New Brunswick Security Law and Trespass Course 2026
This course is for security guards in New Brunswick. It covers the Private Investigators and Security Services Act and its regulation, the uniform, vehicle and equipment rules, the provincial Trespass Act, and the Criminal Code arrest and force rules that apply to guards.
Respuesta rápida
Este curso gratuito tiene unos 30 minutos de lecciones y un test de 25 preguntas. Con un 80 % o más puedes descargar un certificado de finalización (privado, no acreditado). Contrastado con fuentes oficiales el 12 de octubre de 2026.
Qué aprenderás
- Explain who needs a security licence in New Brunswick
- Follow the uniform, vehicle and equipment rules in Regulation 84-103
- Meet your reporting duties under the Act
- Give trespass notice the ways the Trespass Act allows
- Describe Trespass Act and Criminal Code arrest powers and their limits
Obtén un 80 % o más para descargar tu certificado.
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Pregunta 1 de 25
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Respuesta: A. The Private Investigators and Security Services Act
The Private Investigators and Security Services Act licenses agencies and agents, including security guards, in New Brunswick.
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Pregunta 2 de 25
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Respuesta: C. A person who guards or patrols to protect persons or property
Section 1 of the Act defines a security guard as a person who guards or patrols or provides other security services to protect persons or property.
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Pregunta 3 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Only after your licence is issued
The province's FAQ says you must wait until your licence is issued. Working without one breaks section 6(1)(b) of the Act.
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Pregunta 4 de 25
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Respuesta: A. Employment with a licensed agency
The province's licensing page says an agent licence requires employment with a licensed agency.
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Pregunta 5 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Carry it and show it to anyone who asks
Section 22(1) says a security guard must carry their licence while acting as a guard and produce it at the request of any person.
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Pregunta 6 de 25
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Respuesta: D. An in-house guard who protects only their employer's own property
Section 2(h) exempts an in-house guard employed by someone who does not run a guard agency, when the work is confined to that employer's affairs and real property.
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Pregunta 7 de 25
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Respuesta: A. A uniform
Section 8(1) of Regulation 84-103 requires a security guard to wear a uniform while acting as a security guard.
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Pregunta 8 de 25
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Respuesta: B. "Security Guard" or "Security"
Section 8(2)(c) requires "Security Guard" or "Security" in clearly visible letters on both shoulders of the outermost garment.
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Pregunta 9 de 25
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Respuesta: D. "Sheriff"
Section 8(2)(b) of Regulation 84-103 says the uniform must not show the words "Police" or "Sheriff".
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Pregunta 10 de 25
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Respuesta: D. "Security" in letters at least 7.5 cm high on both sides, front and back
Section 8.1(c)(i) requires "Security" in contrasting letters at least 7.5 cm high on both sides, the front and the back of the vehicle.
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Pregunta 11 de 25
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Respuesta: D. A siren
Section 8.1(c)(iv) says a security vehicle must not be equipped with a siren, and it must not look like a police or RCMP vehicle.
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Pregunta 12 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Approved training and the Minister's written authorization
Sections 6(1)(c) and 7.2 require an authorization from the Minister, based on an approved training certificate. Without it, the province's FAQ says guards may not carry batons or handcuffs.
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Pregunta 13 de 25
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Respuesta: A. Hold themselves out as a police officer
Section 25 says no licensee shall hold themselves out in any manner as a police officer.
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Pregunta 14 de 25
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Respuesta: C. Notify the Minister immediately in writing
Section 14(2) requires an agent who is charged under the Criminal Code or the Act to notify the Minister immediately in writing.
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Pregunta 15 de 25
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Respuesta: B. Within 7 days
Section 14(1) requires an agent to notify the Minister in writing of a change of address for service within seven days.
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Pregunta 16 de 25
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Respuesta: C. It must be sent to the Minister immediately
Section 18(4) says the licence must be forwarded immediately to the Minister when an agent's employment with an agency ends.
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Pregunta 17 de 25
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Respuesta: D. No, the licence does not allow it
Section 24 of the Act says a licence does not authorize collecting accounts or seizing or repossessing property.
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Pregunta 18 de 25
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Respuesta: A. An occupier or owner, or their agent
Section 1 of the Trespass Act defines an authorized person as an occupier or owner of the premises and an agent of the occupier or owner.
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Pregunta 19 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Orally, in writing, or by signs at each usual access
Section 3(2) allows notice orally or in writing, or by signs that are clearly visible in daylight from the approach to each ordinary point of access.
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Pregunta 20 de 25
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Respuesta: B. Lawns, gardens and fenced or enclosed premises
Section 4.1(1) bans trespass on a lawn or garden, or on premises enclosed in a way that shows an intent to keep people off, whether or not notice was given.
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Pregunta 21 de 25
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Respuesta: D. When a suspect refuses to identify themselves or seems to lie about it
Section 10 allows an occupier or owner to arrest, to establish identity, a person believed on reasonable grounds to have committed an offence who refuses to identify themselves or gives what appears to be false identification.
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Pregunta 22 de 25
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Respuesta: A. The person must be released
Section 10(4) says that if the person's identity is established before they are delivered to a peace officer, the person shall be released.
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Pregunta 23 de 25
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Respuesta: C. The same powers as a private citizen, and no others
The province's FAQ says a security officer has the same powers of arrest as a private citizen and no others, as set out in section 494 of the Criminal Code.
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Pregunta 24 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Hand the person over to police right away
Section 494(3) of the Criminal Code says anyone other than a peace officer who arrests a person without a warrant must deliver them forthwith (right away) to a peace officer.
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Pregunta 25 de 25
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Respuesta: C. Only as much as is necessary, on reasonable grounds
Section 25(1) protects a person acting on reasonable grounds who uses as much force as is necessary. Excessive force is not protected.
Teclado: 1–4 para responder, Intro para la siguiente pregunta.
Qué debes saber antes del examen
- Security guards in New Brunswick are licensed under the Private Investigators and Security Services Act.
- A guard must carry their licence on duty and produce it at the request of any person (s. 22).
- Uniforms must show "Security Guard" or "Security" on both shoulders and must never say "Police" or "Sheriff".
- Trespass notice may be given orally, in writing, or by signs at each ordinary point of access.
- Guards have the same arrest powers as private citizens, under section 494 of the Criminal Code.
Preguntas frecuentes
Can a security guard carry handcuffs in New Brunswick?
Only with a written authorization from the Minister shown on the licence, after an approved training program. The Act allows this only for batons and handcuffs. The province's FAQ says guards may not carry a gun or pepper spray.
Does New Brunswick have a trespass law?
Yes. The Trespass Act lets an occupier, owner or their agent give notice orally, in writing or by signs, and lets an occupier or owner arrest a person who refuses to identify themselves, to establish identity.
What arrest powers does a guard have in New Brunswick?
The same as any private citizen, under section 494 of the Criminal Code. The person arrested must be delivered to a peace officer forthwith.
Do in-house guards need a licence?
Section 2(h) of the Act exempts a guard employed directly by a business that is not a guard agency, when the work is only for that employer's affairs and property.
¿El certificado está acreditado o reconocido oficialmente?
No. Es un certificado de finalización privado, solo para tus conocimientos. No está reconocido, acreditado ni aprobado por ningún gobierno, organismo de licencias, regulador ni institución educativa, y no sustituye ninguna licencia, certificación ni formación exigida por la ley.
Fuentes
- Private Investigators and Security Services Act, 2011, c. 209
- General Regulation, N.B. Reg. 84-103 (Private Investigators and Security Services Act)
- Government of New Brunswick: Private investigation and security licences
- Government of New Brunswick: Private investigation and security FAQ
- Trespass Act, 2012, c. 117
- Criminal Code, section 494 (arrest without warrant by any person)
- Criminal Code, section 25 (protection of persons acting under authority)