Are Private Investigators Legal in Canada? You’re likely familiar with Hollywood portrayals of Private Investigators that would lead you to wonder if they’re even legal in Canada. It’s a fair question given how unrealistic tv and films make PIs look (think James Bond, Nancy Drew, and just about any tv-star-PI posing as a murder detective). …
Category: Background Checks
Need to learn more about a job candidate’s employment history? What about the criminal record of a spouse or friend? There are plenty of reasons to consider hiring The Smith Investigation Agency for our comprehensive background check services. As a fully certified and legally compliant private investigative agency, we respect the law and all local and federal acts that govern our operations. That way, any findings obtained by our private investigators can be used in a legal context without fear of repercussions.
Background checks are requested by our clients for a variety of reasons. For instance, they might prefer to learn more about their spouse-to-be before putting a ring on their finger – becoming a life partner is a big step! Otherwise, employers may suspect a potential catfish lurking in their pool of applicants for a highly desirable position. Or they could be nervous about starting a business with someone without knowing whether they are financially stable.
Regardless of your needs when it comes to background checks, our team at The Smith Investigation Agency is here to help in a discreet, legally compliant manner. Learn more about them in our blogs on the subject, or contact us today for our services.
Who Will You Hire? How Background Checks Improve the Hiring Process
The hiring process is challenging for many reasons, especially when trying to find the right candidate to fill a specific role. Many people lie on resumes and even provide fake references just to get a job. When it comes to your business, you want to make sure that you don’t waste valuable time, money, and …
4 Tips for Conducting an Employee Background Check
It’s every employer’s nightmare. The resume and cover letter were great, the interview was fantastic, but now that their new employee is hired, they’re falling woefully short of expectations. This can usually be avoided by vetting via a thorough background check process. Here are some important aspects to consider when performing one. Behavioural Interviewing There …
Hiring New Staff: Catch a Catfish with Background Checks
Hiring New Staff: Catch a Catfish with Background Checks With changing times comes big changes in the hiring process. Many companies are moving to make hires online during this global pandemic, which means an increased need for background checks. Avoid Hiring a Catfish While exciting, hiring new staff online can come at a cost. Without …
Getting Married in 2020? Get a Background Check Before You Say ‘I Do’
Are you getting married in 2020? Congratulations! This is incredible news and a great start to a new decade. We’ve just got one question for you: how well do you really know your fiancé? Many might say that they know their partner very well, extremely well even. While others might pause over this question. Regardless …
Private Investigators & Background Checks: What’s the Point?
A background check isn’t something that’s widely discussed in a lot of circles. Many people believe that background checks prevent people from getting good jobs. Others believe that the past is the past, why dig it up? Therefore, you might be left wondering, what’s the point of hiring a private investigator to run background checks? …
The Importance of Background Checks: Tips from a PI on How to Protect your Business
Business today is much different from what it used to be fifteen, ten or even five years ago. The reason for this is in part due to the changes in the economy. More and more people strike out on their own to try and break into different industries. While this is great news for entrepreneurs, …
Private Investigators & Background Checks in Calgary
For many people, background checks seem like a waste of time, resources and money. In Alberta, and many other provinces in Canada, this simply isn’t true. Background checks help to save time, resources and money, in many different ways. What is a Background Check? A background check is a type of service that a professional …
Get a Background Check & Save Yourself from Getting Married to the Wrong Person
How well do you really know the person you’re marrying? Unfortunately, in today’s social media and app driven society, it’s easier to hide things from your partner than they would like to believe. Now, we’re not saying that every person in a relationship is hiding a sordid past, nor do they wish to harm their …
The Different Levels of Background Checks
A private investigator can run a background check on a company or an individual. The purpose of a background check is to gather information about a person. Some of this information can include, any criminal records and financial or commercial status. A company or individual can request a background check from a private investigator for …
