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: Insurance & Litigation Investigation
Does something feel off about an employee’s disability claim? Alternatively, are you struggling with an employer who won’t acknowledge your workplace injury? You don’t need to deal with these scenarios alone; calling in a private investigator means having access to tools, techniques, and connections that can back up your claim in court.
Take us at The Smith Investigation Agency, for example. As a fully certified organization, we operate under full compliance with PIPEDA and other privacy regulations, not to mention federal and provincial laws, when performing an insurance and/or litigation investigation. We protect you and the WSIB, with whom we have a comprehensive relationship. from neglectful employers, fraudster employees, and other risk elements with our services. These include everything from surveillance, performing thorough background checks on a subject, digging into records not normally made available to the general public, and other options.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding insurance and/or litigation investigations, our blogs on the subject are ideal resources. Alternatively, get in touch with us today if you need our services – we’re happy to discuss the process further.
Disability Benefits Fraud: Private Investigators & Surveillance
These days, disability benefits fraud is a hot topic. With COVID-19 disrupting so much of our daily life, it’s easy for fraudsters to slip between the cracks. The good news is, insurance companies spend a lot of time working with private investigators to make sure that benefits get to the right people. Keep reading to …
Workplace Injury: How Private Investigators Protect YOU and the WSIB from Bad Employers
Getting hurt on the job isn’t fun, especially when the injury prevents an employee from getting back to work. The good news is, through the Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB), companies across Ontario can provide compensation and job security. In some cases, however, companies lack empathy and find loopholes to fire injured workers unjustly. Sometimes, …
Accident or Injury Claim? Surveillance and the WSIB in Toronto
Accidents and injuries can happen anywhere. In Toronto, Ontario, if an employee is injured on the job, or requires time off for medical reasons, it is possible to make an insurance claim. Insurance claims provide financial resources for the injured or sick employee. They also provide a variety of other services. While rare, there are …
Private Investigators & Fraud Prevention with the WSIB
Private investigators often take on many different types of clients with many different types of cases. What you might not know is that good private investigators in Ontario develop relationships with different organizations. Some of these private investigators work very closely with an organization called, the Workplace Safety and Inspection Board (WSIB). The WSIB In …
Fraud Surveillance: The WSIB’s/WCB Relationship with Private Investigators
If you live in Ontario, Canada, you’re likely familiar with the Workplace and Safety Insurance Board (WSIB), also known as the Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) in provinces like Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia. This organization provides employees throughout the province with workers’ compensation and no-fault insurance. The WSIB/WCB also works very closely with private …
How Private Investigators Use Surveillance to Prove Insurance Fraud
Did you know that in Canada, it is particularly difficult to prove that an individual is claiming insurance illegally? In fact, for many North American insurance companies, it is a challenge that they often face. Why? Well, the reason why it is so difficult to prove insurance fraud is that if the individual discovers they …
Private Investigator Surveillance and the W.S.I.B. in Ontario
When you hear the word surveillance, what does it make you think about? For most people, they think about the last movie they watched. In these movies, one of the characters is either watching someone, or someone else is watching them. In this scenario, there are also typically several car chase scenes, fistfights, and at …
MVA Insurance Fraud and Surveillance
A Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) is a common occurrence. With the increase in population in addition to affordability, more and more people drive and own cars than ever before. More cars on the road mean that there is a higher likelihood of accidents. Thankfully, the majority of car accidents are fender benders, where damage is …
