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Course Introduction

Wide-angle realistic photograph inside a large Ontario retail store at opening hours, professional loss prevention agent in plainclothes near the entrance, dramatic overhead ambient lighting, cinematic depth of field
Wide-angle realistic photograph inside a large Ontario retail store at opening hours, professional loss prevention agent in plainclothes near the entrance, dramatic overhead ambient lighting, cinematic depth of field

Professional Security & Loss Prevention in Ontario

Your legal authority. Your ethical duty. Your professional responsibility.

Welcome to the Course

Before you can protect people and property, you must understand the legal framework that governs everything you do. An unlawful arrest — even when a theft genuinely occurred — can expose you, your employer, and your client to civil liability and criminal charges.

This module will give you the legal foundation every Loss Prevention professional in Ontario must have before stepping onto the floor.

  • Your legal authority under the PSISA, the Trespass to Property Act, and Section 494 of the Criminal Code

  • The 5 Steps to a valid Loss Prevention arrest

  • The Gold Rule of Continuity — and why breaking it voids an arrest entirely

  • Correct post-arrest procedure: Charter rights and use of force