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PI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhatjactjregulatesjthejinvestigativejservicesjandjprivatejsecurityjindustryjandjgovernsjth
ejwayjthejprivatejsecurityjandjinvestigationjindustryjoperatesjinjOntario?j-janswer--
ThejPrivatejSecurityjandjInvestigativejServicesjAct,j2005j(PSISA)
WhenjwasjthejPSISAjproclaimedjintojforce?j-janswer--Augustj23,j2007
WhatjdoesjthejPSISAjdo?j-janswer--
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ejproperjtrainingjandjarejqualifiedjtojprovidejprivatejinvestigatorjservicesj
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WhenjwasjthejtrainingjandjtestingjregulationjmadejunderjthejPSISA?j-janswer---
jAprilj15,j2010
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jalljprivatejinvestigatorsjmustjfulfilljthejmandatoryjrequirementsjofjthejtrainingjandjtestingj
regulationjinjorderjtojbejeligiblejtojapplyjforjajlicence
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nsistsjprimarilyjofjconductingjinvestigationsjtojprovidejinformationjonjthejcharacter,jactio
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jcodejofjconduct
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,sjajcleanjcriminaljrecordjaccordingjtojthejcleanjcriminaljrecordjregulation,jandjbejlegallyje
ntitledjtojworkjinjCanada
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estigatorsjtojdisplayjwhilejtheyjarejworking.jPI'sjwilljfindjthatjrespectingjthejCodejofjCond
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ljpersonsjequallyj(withoutjdiscrimination),javoidjusingjprofanityjorjabusivejlanguage,javoi
djusingjexcessivejforce,jandjnotjbejunderjthejinfluencejofjalcoholjorjdrugsjwhilejworking.
EligibilityjtojHoldjLicencejRegulationj-jCleanjCriminaljRecordj-janswer---
jthisjregulationjlistsjajseriesjofjcriminaljoffencesjwhichjarejprescribedjunderjthejPSISA.j
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ejregulationjmayjbejeligiblejforjajlicence.jThejPrivatejSecurityjandjInvestigativejServicesj
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