BC Security Guard (BST) Free Practice Test
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Yes. All 200 questions are free, with no account and no signup, and you can retake the test as often as you like. ExamHub is an independent study resource, not affiliated with JIBC or the BC government, and the questions are original practice material, not copies of exam questions.

The Basic Security Training (BST) assessment, JIBC course SCRT-1656, has 75 questions, and you need at least 70% to pass. It is closed book, you see your score as soon as you finish, and you can write it a maximum of 2 times. Source: JIBC Basic Security Training page, jibc.ca (checked 5 Nov 2026).

JIBC's current Basic Security Training page describes the assessment as a 90-minute, 75-question exam. An older JIBC exam-instruction sheet (a PDF uploaded in 2020) mentions a maximum of 120 minutes and gives no question count or pass mark, so if in doubt rely on the details JIBC sends you when you register. Sources: jibc.ca Basic Security Training page and the JIBC exam instructions PDF (checked 5 Nov 2026).

The BST theory course (SCRT-1651) can be taken online at your own pace or in person. The exam is different: students who live and trained in the Lower Mainland (Squamish to Abbotsford) must write it in person at JIBC's New Westminster campus on their own laptop (not a tablet), and online proctored exams are only available to students who live outside the Lower Mainland. Source: JIBC Basic Security Training page, jibc.ca (checked 5 Nov 2026).

As of 5 Nov 2026, JIBC lists the BST theory course (SCRT-1651) at $343.77, in person or online, plus a $3.26 Learner Services Fee, and the BST assessment (SCRT-1656) at $64.14. Each exam re-write has its own fee. The exam registration steps on the same JIBC page show a $63.15 total, so check the amount at checkout. Source: JIBC Basic Security Training page, jibc.ca.

You must pass the assessment within 6 months of finishing the BST theory course (SCRT-1651). You can write the exam a maximum of 2 times, and each re-write has an exam fee. If you do not pass after two attempts, you must take the BST theory course again. Source: JIBC Basic Security Training page, jibc.ca (checked 5 Nov 2026).

For a full security guard licence you must meet one of four options: the JIBC Basic Security Training course, JIBC's Gaming Security Officer training, qualifying experience as a Canadian police, correctional, sheriff or auxiliary, reserve or border services officer, or a security worker licence from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba or Ontario. A licence to work as a security guard under supervision needs no training. JIBC stopped issuing BST certificates on 15 Dec 2025, so the Province verifies your course completion with JIBC. Source: BC Government, Security worker training requirements, gov.bc.ca (page updated 21 Apr 2026).

Unless exempt, you need a BC security worker licence for work such as a security guard service, armoured car guard service, locksmith, private investigator, security alarm service, security consultant or body armour sales, even if you hold a licence from another province. To apply you must be 19 or older, ordinarily resident in Canada, fluent in English (for most licence categories) and trained for your licence type, and you must give fingerprints and consent to a criminal record check. You can finish BST before you turn 19, but you cannot apply for the licence until you are 19. Sources: BC Government, Security worker licence and Application pages, gov.bc.ca; Security Services Act s. 3, bclaws.gov.bc.ca; JIBC.

As of 5 Nov 2026, the BC Government lists new-application fees of $60 for a 90-day licence, $120 for 1 year, $180 for 2 years and $240 for 3 years, so terms run from 90 days to 3 years. Application fees are non-refundable, and renewal fees differ. Source: BC Government, Application and Licence Management Process, gov.bc.ca (page updated 28 Sep 2026).

No for batons, pepper spray and tasers: licensed security workers cannot carry or use items designed to injure or control people. Handcuffs count as force and need a restraints authorization on your licence, which requires Advanced Security Training (AST) from JIBC, or police or corrections experience plus use-of-force training in the past 12 months. Any use of force must be recorded on SPD Form 0513 or an equivalent document. Sources: BC Government, Rules for licensed security workers and Security worker training requirements, gov.bc.ca (checked 5 Nov 2026).