Quebec Security Law and Trespass Course 2026

1. Question 1 of 25

   Which Quebec law regulates private security work such as security guarding?

   • AThe Private Security Act
   • BThe Fire Safety Act
   • CThe Highway Safety Code
   • DThe Trespass to Property Act
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   Answer: A. The Private Security Act

   Private security in Quebec is regulated by the Private Security Act, chapter S-3.5.

2. Question 2 of 25

   Which body does the Private Security Act create to issue licences and oversee the industry?

   • AThe Régie du bâtiment du Québec
   • BThe Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP)
   • CThe CNESST
   • DThe Sûreté du Québec
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   Answer: B. The Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP)

   Section 39 of the Act establishes the Bureau de la sécurité privée, which issues agency and agent licences.

3. Question 3 of 25

   Which of these is one of the six private security activities covered by Quebec's Private Security Act?

   • ADebt collection
   • BFirefighting
   • CLocksmithing
   • DBylaw enforcement for a city
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   Answer: C. Locksmithing

   The six activities are security guarding, investigation, locksmithing, electronic security systems, transport of valuables and security consulting.

4. Question 4 of 25

   Under section 16 of the Private Security Act, who must hold an agent licence?

   • AEach guard doing the work, and their immediate superior
   • BOnly the owner of the security company that hires guards
   • COnly guards who carry a firearm while on duty
   • DOnly guards who work more than 40 hours in a week
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   Answer: A. Each guard doing the work, and their immediate superior

   Section 16 requires the person carrying on the activity and their immediate superior to hold an agent licence.

5. Question 5 of 25

   What is the minimum age for an agent licence under Quebec's Private Security Act?

   • A21
   • B25
   • C16
   • D18
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   Answer: D. 18

   Section 19 requires an applicant to be at least 18, of good moral character, with the required training and no relevant conviction unless pardoned.

6. Question 6 of 25

   For a security guarding agent licence, what is the minimum number of training hours the Quebec regulation asks for?

   • A20 hours
   • B70 hours
   • C150 hours
   • D40 hours
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   Answer: B. 70 hours

   Section 1 of the training regulation (S-3.5, r. 2) asks for at least 70 hours in a private security guarding program, with a certificate from a school service centre or school board.

7. Question 7 of 25

   Which police force checks whether an applicant for a Quebec security licence meets the conditions?

   • AThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police
   • BThe Sûreté du Québec
   • CThe applicant's local city police only
   • DNo police force is involved
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   Answer: B. The Sûreté du Québec

   Section 27 says the BSP sends the needed information to the Sûreté du Québec, which does the verification.

8. Question 8 of 25

   For how long is a Quebec agent licence issued or renewed?

   • AFive years
   • BTwo years
   • CFor life
   • DOne year
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   Answer: A. Five years

   Section 21 of the Private Security Act says an agent licence is issued or renewed for five years.

9. Question 9 of 25

   Does a Quebec agent licence give the holder the status of a peace officer?

   • AYes, but only on private property
   • BYes, for every licence class
   • CNo, the Act says it does not
   • DOnly after five years of service
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   Answer: C. No, the Act says it does not

   Section 3 of the Private Security Act says no provision of the Act grants peace officer status to an agent licence holder.

10. Question 10 of 25

    Under the Private Security Act, when must an agent licence holder tell the BSP about a change that may affect their licence?

    • AWithout delay
    • BWithin two years
    • COnly at renewal time
    • DNever; the employer does it
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    Answer: A. Without delay

    Section 24 requires agent licence holders to inform the Bureau without delay of any change likely to affect the licence.

11. Question 11 of 25

    Which job does the Private Security Act give as an example of employment incompatible with an agent licence?

    • ADriving a taxi on weekends
    • BTeaching first aid
    • CWorking for a police force
    • DWorking in a grocery store
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    Answer: C. Working for a police force

    Section 25 forbids holding employment incompatible with private security and names employment with a police force.

12. Question 12 of 25

    A guard's licence is cancelled by the BSP. Within how many days of the decision must the licence be returned?

    • A15 days
    • B60 days
    • COne year
    • DIt never has to be returned
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    Answer: A. 15 days

    Section 36 says a holder whose licence is cancelled or not renewed must surrender it within 15 days of the decision.

13. Question 13 of 25

    Where can a person contest a BSP decision to refuse, suspend or cancel a licence?

    • AThe Supreme Court of Canada directly
    • BThe Administrative Tribunal of Québec
    • CThe CNESST
    • DThe municipal court
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    Answer: B. The Administrative Tribunal of Québec

    Section 37 lets a person contest these decisions before the Administrative Tribunal of Québec.

14. Question 14 of 25

    Under Quebec's standards of conduct for agent licence holders, what must you do when asked to identify yourself?

    • ARefuse, to protect your privacy
    • BPresent your licence
    • CGive only your first name
    • DShow your employer's business card
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    Answer: B. Present your licence

    Section 2 of the standards of conduct regulation requires licence holders to present their licence when asked to identify themselves.

15. Question 15 of 25

    Under Quebec's standards of conduct, which of these is forbidden for an agent licence holder?

    • AWriting a report after an incident
    • BAsking a person to leave the property
    • CCalling the police for help
    • DHolding a person who is not under arrest
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    Answer: D. Holding a person who is not under arrest

    Section 3 of the standards of conduct forbids excessive force, threats, intimidation, harassment, false accusations and detaining a person without arrest or authority.

16. Question 16 of 25

    Under Quebec's standards of conduct, what must an agent licence holder never do?

    • AClaim to have a peace officer's powers
    • BAsk a visitor to sign in at the front desk
    • CShow their licence when asked who they are
    • DWrite down what they saw in a notebook
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    Answer: A. Claim to have a peace officer's powers

    Section 6 of the standards of conduct forbids presenting yourself as having the authority, status or powers of a peace officer.

17. Question 17 of 25

    Does Quebec have a provincial trespass act like Ontario's Trespass to Property Act?

    • AYes, but it applies only to farms
    • BNo; trespassing is always legal in Quebec
    • CYes, the Quebec Trespass Act of 1990
    • DNo; civil law, bylaws and the Criminal Code apply
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    Answer: D. No; civil law, bylaws and the Criminal Code apply

    Quebec has no provincial trespass act. Owners' rights come from the Civil Code and Charter, and many cities have bylaws on private property.

18. Question 18 of 25

    How does article 947 of the Civil Code of Québec describe ownership?

    • AThe right to hold any visitor on the property until police arrive
    • BA right that belongs only to the government, not to people
    • CThe right to use any amount of force to remove visitors
    • DThe right to use, enjoy and dispose of property, within legal limits
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    Answer: D. The right to use, enjoy and dispose of property, within legal limits

    Article 947 defines ownership as the right to use, enjoy and dispose of property fully and freely, subject to the limits and conditions set by law.

19. Question 19 of 25

    Which right does section 24 of Quebec's Charter of human rights and freedoms protect?

    • AThe right to carry a weapon for self-defence on any property
    • BThe right to free parking at any public building
    • CThe right not to lose your liberty except as the law allows
    • DThe right to enter any building that is open to the public
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    Answer: C. The right not to lose your liberty except as the law allows

    Section 24 says no one may be deprived of their liberty or rights except on grounds provided by law and by the prescribed procedure.

20. Question 20 of 25

    Blainville's peace and order bylaw is an example of a Quebec municipal rule. What does its article 25 forbid?

    • AWalking on a public sidewalk late at night
    • BTaking photos in a public park
    • CRefusing to leave a private place when asked to
    • DParking on a residential street overnight
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    Answer: C. Refusing to leave a private place when asked to

    Article 25 of Blainville's Bylaw 1571 forbids refusing to leave a private place on the request of the person in charge.

21. Question 21 of 25

    A person refuses to leave a private parking lot, breaking a city bylaw, but commits no other offence. What should a Quebec guard do?

    • APush them off the lot with as little force as possible
    • BArrest them under section 494 for breaking the bylaw
    • CStep back, keep watching and call the police
    • DLock them in the security office until police come
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    Answer: C. Step back, keep watching and call the police

    A bylaw breach is not a criminal offence, so section 494 does not apply. Tickets are issued by the city's competent authority, such as police.

22. Question 22 of 25

    A store owner has authorized you to protect the store. Under section 494(2) of the Criminal Code, whom may you arrest without a warrant?

    • AAny shopper who refuses to show identification at the store door
    • BA person found committing a criminal offence involving the property
    • CAny person who looks suspicious while walking near the store
    • DA person who broke a city parking bylaw on the street last month
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    Answer: B. A person found committing a criminal offence involving the property

    Section 494(2) lets the owner, a person in lawful possession, or a person they authorize, such as a guard, arrest a person found committing a criminal offence on or in relation to that property.

23. Question 23 of 25

    After a guard makes a citizen's arrest, what does section 494(3) of the Criminal Code require?

    • ARelease the person after taking a photo
    • BHold the person until the next business day
    • CDrive the person to court
    • DDeliver the person to a peace officer forthwith
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    Answer: D. Deliver the person to a peace officer forthwith

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

24. Question 24 of 25

    Under section 26 of the Criminal Code, what happens if a guard uses more force than the law allows?

    • AThe force is excused if the guard wrote a report
    • BOnly the employer can be blamed
    • CThe guard is criminally responsible for the excess
    • DNothing, as long as the guard was on duty
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    Answer: C. The guard is criminally responsible for the excess

    Section 26 says anyone authorized to use force is criminally responsible for any excess.

25. Question 25 of 25

    What does section 177 of the Criminal Code make an offence?

    • AProwling at night on another's property near a home
    • BSitting on a bench in a public park at night
    • CWalking through a shopping mall during the day
    • DParking a car in a marked fire lane
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    Answer: A. Prowling at night on another's property near a home

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

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