ABST Practice Test: Alberta Security Guard Exam Mock Tests (Independent)
3 timed mocks of 50 questions across all seven modules of the course. Every answer explained from the Act, the Criminal Code, Alberta trespass law or the module it comes from.
- The law behind every answer
- 60-minute clock
- Score by module
- All 7 course modules
- 3 timed mocks: 50 questions each, 60-minute clock
- All 7 ABST course modules, weighted by module length
- Your score by module and your time per question
- Every answer explained from the Act, the Criminal Code or the module
- 4 questions free
Start with the free sample
The 4 free questions, from four of the seven modules, run in the same test player as the mocks. Each mock is 50 questions with the modules mixed and a 60-minute clock. Alberta's pass mark for the provincial exam is 80%. Use your practice results to see which modules to revise.
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- 3 timed mocks: 50 questions each, 60-minute clock
- All 7 ABST course modules, weighted by module length
- Your score by module and your time per question
- Every answer explained from the Act, the Criminal Code or the module
- 4 questions free
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What is inside
| Course module | What the questions practise | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The security industry and licensing | The Security Services and Investigators Act and Regulations: who needs a licence, training licences, carrying your licence, uniforms, badges, batons and weapons, reporting to the Registrar, complaints, code of conduct. | 19 |
| 2. The legal system and your authority | Arrest without warrant under section 494, delivering to a peace officer, use of force (sections 25 to 27), defence of property, the Charter, assault, theft, mischief, break and enter, offence types, the Trespass to Premises Act, the Petty Trespass Act, rest and overtime rules. | 25 |
| 3. Basic security procedures | Observation, foot and vehicle patrol, loss prevention, access control, surveillance and alarm response, crowds, substance use, the media, traffic control, post orders, shift handover, working with a partner, use of force decisions. | 37 |
| 4. Communication | Confident, friendly and assertive speech, non-verbal communication, LEAPS, active listening, bias and harassment, barriers, triggers, hostile and intoxicated persons, interviewing witnesses. | 18 |
| 5. Documentation and evidence | Notebook rules, the 24-hour clock, the phonetic alphabet, statements and reports, reports to the Registrar, protecting a scene, types of evidence, giving testimony in court. | 25 |
| 6. Emergency response | Alarm systems and sensors, responding to alarms, fire classes and the PASS method, evacuation, bomb threats by phone, searching and suspicious items. | 18 |
| 7. Health and safety | Checking in, levels of risk, hazards, uniform and safety equipment, shift work, sleep, food and social life. | 12 |
| Total | 3 mocks of 50 and the free sample of 4 | 154 |
The seven modules are the modules of the Alberta Basic Security Training course. Each mock gives each module about the share of pages it takes in the participant manual (third edition, 2014). Each question has one correct answer, and each explanation names the section of the law or the course module it comes from. Where Alberta law has changed since the 2014 manual, the questions follow the current King's Printer consolidations of the Acts, which include the 2019 amendments to the two trespass Acts.
What you see after every mock
- Your score out of 50 and your score in each module, so you can see which module costs you the most marks.
- Your time per question, against a 60-minute clock for 50 questions.
- The reason behind every answer, with the section of the Act, the Regulation or the Criminal Code, or the course module, it is based on.
A score here is your score on our questions. It is not an ABST exam result and does not predict one.
The ABST exam, as Alberta describes it
- To be licensed as a security service worker in Alberta you normally complete an approved training course (the Alberta Basic Security Training Course or an Accredited Basic Security Training Course) and score 80% or higher on the provincial final exam. Alberta also accepts a valid security licence from another Canadian province or territory, and Security Programs can assess earlier law enforcement training or approve a challenge exam.
- The course is taken through an approved training provider; Alberta publishes the list of approved providers.
- The exam is provincially administered and normally run by a Ministry proctor or a proctor the Ministry has certified; the training provider arranges the proctor and provides the exam room.
- If you do not pass, you may rewrite the exam as many times as necessary for up to two years from the start of your training course, arranged through your training provider.
- After you pass, Alberta emails your training certificate within one week of receiving your training report. The licence fee is $100 and the licence is valid for 2 years.
Sources: Government of Alberta, Security service worker licence; Security Programs, Provincial examination process (Schedule A, January 2015); ABST participant manual, third edition; Security Services and Investigators Act. Read on 25 October 2026. Alberta's Security Programs office is the authority on the exam: check with your training provider before you book.
Before you buy
Are these the real ABST exam questions?
No. Every question is our own, written from the Security Services and Investigators Act and Regulations, the Criminal Code, the Charter, Alberta trespass law and the topics of the official course modules. None comes from the provincial exam, whose questions are kept confidential.
Is this made or recommended by the Government of Alberta?
No. It is independent practice by ProSyllabus. It does not replace the approved training course that Alberta requires on the usual route to the exam.
How many questions are on the real exam, and how long is it?
Alberta does not publish the number of questions or the time limit. It publishes the pass mark: 80% or higher. Our mocks are 50 questions with a 60-minute clock as a practice pace; ask your training provider how your exam session runs.
Will this make me pass?
We do not claim that it will. It gives you timed practice across all seven course modules, your score by module on our questions and the reason behind every answer, so you can see where to revise.
What do I get?
3 mocks of 50 questions with a 60-minute clock, in the full test player with a question palette and mark for review. After each mock: your score by module, your time per question and the explanation of every answer. Retake any mock as often as you like.
How do I pay and get access?
One payment by card (or PayPal where offered), handled by our payment provider. In Canada the price is charged in Canadian dollars; in the United States, the United Kingdom and the euro area in your own currency; elsewhere in your own currency where we support it, otherwise in Indian rupees with the local figure shown as an estimate. Access opens on this device straight after payment. Sign in afterwards to keep it on your account. Purchase policy.
Independent practice material by ProSyllabus. Not the official exam, and not made or endorsed by the Government of Alberta. The ABST exam is set by the Government of Alberta; these are our own questions. Facts about the exam come from Alberta's own pages, read on 25 October 2026.
Disclaimer
Independent practice, not the official exam
Independent practice material by ProSyllabus. Not the official exam, and not made or endorsed by the Government of Alberta. The ABST exam is set by the Government of Alberta; these are our own questions. Facts about the exam come from Alberta's own pages, read on 25 October 2026.
Independent practice: our own questions, not the exam's