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License Training

To work as a security guard or private investigator in Ontario, you must have a valid licence.

Your security guard or private investigator licence has an expiry date that is linked to your date of birth. The first time you apply for a licence, your licence will expire two birthdays after the day it is issued. For example, if your birthday is December 15th and your first licence was issued on October 1st, 2019, your licence will expire on December 15th, 2020.

When your licence is renewed, the renewal date will always be two years in the future and linked to your date of birth.

To be eligible for a licence, you must:

be 18 years old or older
be legally entitled to work in Canada
have a clean criminal record according to Ontario Regulation 37/08, pursuant to the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005
complete the mandatory basic training and test for security guards or private investigators, for more information:

take a look at the course outlines for security guard and private investigator training
get information on testing locations and registration, along with study guides and checklists

have an Ontario testing completion number from your mandatory test

When you apply for your licence, you must submit the following items with your application:

your Ontario testing completion number

if you are already licensed as a security guard or private investigator in a different province, you can provide your out-of-province licence number and a copy of the front and back of your licence

a passport-quality photo that meets the photo requirements
identification documents (IDs) that prove your identity and your eligibility to work in Canada
a completed Guarantor Information Form (026-0178) that has been signed and dated by your guarantor
the appropriate payment for your licence type

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