Québec Security Guard (BSP): Québec Charter rights, privacy and discrimination

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1. An agent is holding an arrested person until police arrive. How must the person be treated?

   1. Forbidden to speak to anyone at all
   2. However the agent likes until the police arrive
   3. Displayed to customers to deter theft
   4. With humanity and respect, without humiliation

2. Under section 24.1 of the Québec Charter, what may no one be subjected to?

   1. Unreasonable search or seizure
   2. An ID check at a bar
   3. A posted surveillance camera
   4. A polite question from an agent

3. An agent wants to search the bag of a customer who refuses. What can the agent rely on?

   1. Only genuine consent or a lawful condition
   2. The same search powers as a police officer
   3. A general right to search on private property
   4. A hunch based on the customer's appearance

4. An agent takes a customer's phone to delete a video. Which right is at stake?

   1. Peaceful enjoyment and free disposition of property
   2. The agency's right to advertise
   3. The professional secrecy of the agent and the security agency
   4. The right to free public education

5. An agent learns personal details about a tenant during a shift. What should they do with the information?

   1. Post it on social media
   2. Keep it confidential and not use it
   3. Sell it to a marketing company
   4. Share it with the other tenants

6. A bar refuses entry to a 17-year-old, as liquor law requires. Is that prohibited discrimination under the Charter?

   1. Yes, any refusal based on age is prohibited, whatever the law
   2. Yes, unless the youth is accompanied
   3. No, age is protected except as provided by law
   4. No, because the Charter does not cover bars

7. An agent refuses a person entry to a store because of their religion. What does the Québec Charter say?

   1. It is allowed if the agent is polite
   2. It is allowed, because the store is the merchant's private property
   3. It is allowed if the manager agrees
   4. Refusing a public service through discrimination is prohibited

8. Which of these is a prohibited ground of discrimination under the Québec Charter?

   1. Colour of clothing worn
   2. Favourite hockey team
   3. Type of car driven
   4. Social condition

9. An agent keeps to himself information that would clear a suspect. Which standard does he breach?

   1. Showing the licence on request
   2. Not withholding information to harm someone
   3. Not working for a business that has no agency licence
   4. Not drinking alcohol at work

10. What does section 7 of the Québec Charter provide?

    1. Found goods belong to the agent
    2. Stores are always open to the public
    3. Agents may enter any dwelling
    4. A person's home is inviolable

11. An agent keeps a customer in an office and searches their pockets without consent. Which rights are involved?

    1. The right to vote and public education
    2. Liberty and protection from unreasonable searches
    3. Freedom of religion only
    4. The agency's professional secrecy and the client's copyright

12. An agent makes repeated jokes about an employee's origin. Which Charter section applies?

    1. Section 34, on the right to be represented by a lawyer in court
    2. Section 9, on professional secrecy
    3. Section 6, on enjoyment of property
    4. Section 10.1, against discriminatory harassment

13. Under section 8 of the Québec Charter, what is needed to enter another person's property?

    1. A security agent's uniform
    2. A reason known only to the agent
    3. Their express or implied consent
    4. The neighbouring owner's approval

14. An agent makes an insulting remark to a pregnant woman. Which standard of conduct is breached?

    1. The ban on working for a business without an agency licence
    2. The duty to use a firearm with judgment
    3. The ban on injurious remarks, including about pregnancy
    4. The duty to show the licence

15. Under the Québec Charter, is age a prohibited ground in every situation?

    1. Yes, but only for people over 65
    2. No, except to the extent provided by law
    3. Yes, with no exception at all
    4. No, age is never a protected ground

16. An agent publicly accuses a customer of theft without any evidence. Which right may be violated?

    1. The customer's right to free public education in Québec
    2. The right to safeguard of dignity and reputation
    3. The customer's right to choose a doctor
    4. The customer's right to vote in elections

17. Which right does section 5 of the Québec Charter guarantee?

    1. The right to respect for one's private life
    2. The right to enter any business
    3. The right to refuse every entry check
    4. The right to carry a weapon for protection

18. An agent watches customers of one ethnic origin more closely. What does the Québec Charter say?

    1. It is allowed if the manager asks
    2. It is good theft-prevention practice in a store
    3. It is allowed in large stores
    4. It is a distinction based on a prohibited ground

19. Does the Québec Charter apply to private security agents?

    1. Only when a police officer is present
    2. Only to agents working for a city
    3. Yes, it also applies between private persons
    4. No, it covers only government and public bodies

20. An agent refuses entry to a person using an assistance dog. Which protected ground is involved?

    1. Handicap or the means used to palliate it
    2. The person's civil status
    3. The person's political or union convictions
    4. The person's social condition