncer for pay. What does the PSISA say?

    1. No licence is needed for bar staff
    2. You need a security guard licence
    3. You need a private investigator licence
    4. Only the club owner needs a licence