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1Under Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), a psychologist who is a health information custodian must generally obtain what before disclosing a client's personal health information to a third party?

A.A court order in every case, including for continuity of care

B.Verbal permission from any family member who accompanies the client

C.Consent from the client or a substitute decision-maker, unless a legal exception applies

D.Written approval from the College Registrar before every disclosure

Explanation: PHIPA requires consent for collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information unless a statutory exception applies, such as certain mandatory reports or disclosures required by law. Family presence alone does not authorize disclosure, and neither College pre-approval nor a court order is required for every lawful disclosure.

2A client discloses during therapy that they intend to seriously harm an identified person and the psychologist judges the risk to be imminent. Which action best reflects Ontario jurisprudence and professional standards?

A.Keep the information confidential forever because therapy privilege is absolute

B.Disclose only to the client's employer so workplace safety can be managed privately

C.Use professional judgment to take protective steps permitted by PHIPA and ethics, which may include disclosing limited information to police and/or the intended victim when reasonably necessary to reduce a significant risk of serious bodily harm

D.Wait until the client actually commits a crime before contacting anyone

Explanation: Confidentiality is not absolute. CPBAO guidance notes Ontario has no mandatory statutory 'duty to warn,' but PHIPA section 40 permits disclosure when reasonably necessary to eliminate or reduce a significant risk of serious bodily harm, and professional ethics support protective action. Absolute secrecy, employer-only disclosure, or waiting for a completed crime are inappropriate responses to imminent serious harm.

3Under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA), when a psychologist has reasonable grounds to suspect a child is in need of protection, the psychologist must:

A.File a sealed report with the College instead of a children's aid society

B.Wait until absolute proof of abuse is obtained before reporting

C.Discuss the suspicion with the parent first and report only if the parent refuses services

D.Promptly report the suspicion and the information on which it is based to a children's aid society

Explanation: CYFSA section 125 creates a duty to promptly report suspicions that a child is or may be in need of protection to a children's aid society. Certainty is not required—reasonable grounds to suspect are enough. Reporting only to the College or conditioning a report on parental agreement does not satisfy the statutory duty.

4A psychologist learns, in the course of practice, that a physician has sexually abused a patient. Under the RHPA Health Professions Procedural Code, the psychologist generally must:

A.Advise the patient to handle it privately and take no further action

B.File a mandatory written report with the Registrar of the physician's College when the duty is triggered

C.Post the physician's name on social media to warn the public immediately

D.Report only if the patient provides a signed affidavit and pays a filing fee

Explanation: RHPA Code section 85.1 requires members who have reasonable grounds, obtained while practising, to believe another regulated health professional has sexually abused a patient to file a report with the appropriate College Registrar. Informal advice or social-media posts do not satisfy the mandatory reporting framework.

5When filing an RHPA mandatory report of sexual abuse by another regulated health professional, which statement about naming the patient is most accurate?

A.The patient's name is generally included only with the patient's written consent, subject to the Code's reporting rules

B.The patient's name may never be disclosed to the College under any circumstances

C.Only initials may ever be used, and full names are permanently prohibited by PHIPA

D.The patient's name must always be included in every report without exception

Explanation: The Health Professions Procedural Code restricts including the patient's name in a sexual-abuse report unless the patient consents in writing, subject to the statutory scheme. Reports must still be filed when the duty arises, but patient identity in the report is carefully constrained.

6Which statute is the primary Ontario law governing collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information by health information custodians in the health-care sector?

A.Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA)

B.FIPPA for all private psychology practices

C.Criminal Code privacy offences exclusively

D.PIPEDA alone, for all Ontario clinic records

Explanation: PHIPA is Ontario's health-sector privacy statute governing collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information by health information custodians. PIPEDA is federal private-sector law; FIPPA mainly covers provincial institutions; the Criminal Code is not the primary day-to-day health-records privacy framework.

7A school psychologist employed by a publicly funded school board receives a parent request for their child's psychological assessment file. Which consideration is most important?

A.Destroy the file immediately so no access request can succeed

B.Always refuse because school psychologists never release records

C.Identify the applicable access regime and the board's custodianship policies before releasing

D.Email the full raw test protocols to any parent who asks without review

Explanation: Record access depends on who holds the records and which statute or policy applies. School-board psychologists often operate under municipal or education privacy frameworks and institutional policies. Indiscriminate release of protocols or destruction to defeat access is improper.

8Under PHIPA principles reflected in professional practice, psychologists should collect personal health information that is:

A.As extensive as possible so future unknown uses are covered

B.Limited to what is reasonably necessary for the identified purpose

C.Shared automatically with every multidisciplinary colleague regardless of need

D.Stored indefinitely without regard to retention or secure destruction rules

Explanation: Privacy statutes and professional standards emphasize purpose limitation and minimal necessary collection. Over-collection, needless broad sharing, and ignoring retention obligations increase privacy risk and can constitute misconduct.

9A client asks a psychologist to release therapy notes to a lawyer for a civil lawsuit. The most appropriate first step is usually to:

A.Alter the notes to remove unfavourable content before release

B.Refuse because litigation disclosures are always unethical

C.Confirm informed consent or other lawful authority, verify identity, and release only what is authorized

D.Send the entire chart to any email address the lawyer provides without verifying the request

Explanation: Clients may authorize disclosure for legal proceedings. The psychologist should verify consent or authorization, scope, and recipient, then disclose accordingly. Altering records, blanket refusal, or unverified transmission are improper.

10Which scenario best illustrates a confidentiality limit that Ontario psychologists must understand?

A.Discussing a famous case at a dinner party with identifying details poorly removed

B.Mandatory reporting of a child in need of protection to a children's aid society under CYFSA

C.Publishing a client's full name in a journal article without consent because findings are interesting

D.Leaving charts open on a waiting-room counter for convenience

Explanation: CYFSA mandatory reporting is a classic statutory limit on confidentiality. Careless dinner-party discussion, non-consensual publication of identity, and insecure chart handling are confidentiality violations, not lawful limits.

About the Ontario Psych JEE Exam

The Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination (JEE) is one of two written examinations required for a Certificate of Registration authorizing autonomous practice as a psychologist or psychological associate in Ontario. It assesses legislation, regulations, standards, guidelines, and codes of ethics applicable to psychology practice in Ontario, including PHIPA, HCCA, CYFSA, RHPA, the Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act, 2021, CPBAO Standards of Professional Conduct, and the CPA Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists.

Assessment

Official JEE: 60 multiple-choice items drawn from a large pool, each classified by Activity (Practice ~68–75%, Research ~7–13%, Teaching/Supervision ~15–22%) and one of seven Content areas. Administered online with proctoring twice yearly (spring and fall). Changes in legislation/standards within six months before the sitting are not tested. This free bank offers 100 practice MCQs weighted to the Content blueprint.

Time Limit

Confirm the exact writing time with CPBAO for your administration; the College describes a timed online proctored sitting but does not clearly publish a fixed duration on the main Registration Guidelines pages reviewed for this bank.

Passing Score

Criterion-referenced cut score set per sitting as Angoff average plus one SEM; not a fixed public percentage. Results issued in writing within about six weeks as standardized scores (mean 500, SD 100).

Exam Fee

CAD $200 (Appendix A, July 2024 update); payable in advance. Cancellation more than 5 business days before: full refund; within 5 business days: refund minus $60 cancellation fee. Confirm current fee with CPBAO. (College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO))

Ontario Psych JEE Exam Content Outline

18%

Confidentiality and Privacy

PHIPA, mandatory reporting, duty to protect, access rights, and record security.

16%

Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships

Dual relationships, conflicts of interest, boundaries, and sexual-abuse prohibitions.

16%

Professionalism

Civility, cultural sensitivity, self-monitoring, timeliness, and CPA ethical principles.

16%

Informed Consent

Capacity, voluntariness, HCCA/CYFSA/TCPS 2, assent, and release authorizations.

12%

Service Delivery

Scope, competence, assessment adequacy, risk-benefit, and controlled-act diagnosis.

12%

Feedback and Reports

Clear, justified, balanced communication of findings and diagnoses.

10%

Business-Professional Practice

Titles, advertising, billing, absences, QA, CE, and College accountability.

How to Pass the Ontario Psych JEE Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Criterion-referenced cut score set per sitting as Angoff average plus one SEM; not a fixed public percentage. Results issued in writing within about six weeks as standardized scores (mean 500, SD 100).
Assessment: Official JEE: 60 multiple-choice items drawn from a large pool, each classified by Activity (Practice ~68–75%, Research ~7–13%, Teaching/Supervision ~15–22%) and one of seven Content areas. Administered online with proctoring twice yearly (spring and fall). Changes in legislation/standards within six months before the sitting are not tested. This free bank offers 100 practice MCQs weighted to the Content blueprint.
Time limit: Confirm the exact writing time with CPBAO for your administration; the College describes a timed online proctored sitting but does not clearly publish a fixed duration on the main Registration Guidelines pages reviewed for this bank.
Exam fee: CAD $200 (Appendix A, July 2024 update); payable in advance. Cancellation more than 5 business days before: full refund; within 5 business days: refund minus $60 cancellation fee. Confirm current fee with CPBAO.

Keys to Passing

Complete 500+ practice questions
Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
Focus on highest-weighted sections
Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

Ontario Psych JEE Study Tips from Top Performers

1Study legislation and standards as they apply to blueprint Content areas (e.g., informed consent + CYFSA adolescent counselling; confidentiality + mandatory reporting), not as isolated statute memorization—JEE items emphasize application.

2Drill high-weight domains first: Confidentiality/Privacy (18%), then Boundaries, Professionalism, and Informed Consent (16% each).

3Review CPBAO's Preparing to Take the JEE document and the Legislation/Standards list, and note that changes within six months before your sitting are not tested.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CPBAO Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination (JEE)?

The JEE is a College-administered, online proctored multiple-choice exam on legislation, regulations, standards, guidelines, and codes of ethics for psychology practice in Ontario. It is one of two written exams required for a Certificate of Registration authorizing autonomous practice, offered each spring and fall.

How many questions are on the official JEE versus this practice bank?

The official JEE has 60 multiple-choice questions. This free practice bank has 100 questions distributed to the College's published Content blueprint percentages so you can drill the same domains in greater depth.

What is the JEE pass mark and fee?

The cut score is criterion-referenced and set each sitting using a modified Angoff method plus one standard error of measurement; CPBAO does not publish a single fixed percentage. Appendix A (July 2024) lists the JEE fee as CAD $200, subject to change—confirm with the College.

What topics does this free bank cover?

Questions follow the official Content weights: Confidentiality and Privacy (18%), Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships (16%), Professionalism (16%), Informed Consent (16%), Service Delivery (12%), Feedback and Reports (12%), and Business-Professional Practice (10%), grounded in PHIPA, HCCA, CYFSA, RHPA, CPBAO standards, and the CPA Code of Ethics.