Saskatchewan Security Guard
Practice Test

A. The Saskatchewan Police Act

B. The Private Investigators and Security Guards Act ✓

C. The Security Industry Regulation Act

D. The Commercial Licensing Act

Correct — B. Security guards in Saskatchewan must be licensed under The Private Investigators and Security Guards Act. This legislation governs the licensing and conduct of security professionals in the province.

A. Using maximum force to ensure compliance

B. Force that is proportionate to the threat and no more than necessary to address it ✓

C. Any force approved by the security company's policy

D. Force equal to exactly what the other person used

Correct — B. Reasonable force must be proportionate to the threat faced. Using more force than necessary to control a situation constitutes excessive force, which is both unlawful and exposes the guard to criminal and civil liability.

A. Arresting criminal suspects on sight

B. Enforcing all provincial laws

C. Observing and reporting incidents to appropriate authorities ✓

D. Conducting criminal investigations

Correct — C. The core function of a security guard is to observe and report. Security guards detect and report security issues rather than conduct full law enforcement activities, which are the domain of police.

A. A checklist requiring every level to be used before escalating

B. A rule that force can only be used at the highest level immediately

C. A model showing escalating levels of response that should match the level of threat presented ✓

D. A list of weapons guards are authorized to use

Correct — C. The use of force continuum is a model depicting graduated levels of response corresponding to levels of threat. It guides officers and security guards to use the minimum necessary force, matching or slightly exceeding the threat level to gain control.

A. The same legal powers as any ordinary citizen ✓

B. Broader arrest powers than a police officer

C. The authority to lay criminal charges

D. The right to carry firearms without restriction

Correct — A. A security guard has no special law enforcement powers beyond those of an ordinary citizen. Police officers have significantly broader powers granted by statute, while guards rely on property rights and citizen's arrest provisions.

A. Can resolve many situations without physical force, reducing risk to all parties ✓

B. Always guarantee that no physical force will ever be needed

C. Are only used after physical force has failed

D. Are required only when dealing with mentally ill persons

Correct — A. De-escalation skills — such as calm communication, active listening, and creating distance — can resolve many tense situations before they become physical. This protects both the guard and the other person, and reduces legal exposure.

A. Suspected of committing any offence in the past

B. About to commit a minor traffic violation

C. Named in an outstanding warrant the guard has seen

D. Found committing an indictable offence ✓

Correct — D. Section 494 of the Criminal Code permits a citizen's arrest only when a person is found actually committing an indictable offence, or when the person is being freshly pursued after committing such an offence. Mere suspicion or past minor offences are insufficient.

A. Standing very close to the agitated person to show authority

B. Yelling louder than the agitated person

C. Threatening the person with immediate arrest

D. Maintaining a calm tone of voice and using non-threatening body language ✓

Correct — D. Effective de-escalation involves speaking calmly, using open and non-threatening body language, giving the person space, and listening actively. Aggressive posturing, shouting, and threats typically escalate rather than defuse tense situations.