Who issues security guard licences in Quebec?

The Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP), created by the Private Security Act. The Sûreté du Québec checks whether applicants meet the conditions.

Is there a trespass act in Quebec?

No. Owners' rights come from the Civil Code and the Charter of human rights and freedoms, many cities have bylaws about private property, and the Criminal Code covers criminal offences such as prowling at night near a home.

Can a security guard in Quebec arrest someone?

Only under section 494 of the Criminal Code, for example when the guard, authorized by the owner, finds a person committing a criminal offence on or in relation to the property. The person must be handed to police right away.

Do I have to show my licence if someone asks?

Yes. Quebec's standards of conduct require licence holders to present their licence when asked to identify themselves.

¿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.

Quebec Security Law and Trespass Course 2026

Pregunta 1 de 25

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

The Private Security Act
The Fire Safety Act
The Highway Safety Code
The Trespass to Property Act

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Respuesta: A. The Private Security Act

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

Pregunta 2 de 25

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

The Régie du bâtiment du Québec
The Bureau de la sécurité privée (BSP)
The CNESST
The Sûreté du Québec

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 3 de 25

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

Debt collection
Firefighting
Locksmithing
Bylaw enforcement for a city

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Respuesta: C. Locksmithing

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

Pregunta 4 de 25

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

Each guard doing the work, and their immediate superior
Only the owner of the security company that hires guards
Only guards who carry a firearm while on duty
Only guards who work more than 40 hours in a week

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 5 de 25

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

21
25
16
18

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 6 de 25

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

20 hours
70 hours
150 hours
40 hours

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 7 de 25

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

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Sûreté du Québec
The applicant's local city police only
No police force is involved

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Respuesta: B. The Sûreté du Québec

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

Pregunta 8 de 25

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

Five years
Two years
For life
One year

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Respuesta: A. Five years

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

Pregunta 9 de 25

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

Yes, but only on private property
Yes, for every licence class
No, the Act says it does not
Only after five years of service

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 10 de 25

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

Without delay
Within two years
Only at renewal time
Never; the employer does it

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Respuesta: A. Without delay

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

Pregunta 11 de 25

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

Driving a taxi on weekends
Teaching first aid
Working for a police force
Working in a grocery store

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Respuesta: C. Working for a police force

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

Pregunta 12 de 25

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

15 days
60 days
One year
It never has to be returned

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Respuesta: A. 15 days

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

Pregunta 13 de 25

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

The Supreme Court of Canada directly
The Administrative Tribunal of Québec
The CNESST
The municipal court

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Respuesta: B. The Administrative Tribunal of Québec

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

Pregunta 14 de 25

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

Refuse, to protect your privacy
Present your licence
Give only your first name
Show your employer's business card

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Respuesta: B. Present your licence

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

Pregunta 15 de 25

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

Writing a report after an incident
Asking a person to leave the property
Calling the police for help
Holding a person who is not under arrest

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 16 de 25

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

Claim to have a peace officer's powers
Ask a visitor to sign in at the front desk
Show their licence when asked who they are
Write down what they saw in a notebook

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 17 de 25

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

Yes, but it applies only to farms
No; trespassing is always legal in Quebec
Yes, the Quebec Trespass Act of 1990
No; civil law, bylaws and the Criminal Code apply

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 18 de 25

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

The right to hold any visitor on the property until police arrive
A right that belongs only to the government, not to people
The right to use any amount of force to remove visitors
The right to use, enjoy and dispose of property, within legal limits

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 19 de 25

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

The right to carry a weapon for self-defence on any property
The right to free parking at any public building
The right not to lose your liberty except as the law allows
The right to enter any building that is open to the public

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 20 de 25

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

Walking on a public sidewalk late at night
Taking photos in a public park
Refusing to leave a private place when asked to
Parking on a residential street overnight

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 21 de 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?

Push them off the lot with as little force as possible
Arrest them under section 494 for breaking the bylaw
Step back, keep watching and call the police
Lock them in the security office until police come

Ver respuesta

Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 22 de 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?

Any shopper who refuses to show identification at the store door
A person found committing a criminal offence involving the property
Any person who looks suspicious while walking near the store
A person who broke a city parking bylaw on the street last month

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 23 de 25

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

Release the person after taking a photo
Hold the person until the next business day
Drive the person to court
Deliver the person to a peace officer forthwith

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Respuesta: 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.

Pregunta 24 de 25

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

The force is excused if the guard wrote a report
Only the employer can be blamed
The guard is criminally responsible for the excess
Nothing, as long as the guard was on duty

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Respuesta: C. The guard is criminally responsible for the excess

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

Pregunta 25 de 25

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

Prowling at night on another's property near a home
Sitting on a bench in a public park at night
Walking through a shopping mall during the day
Parking a car in a marked fire lane

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Respuesta: 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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