Licensed agencies
All new security guards and private investigators must complete a basic training course.
This dataset details a list of licensed agencies which provide basic training, their location, telephone number and type of training they provide.
The Ministry of the Solicitor General does not endorse nor recommend any trainer or training program. Interested applicants should do their own research when choosing a training provider.
Organizations should ensure that their training is in compliance with the training and testing regulation and training syllabi for security guards and private investigators under the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005.
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Data dictionary
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text |
The name of the training provider |
| Type_of_training | Text |
The type of training provided |
| Location | Text |
The location (city/town) where the training is provided |
| Telephone | Text |
The telephone number of the training provider |
| Extension | Text |
The extension of the telephone number of the training provider |
Additional information
- Last updated
- February 6, 2025
- Created
- October 24, 2023
- Format
- text/csv
- File size
- 13 KiB
- Licence
- Open Government Licence – Ontario
- Name
- Licensed agencies
- Type
- Data
- Language
- English
- Data made public date
- October 24, 2023
- Validation status
- success
- Validation timestamp
- 2025-02-06T21:51:55.509946
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