Workplace Investigations: When Employers Should Call a Private Investigator An employee is repeatedly calling in sick but there are reasons to question the absences. Inventory keeps disappearing. Financial records do not add up. A confidential complaint alleges serious misconduct. Management suspects an employee may be stealing company property, committing fraud or violating workplace policies. What …
How Investigation Strategy Changes for Rural vs. Remote Canadian Locations Conducting an investigation in downtown Toronto is very different from conducting the same investigation outside a small Northern Ontario community. The objective may be identical, but the environment is not. A rural private investigator in Canada may need to account for hours of travel, limited …
Identity Theft: How Investigators Trace the Perpetrator Discovering that someone has used your identity can be frightening. Maybe a credit card you never applied for appears on your credit report. A collection agency contacts you about an unfamiliar account. Money disappears from an account. A loan is opened in your name. Or you learn that …
Wellness Checks: When to Call a PI Instead of (or Alongside) Police You have called. You have texted. Maybe you have contacted friends, checked social media or driven past the person’s home. Still, you cannot reach them. At what point should you call police? And when might a wellness check private investigator be able to …
Executive Protection 101: Who Needs It and What It Involves When people hear the term executive protection, they often picture a highly visible bodyguard standing beside a celebrity or politician. In reality, modern executive protection services are much broader, more discreet and more strategic. Effective protection is about identifying risk before an incident occurs and …
What Happens After You Finish Your Private Investigator Training? A Step-by-Step Career Guide Completing your Ontario Private Investigator Training is a major accomplishment. You’ve invested the time to learn about surveillance, investigative techniques, legislation, ethics, report writing, and the responsibilities that come with working as a licensed private investigator. But for many students, finishing the …
Beyond Your PI Licence: 5 Skills Every Successful Private Investigator Should Learn Earning your Ontario Private Investigator Licence is an important accomplishment. It represents the successful completion of your training, your licensing requirements, and your commitment to entering one of Canada’s most interesting professions. But experienced investigators know something that many new investigators quickly discover: …
When Should You Hire a Private Investigator? 10 Real-Life Situations Hiring a private investigator isn’t something most people plan to do. In many cases, people contact a private investigator because they’ve reached a point where questions remain unanswered, evidence is lacking, or they simply need reliable information before making an important decision. Whether you’re …
Thinking About Becoming a Private Investigator? Here’s Why Fall Is the Perfect Time to Start Training Every September, thousands of Canadians head back to school. While classrooms fill with students returning to elementary school, high school, college, and university, another group of learners is quietly investing in their future—adults preparing for a brand-new career. If …
Can a Private Investigator Help With Landlord-Tenant Disputes? Landlord-tenant disputes can quickly become stressful, expensive, and difficult to resolve—especially when there are conflicting accounts of what actually happened. Whether you’re a landlord trying to recover unpaid rent or a tenant who believes they’ve been served with a bad-faith eviction notice, strong evidence is often …
