Editing Private investigator (section)

===Canada===
Private investigators in Canada are licensed at the provincial level by the appropriate body. For instance, in the province of [[Ontario]], private investigators are licensed and regulated by the Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services (MCSCS).<ref>{{cite web |date=2016-09-07 |title=Apply for a Licence |url=http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/PSIS/ApplyforaLicence/PSIS_apply.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093933/http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/PSIS/ApplyforaLicence/PSIS_apply.html |archive-date=2016-11-24 |access-date=2016-12-12 |publisher=Government of Ontario}}</ref> In the province of [[Alberta]], private investigators are licensed and regulated by the Alberta Justice and Solicitor General.<ref>{{cite web |title=Private Investigator |url=http://occinfo.alis.alberta.ca/occinfopreview/info/browse-occupations/occupation-profile.html?id=71003126 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220125550/http://occinfo.alis.alberta.ca/occinfopreview/info/browse-occupations/occupation-profile.html?id=71003126 |archive-date=2016-12-20 |access-date=2016-12-12 |publisher=Government of Alberta}}</ref> Similar licensing requirements apply in other [[provinces and territories of Canada]]. As per the [[Ontario]] text of the [https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/05p34 Private Security and Investigative Services Act of 2005], private investigators are forbidden from referring to themselves as [[detective]] or [[private detective]]. In order to become a licensed private investigator, you must be 18 years of age or older in [[Ontario]] (in other [[Provinces and territories of Canada]] the eligible age to work may be higher); have a clean criminal record or obtain a waiver; and submit a correctly completed application for a license. You are required to complete 50-hours of basic training with an accredited source such as a university, college, or through private agencies licensed to administer the course. Upon completion of basic training, individuals are required to write and pass the basic test to obtain a private investigator's license