Alberta Security Law and Trespass Course 2026

1. السؤال 1 من 25

   Which Alberta law licenses security guards, loss prevention workers and patrol dog handlers?

   • AThe Provincial Offences Procedure Act
   • BThe Trespass to Premises Act
   • CThe Occupational Health and Safety Act
   • DThe Security Services and Investigators Act
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: D. The Security Services and Investigators Act

   Alberta issues security service worker licences under the Security Services and Investigators Act.

2. السؤال 2 من 25

   Which government office in Alberta handles security licence applications, updates and cancellations?

   • AThe RCMP detachment
   • BThe local fire department
   • CSecurity Programs
   • DService Canada
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: C. Security Programs

   Security Programs, part of Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services, handles security service worker licences.

3. السؤال 3 من 25

   Which job in Alberta requires a security service worker licence?

   • AParking lot attendant who only sells tickets
   • BBuilding cleaner
   • CLoss prevention worker
   • DLocksmith
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   الإجابة: C. Loss prevention worker

   Alberta.ca says a security service worker licence is needed to work as a security guard, patrol dog handler, alarm responder, loss prevention worker or bodyguard.

4. السؤال 4 من 25

   Under Alberta's Security Programs Policy Manual, which licensees may work without a uniform?

   • AGuards working night shifts at malls
   • BLoss prevention and executive security
   • CSecurity guards on a training licence
   • DPatrol dog handlers and alarm responders
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   الإجابة: B. Loss prevention and executive security

   The Policy Manual says the loss prevention and executive security sub-classes are exempt from wearing a uniform, but any uniform worn must comply with the law.

5. السؤال 5 من 25

   You hold an Alberta security training licence and move to a new security company. What happens?

   • AYou become a fully licensed guard
   • BYou may work 60 days with no licence
   • CThe training licence moves with you
   • DThe new employer must apply for a new one
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   الإجابة: D. The new employer must apply for a new one

   Alberta training licences are not portable. A new employer must apply for a new one.

6. السؤال 6 من 25

   Under Alberta's Security Programs policy, what is a licensee's only formal identification?

   • AA metal badge
   • BThe licence card
   • CThe company uniform
   • DA business card
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: B. The licence card

   The Policy Manual says the licence is the only formal identification for licensees. A badge is not a legal document.

7. السؤال 7 من 25

   Which badge may an Alberta security licensee use?

   • AOnly the badge the Registrar approved
   • BNo badge is ever allowed
   • CAny badge the company designs itself
   • DA badge that looks like a police badge
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: A. Only the badge the Registrar approved

   The Policy Manual says only the badge shown in its Appendix B is approved by the Registrar for licensees to use.

8. السؤال 8 من 25

   A shopper asks an Alberta guard to prove they are licensed. When may the guard decline to show it?

   • AWhen the shopper will not give their own name
   • BWhen showing it would impede their duties
   • CWhen the guard is on a short coffee break
   • DWhen the shopper is under 18 years old
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: B. When showing it would impede their duties

   Alberta policy says licensees must show proof of licensing when a member of the public asks, unless doing so may impede their ability to do their duties.

9. السؤال 9 من 25

   Under Alberta's Security Programs policy, how may a licensee present themselves to the public?

   • AAs a police officer during night shifts
   • BAs a peace officer while on a patrol
   • CAs a sheriff while making an arrest
   • DAs security staff, never as police
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   الإجابة: D. As security staff, never as police

   The Policy Manual prohibits licensees from holding out that they are police or peace officers. They are not police or peace officers under Alberta's Police Act or Peace Officer Act.

10. السؤال 10 من 25

    A security company in Alberta wants to change its guards' uniform. What must happen before the new uniform is used?

    • AThe guards must vote to approve it
    • BThe local police must sign off on it
    • CNothing; each company chooses freely
    • DThe Registrar must approve it in writing
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    الإجابة: D. The Registrar must approve it in writing

    Businesses must send front, back and side photos of proposed uniform or vehicle marking changes, and the Registrar must approve them in writing before use.

11. السؤال 11 من 25

    Which of these breaks the code of conduct in Alberta's Security Programs Policy Manual?

    • AAsking a trespasser politely to leave
    • BCalling police after an arrest
    • CMaking a false or misleading statement
    • DWriting detailed notes
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    الإجابة: C. Making a false or misleading statement

    The code of conduct says licensees must act with honesty and integrity and must not make false or misleading statements.

12. السؤال 12 من 25

    You move to a new address. How long do you have to tell Alberta's Registrar?

    • A24 hours
    • BOnly at renewal
    • C6 months
    • D30 days
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: D. 30 days

    Under the Policy Manual, individual licensees report changes such as address, contact details, name or training within 30 days.

13. السؤال 13 من 25

    A guard at an Alberta security company uses a baton on duty. How soon must the company report it to the Registrar?

    • AOnly if police are called
    • BAt the next licence renewal
    • CWithin 24 hours
    • DWithin 30 days
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    الإجابة: C. Within 24 hours

    Business licensees must report an employee's use of a weapon during duties within 24 hours.

14. السؤال 14 من 25

    An Alberta guard handcuffs a person, and nothing else happens. What record is needed?

    • AAn internal record kept by the employer
    • BA call to the OHS Contact Centre
    • CA report to the Registrar within 24 hours
    • DA report to the Fire Commissioner
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: A. An internal record kept by the employer

    Handcuffing without any other incident needs an internal record, but not a use-of-force report to the Registrar.

15. السؤال 15 من 25

    Under Alberta policy, which event requires a use-of-force report to the Registrar?

    • AA patrol dog bites a person
    • BA guard gives directions to a visitor
    • CA guard escorts a calm person to the door
    • DA guard writes a parking notice
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: A. A patrol dog bites a person

    Use-of-force reports are required when a baton or other weapon is used, when someone is seriously injured or killed, or when a patrol dog bites a person.

16. السؤال 16 من 25

    Under Alberta's Trespass to Premises Act, where must signs be displayed to give notice not to trespass?

    • AOnly inside, next to the main office
    • BOnly at the main front entrance
    • CAt each entrance normally used to enter
    • DOnly at the corners of the property
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    الإجابة: C. At each entrance normally used to enter

    Section 2 of the Trespass to Premises Act allows notice by signs visibly displayed at each of the entrances normally used to enter the premises.

17. السؤال 17 من 25

    Under the Trespass to Premises Act, what happens when proper signs are displayed?

    • AThe owner must still warn each visitor
    • BPeople are deemed to have had notice
    • CThe signs expire after seven days
    • DOnly adults are bound by the signs
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    الإجابة: B. People are deemed to have had notice

    The Act says a person is deemed to have had notice when signs are displayed as the Act requires.

18. السؤال 18 من 25

    Under Alberta's Trespass to Premises Act, is a trespasser guilty of an offence if no damage was done?

    • ANo, some damage must be caused
    • BOnly if police saw it happen
    • COnly if it happens on farmland
    • DYes, even if no damage is caused
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    الإجابة: D. Yes, even if no damage is caused

    The Act says a trespasser is guilty of an offence whether or not any damage is caused by the trespass.

19. السؤال 19 من 25

    Under Alberta's Petty Trespass Act, which land is closed to entry even when no sign or notice is given?

    • ALand surrounded by a fence
    • BA shopping mall entrance during open hours
    • CA public park
    • DA public sidewalk
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    الإجابة: A. Land surrounded by a fence

    The Petty Trespass Act prohibits entry without any notice on lawns, gardens, land used for crops, animals or bees, and land surrounded by a fence or natural boundary or otherwise enclosed to keep people out.

20. السؤال 20 من 25

    Under the Petty Trespass Act, a guard authorized by the owner tells a person to leave the land. What must the person do?

    • AWait for police to arrive
    • BLeave by the end of the day
    • CLeave immediately
    • DPay a fee to stay
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: C. Leave immediately

    The Petty Trespass Act makes it an offence not to leave land immediately after being told to by the owner or occupier or a person they authorize.

21. السؤال 21 من 25

    Since Alberta's trespass laws were strengthened in 2019, what is the maximum fine for a corporation that helps or directs trespassers?

    • A$1,000,000
    • B$25,000
    • C$2,000
    • D$200,000
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    الإجابة: D. $200,000

    Alberta.ca says corporations that help or direct trespassers face fines of up to $200,000.

22. السؤال 22 من 25

    In Alberta, how much compensation can a court order a trespasser to pay for loss of or damage to property?

    • AUp to $500
    • BUp to $100,000
    • CUp to $5,000
    • DNothing; only fines apply
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    الإجابة: B. Up to $100,000

    Alberta.ca says a court may order up to $100,000 for loss of or damage to property.

23. السؤال 23 من 25

    According to Alberta's Security Programs policy, what must a guard do before making an arrest?

    • ATake a photo of the person
    • BShow a badge
    • CPhone their manager for permission
    • DSay out loud that they are security
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: D. Say out loud that they are security

    The Policy Manual says licensees must verbally identify themselves as security before an arrest and show their licence card afterwards if asked.

24. السؤال 24 من 25

    Under section 494(3) of the Criminal Code, what must a guard do after arresting a person without a warrant?

    • AKeep them until the store closes for the day
    • BDrive them home and tell their family
    • CHand them to a peace officer right away
    • DLet them go after a written warning
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: C. Hand them to a peace officer right away

    Section 494(3) says anyone other than a peace officer who arrests without a warrant must forthwith deliver the person to a peace officer.

25. السؤال 25 من 25

    Under section 25 of the Criminal Code, how much force may a person who is authorized to arrest use when acting on reasonable grounds?

    • ATwice the force the other person uses
    • BNo force at all, ever
    • CAs much force as is necessary
    • DAny force they choose
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: C. As much force as is necessary

    Section 25 allows as much force as is necessary for the lawful purpose. Section 26 makes a person criminally responsible for any excess.

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