Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act, 2002 Sergio, Mario — Bill 79 (37th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 79, 37-3

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Bill 79, Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act, 2002

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Bill 79 2002

An Act to amend the

Private Investigators

and Security Guards Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. (1) Subsection 7 (1) of the Private

Investigators and Security Guards Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Investigation of applicant

(1) The Registrar or any person authorized by him or her may

make such inquiry and investigation as is considered sufficient regarding the

character, financial position and competence of an applicant or licensee.

(2) Section 7 of the Act is amended by adding the

following subsections:

Training requirement

(1.1) Before an applicant is licensed, the applicant shall

satisfy the Registrar that he or she or, if the applicant is a corporation,

an officer or director of the corporation, has a minimum level of training in

private investigation and security.

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(1.2) The Registrar may accept as a minimum level of

training,

(

a) proof of successful completion of a training course or examination in

private investigation and security provided by a college of applied arts and

technology established by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities

under the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act ;

(

b) proof of successful completion of a training course in private

investigation and security from an institution in Canada, if the Registrar is

satisfied that the training course is the equivalent of one referred to in

clause (a);

(

c) proof of successful completion of training courses provided by the

Ontario Police College continued under the Police Services Act ;

(

d) proof of successful completion of training courses in policing from an

institution in Canada, if the Registrar is satisfied that the training is the

equivalent of the training referred to in clause (c).

Section 8 of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Issuance of licence

(1) An applicant for a licence

or renewal of a licence is entitled to a licence or the renewal of a licence

by the Registrar unless the applicant is carrying on activities that are or

will be, if the applicant is licensed, in contravention of this Act or the

regulations or unless,

(

a) having regard to the applicant's financial position, the applicant

cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of

business;

(

b) the past conduct of the applicant affords reasonable grounds for

belief that the applicant will not carry on business in accordance with law

and with integrity and honesty;

(

c) the applicant or an employee or agent of the applicant makes a false

statement or provides a false statement in an application for a licence or

for renewal of a licence;

(

d) the applicant's level of training is such that the applicant does not

meet the standard required under this Act; or

(

e) the applicant is a corporation and,

(

i) having regard to its financial position, the applicant cannot

reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of its

business,

(ii) having regard to the financial position of its officers or directors,

the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in

the conduct of its business,

(iii) the past conduct of its officers or directors affords reasonable

grounds for belief that its business will not be carried on in accordance

with the law and with integrity and honesty,

(iv) an officer or director of the corporation makes a false statement or

provides a false statement in an application for a licence or for renewal of

a licence, or

(

v) the level of training of the applicant's officers and directors is

such that the applicant does not meet the standard required under this

Act.

Refusal to issue or renew licence

(2) The Registrar may refuse to licence an applicant or may

refuse to renew a licence if, in his or her opinion, the applicant or

licensee is not eligible for a licence or renewal of a licence under

subsection (1).

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(3) The Registrar may refuse to renew a licence until the

licensee successfully completes such additional courses of study or

continuing education as are prescribed under this Act or may make the renewal

of a licence contingent upon the licensee successfully completing such

additional courses within a prescribed time.

Hearing

(4) The Registrar shall not refuse to grant or refuse to renew

a licence without giving the applicant an opportunity to be heard.

Transition

(5) If an applicant for renewal of a licence was licensed on

the day before this

section comes into force, the Registrar may renew the

applicant's licence even if the applicant does not meet the minimum standard

of training required under this Act if the Registrar is satisfied that the

applicant's experience is equivalent to the training required under this

Act.

3. Subsection 34 (1) of the Act, as amended by the

Statutes of Ontario, 1997,

chapter 39,

section 26, is amended by adding the

following clause:

(

l) governing the qualifications that must be held by applicants for each

type of licence, including,

(

i) the training standards that must be met by an applicant,

(ii) if the applicant is a corporation, the training standards and

qualifications that must be met by the corporation's officers and directors,

and

(iii) additional courses of study or continuing education that must be

undertaken by licensees and the time in which they must be successfully

completed.

Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Private

Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act, 2002 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act

to require that licensees under the Act meet certain educational and other

standards.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 30, 2002

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

30, 2002

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 79, 37-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s3 bill 79 html
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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