Private Security & Investigative Services Act

The following is an excerpt from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services website:

About the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005
The private security industry has grown dramatically over the past 40 years, from 4,600 licensed security guards and private investigators in Ontario in 1966, to over 40,000 today. Additionally, there are approximately 600 licensed agencies in the province providing security guard and private investigation services.

The new act will help professionalize the security industry, increase public safety and ensure that practitioners received proper training and are qualified to provide protective services. The new Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 was proclaimed in force on August 23, 2007, and is now law. The act is supported by a number of regulations that govern the way the private security industry operates in Ontario. You may view the act and its regulations in their entirety at http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca.

Learn more about the act at the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services website.