ONTARIO PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FINAL
TEST WITH REAL QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS || GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS |
LATEST 2024/2025
What is the Privacy Act? -ANSWER- Federal privacy legislation that governs the collection and handling of personal information by government departments and agencies.
What is required to gain information under PIPEDA legislation? - ANSWER- Consent - requires confirmation by the owner of personal information to provide/retain personal information.
How does PIPEDA apply to provincial statutes? - ANSWER-Provincial statutes take precedent if operations are limited to the province and are declared substantially similar to federal law.
Does PIPEDA apply with information shared between provinces/internationally? - ANSWER-Yes.
When can consent under PIPEDA be forgone? - ANSWER-If the information is required by an investigative body for the purposes of investigating a breach of agreement or contravention of the law and is not otherwise available.
What is Regulation SOR/2001-6 state? - ANSWER-Licensed business entities may receive or disclose personal information without knowledge or consent for investigative purposes in regards to breach or contravention of law. 1 / 3
What section of PIPEDA outlines when consent can be forgone? - ANSWER- Section 7
What are the two requirements of a licensed business/corporation under Regulation SOR/2001-6? - ANSWER-1. The business is licensed by the province to provide private investigator or detective services and has a privacy code compliant with the Canadian Standards Association Can/CSA-Q830-96 Model Code for the protection of personal information
- A member in good standing of a professional association that represents the
interests of private investigators or detectives and has such code.
What is forensic evidence? - ANSWER-Evidence that requires examination or testing, such as DNA analysis or another scientific exam.
What is digital forensics? - ANSWER-The discovery, identification, collection, preservation, examination, and analysis of digital evidence from computers, audio, video, or cellular devices.
What skills/knowledge should a digital forensic analyst have? - ANSWER- Methods of tampering and concealment tactics, including the hiding and disguising of files in other programs, password protection, misnaming, and encryption.
When is email monitoring acceptable? - ANSWER-When an employer monitors the actions/communications of the employee when using company property. If the employee is using personal property to store company information, legal counsel should be consulted.
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What does Regulation SOR/2001-7 state? - ANSWER-States that publicly available records, including some judicial records, are not subject to the restrictions regarding use of personal information set out by PIPEDA.
What is direct evidence? - ANSWER-Testimony or statement of a person who directly witness the incident/matter.
What can affect direct evidence? - ANSWER-The reliability of the witness, their ability to recall/express/describe what they observed
What is circumstantial evidence? - ANSWER-Evidence that relates to a series of facts that do not directly prove the facts sought to be proven, but relevance may be inferred or perceived.
What is hearsay evidence? - Evidence provided by the relaying of a statement made to someone by another who is not present to testify to the statement directly.
When is hearsay evidence admissible? - ANSWER-If it can be corroborated with other, non-hearsay evidence, if it's a statement by the accused to an individual, or if it's a dying declaration.
What is FIPPA? - ANSWER-The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, which governs access to records that are in the custody or under control of provincial government, designated agencies, college/university, and hospitals.
What is MFIPPA? - ANSWER-The municipal version of FIPPA, governs records in possession/custody of municipalities and some related institutions.
What is PHIPA? - ANSWER-Personal Health Information Protection Act
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