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Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005

ONTARIO REGULATION 367/07

Term of Licences

Historical version for the period April 16, 2020 to March 30, 2021.

Last amendment: 151/20.

Legislative History: 228/10, 448/11, 151/20.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Term of licences

1. (1) If, on January 30, 2012, a licensee holds a licence to act as a private investigator, a licence to act as a security guard or a licence to act as both a private investigator and a security guard, the term of the licence ends on the licensee’s first birthday following the day on which the term would otherwise end as indicated in the licence.  O. Reg. 448/11, s. 1.

(2) If a licence to act as a private investigator, a licence to act as a security guard or a licence to act as both a private investigator and a security guard is issued on or after January 30, 2012, the term of the licence shall end on the applicant’s second birthday following the day on which the licence is issued.  O. Reg. 448/11, s. 1.

(3) If a licence whose term will end on the licensee’s birthday under subsection (1) or (2) is renewed, the term of the renewed licence shall be two years.  O. Reg. 448/11, s. 1.

(4) If a licence to engage in the business of selling the services of private investigators, a licence to engage in the business of selling the services of security guards or a licence to engage in the business of selling the services of both private investigators and security guards,

(a) is issued on or after January 30, 2012, the term of the licence shall be two years;

(b) is renewed on or after January 30, 2012, the term of the renewed licence shall be two years.  O. Reg. 448/11, s. 1.

(5) Subsection (2) and clause (4) (a) apply regardless of whether,

(a) the licence being issued is the first licence issued to the applicant; or

(b) the licence previously held by the applicant has expired.  O. Reg. 448/11, s. 1.

(6) Despite anything to the contrary in this section,

(a) the term of a licence that would expire on or after April 16, 2020 and before June 17, 2020 is extended by 90 days; and

(b) the term of a licence that expired on or after March 16, 2020 and before April 16, 2020 is extended for the period beginning on April 16, 2020 and ending on the day that is 90 days after the term expired. O. Reg. 151/20, s. 1.

2. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).  O. Reg. 367/07, s. 2.