Nunavut Security Law and Trespass Course 2026

1. السؤال 1 من 25

   Which federal law copied the laws of the Northwest Territories into Nunavut law when Nunavut was created in 1999?

   • AThe Canada Labour Code
   • BThe Indian Act
   • CThe Criminal Code
   • DThe Nunavut Act, section 29
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   الإجابة: D. The Nunavut Act, section 29

   Section 29 of the Nunavut Act duplicated NWT laws for Nunavut, as far as they could apply there.

2. السؤال 2 من 25

   The federal Job Bank lists a security guard licensing body for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Yukon. What does it list for Nunavut?

   • ANo licensing body
   • BThe RCMP
   • CThe WSCC
   • DThe Nunavut Security Programs Branch
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   الإجابة: A. No licensing body

   Job Bank lists regulators for several provinces and Yukon, but none for Nunavut. Your employer's training, post orders and the general law set your limits.

3. السؤال 3 من 25

   In Nunavut, which law gives a security guard the power to arrest a person found committing an offence on the property they protect?

   • AThe Safety Act
   • BOntario's Trespass to Property Act
   • CThe Commissioner's Land Act
   • DSection 494(2) of the Criminal Code
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   الإجابة: D. Section 494(2) of the Criminal Code

   Section 494(2) lets the owner or lawful possessor of property, or a person they authorize, arrest a person found committing a criminal offence on or about that property.

4. السؤال 4 من 25

   Which lands does Nunavut's Commissioner's Land Act cover, among others?

   • ARoads, streets, lanes and trails on public lands
   • BMines and minerals under the ground on public lands
   • CFederal airports, runways and the land around them
   • DPrivate homes, cabins and the yards around them
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   الإجابة: A. Roads, streets, lanes and trails on public lands

   Section 2(1)(a) lists all roads, streets, lanes and trails on public lands; section 2(2) excludes mines and minerals.

5. السؤال 5 من 25

   Under the Commissioner's Land Act, who may apply to a judge for a summons against a person wrongly occupying Commissioner's land?

   • AThe Commissioner or a person the Commissioner authorizes
   • BAny neighbour who lives next to that piece of land
   • CThe WSCC or any one of its safety officers on duty
   • DAny security guard who works on or near that land
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   الإجابة: A. The Commissioner or a person the Commissioner authorizes

   Section 5(1.1) says the Commissioner or a person authorized by the Commissioner may apply to a judge for a summons.

6. السؤال 6 من 25

   Under the Commissioner's Land Act, how long does a person served with a summons have to show cause why they should not be removed?

   • A7 days
   • B30 days
   • C24 hours
   • D1 year
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   الإجابة: B. 30 days

   Section 5(1.1)(b) gives 30 days after service to show cause; otherwise a judge may order removal under s. 5(2).

7. السؤال 7 من 25

   Under the Commissioner's Land Act, who carries out a warrant to remove a person from Commissioner's land?

   • AAny security guard posted on the site
   • BThe mayor or the hamlet council members
   • CThe building owner or the owner's manager
   • DThe Sheriff, a bailiff or a member of the RCMP
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   الإجابة: D. The Sheriff, a bailiff or a member of the RCMP

   Section 5(4) says the warrant is executed by the Sheriff, a bailiff, an RCMP member or another person it is delivered to for that purpose.

8. السؤال 8 من 25

   Under section 6 of the Commissioner's Land Act, what is an offence?

   • AReturning to the land after being removed from it
   • BTaking photos of public land from a road
   • CWalking on a public trail during the daytime
   • DApplying to the Commissioner for a land lease
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   الإجابة: A. Returning to the land after being removed from it

   Section 6 makes it a summary conviction offence to remain, return or occupy the land again after being ordered to vacate or removed.

9. السؤال 9 من 25

   No adult is found on Commissioner's land when a summons is served. How is it served under section 5(6)?

   • ABy sending a copy by email to the person's family
   • BBy posting copies in two easy-to-see places on the land
   • CBy leaving one copy at the RCMP detachment
   • DBy telling a neighbour and asking them to pass it on
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   الإجابة: B. By posting copies in two easy-to-see places on the land

   Where no adult is found, service is made by posting copies in two conspicuous places on the land.

10. السؤال 10 من 25

    Nunavut's OHS Regulations list work sites where violence may reasonably be expected. Which of these is on the list?

    • ASecurity services
    • BHome offices
    • CLibraries only
    • DWeather stations
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    الإجابة: A. Security services

    Section 35(2)(g) lists security services, along with police, corrections, health care, alcohol sales and others.

11. السؤال 11 من 25

    Under section 35 of Nunavut's OHS Regulations, what must a security employer's written violence policy include?

    • AThe home address of every guard on staff
    • BA promise that violence will never happen at work
    • CA list of the weapons guards may carry
    • DHow workers are told about known violent people
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    الإجابة: D. How workers are told about known violent people

    Section 35(4)(d) requires a procedure to inform workers of the risk of violence, including from individuals with a history of violent behaviour, unless the law prohibits it.

12. السؤال 12 من 25

    How often must a Nunavut employer review its workplace violence policy, at minimum?

    • AAt least every ten years
    • BAt least once every month
    • COnly when a worker is hurt
    • DAt least every three years
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    الإجابة: D. At least every three years

    Section 35(7) requires review at least once every three years or whenever circumstances change that could affect workers' safety.

13. السؤال 13 من 25

    A guard attends violence-response training required by the employer's policy. Under section 35(5), how is that time treated?

    • AAs vacation time taken from the yearly total
    • BAs unpaid personal time outside of the shift
    • CAs time at work, with no loss of pay or benefits
    • DAs a sick day taken from the guard's bank
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    الإجابة: C. As time at work, with no loss of pay or benefits

    Section 35(5) says time spent in the training or in treatment or counselling is credited as time at work without loss of pay or benefits.

14. السؤال 14 من 25

    After a guard is exposed to violence, what must the violence policy recommend?

    • AThat the guard keep quiet about what happened to them
    • BThat the guard quit and look for safer work elsewhere
    • CThat the guard track down the attacker on their own
    • DThat the guard see their doctor for care or counselling
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    الإجابة: D. That the guard see their doctor for care or counselling

    Section 35(4)(h) requires a recommendation that the worker consult their physician for treatment or referral for post-incident counselling.

15. السؤال 15 من 25

    Under section 36 of Nunavut's OHS Regulations, a "late night retail premises" is open to the public between which hours?

    • AMidnight and 8:00 a.m.
    • B11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
    • C9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
    • D10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
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    الإجابة: B. 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

    Section 36(1) defines late night retail premises as open to the public between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. for retail sales.

16. السؤال 16 من 25

    What must workers at a Nunavut late-night retail store wear between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.?

    • AA personal emergency transmitter
    • BA bullet-resistant vest
    • CA small body-worn camera
    • DA police-style badge and ID
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    الإجابة: A. A personal emergency transmitter

    Section 36(4)(b) requires a personal emergency transmitter, worn by workers, that signals for emergency response when activated.

17. السؤال 17 من 25

    What signs must a Nunavut late-night retail store post under section 36(3)?

    • ASigns listing the names of staff on duty
    • BSigns showing the store's daily sales
    • CSigns about limited cash and video cameras
    • DSigns warning that guards carry weapons
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    الإجابة: C. Signs about limited cash and video cameras

    Section 36(3)(d) requires signs showing workers' limited access to cash and valuables and the use of video cameras.

18. السؤال 18 من 25

    You are locking up a community hall with 200 seats while an event is still on. What does section 18(1) of Nunavut's Fire Safety Act allow on the main doors?

    • AAny lock the owner chooses
    • BOnly standard panic hardware
    • CA bar across the inside
    • DA chain and padlock
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    الإجابة: B. Only standard panic hardware

    While such a building is in public use, its main doors must open outwards and may only be secured with standard panic hardware.

19. السؤال 19 من 25

    A tenant asks a guard to switch off a ringing fire alarm "to stop the noise." What does section 20.2 of the Fire Safety Act say?

    • ATampering with it without lawful excuse is an offence
    • BOnly the tenant who asked for it could ever be charged
    • CGuards may turn it off whenever a tenant asks them to
    • DFire alarms are not covered by any law in Nunavut
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    الإجابة: A. Tampering with it without lawful excuse is an offence

    Section 20.2 makes it an offence to interfere with or remove a required fire detection, containment or suppression device without lawful excuse.

20. السؤال 20 من 25

    A guard in Nunavut arrests a person. What does section 494(3) of the Criminal Code require next?

    • ADeliver the person to a peace officer forthwith
    • BHold the person overnight in a locked room
    • CLet the person go after taking a photo
    • DTake the person to the guard's office for questioning
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    الإجابة: A. Deliver the person to a peace officer forthwith

    Anyone other than a peace officer who arrests without a warrant must deliver the person to a peace officer right away; in Nunavut communities that means calling the RCMP.

21. السؤال 21 من 25

    Under Criminal Code section 35 (defence of property), what must be true of any act to remove a trespasser?

    • AIt must be filmed on a phone or camera
    • BIt must be reasonable in the circumstances
    • CIt must be done by at least two guards
    • DIt must happen in daylight hours only
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    الإجابة: B. It must be reasonable in the circumstances

    Section 35(1)(d) requires that the act be reasonable in the circumstances.

22. السؤال 22 من 25

    Under Criminal Code section 177, what is an offence?

    • ATaking a shortcut through a town park after dark
    • BProwling at night on someone's property near their home
    • CParking in a store lot for a while after it closes
    • DWalking on a public road in the middle of the night
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    الإجابة: B. Prowling at night on someone's property near their home

    Section 177 makes it a summary offence to loiter or prowl at night on another person's property near a dwelling-house without lawful excuse.

23. السؤال 23 من 25

    Under Criminal Code section 25(1), how much force may a person use when acting with legal authority on reasonable grounds?

    • AAny amount of force they choose to use
    • BAs much force as is necessary for that purpose
    • CNo force at all, under any circumstances
    • DTwice the force that was used against them
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    الإجابة: B. As much force as is necessary for that purpose

    Section 25(1) justifies using as much force as is necessary, when acting on reasonable grounds.

24. السؤال 24 من 25

    Under Criminal Code section 30, a guard who sees a breach of the peace may detain a person for what purpose?

    • ATo collect a fine from them on the spot
    • BTo question them for as long as needed
    • CTo hand them over to a peace officer
    • DTo ban them from the property for life
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    الإجابة: C. To hand them over to a peace officer

    Section 30 allows detention to hand the person over to a peace officer, using no more force than reasonably necessary.

25. السؤال 25 من 25

    A guard wears a uniform and badge that make people think they are an RCMP officer. Under Criminal Code section 130, this can be…

    • ARequired in Nunavut
    • BOnly a company policy issue
    • CAn offence
    • DAllowed if the client agrees
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    الإجابة: C. An offence

    Section 130 makes it an offence to use a badge, uniform or equipment in a way likely to make people believe you are a peace officer.

لوحة المفاتيح: 1–4 للإجابة، وEnter للسؤال التالي.