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What is it?

Compassionate, Discreet, and Professional Support for Your Family’s Needs

At The Smith Investigation Agency Inc., we are committed to ensuring discretion and providing you with professional private security and investigative services that will provide peace of mind. We have worked with hundreds of families with a variety of investigative needs.

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Understanding Family Investigations

Family investigations are different from other cases in many ways, but one of the most important is the emotional attachment involved. We recognize the unique challenges you face and approach every case with sensitivity and care.

A Client-Centered Approach

You are not just any client—you may be fighting for your family, dealing with deception, or coping with the loss of a loved one. Our team of professional and compassionate female private investigators will listen, understand your needs, and develop a strategic plan to provide the best services for your case.

Why Choose Us?

If you need a top-rated family private investigator, trust The Smith Investigation Agency Inc. to handle your situation with the utmost care, expertise, and discretion.

Family Investigations – Surveillance & Research

Surveillance Investigations

You may require surveillance to determine who is spending time with your children while they are in the care of someone else. It may be a wellness check to monitor your children or elderly family members to ensure their safety and well-being.

Family investigators can assist in:

Confirming the workplace of a former spouse for wage garnishment purposes.
Determining if children are being abandoned or left in unsafe conditions.
Verifying a spouse’s faithfulness in a relationship.
Monitoring children to ensure they are not involved in drugs or other dangerous activities.

These are just a few ways our investigative surveillance services provide valuable assistance in protecting your loved ones.

Research Investigations

If you are searching for a birth mother or father, locating long-lost family members, or conducting a wellness check or background check to assess an individual’s safety, our family history investigators can help.

Our research services also include:

Court searches for marital or death certificates.
Asset searches to determine a family member or former spouse’s financial situation for garnishment purposes.
Place of employment searches for family members or former partners.
Property searches and more.

We have a team of top-rated family investigators in Canada dedicated to delivering factual evidence for your case. If required, we will attend court with our findings, ensuring you have the support you need throughout the process.

Types of services we offer

Canada-Wide Family Investigations

Experienced Team, Comprehensive Coverage, Immediate Support

No matter what your needs are, our family investigative services are here to assist you. We have one of the best private investigator teams in Canada with experience, knowledge, and skills to obtain the results you need for your investigation. We work throughout Canada in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario and in the major cities of Toronto, Ottawa, Barrie, Calgary, Edmonton, and Halifax to serve you better. We also operate throughout the provinces we are in so if you are in a city outside of the above listed we can assist. Please complete an inquiry form, and our team can discuss your case and give you pricing right away.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can You Help With My Divorce Case?

One of our experts can be used to find specific evidence and perform a number of key functions during the process. This can often include gathering evidence on a cheating spouse, finding hidden assets, and identifying illegal activity. We can also be called to present evidence and to testify in court.

What Role Does a PI Play in a Child Custody Case?

Licensed PIs are often hired to do fact-finding in child custody cases. Each case is different but generally, a private investigator will collect evidence that’s relative to the case, perform surveillance and tracking measures, and conduct background checks. The work often includes monitoring the individual to see where they go, who they spend their time with, and how they interact with the children. Investigators can also look for criminal activity, any dangerous habits like drug abuse or gambling, and any signs that can indicate that the children are living in an unsafe environment.

What Information Can a PI Find That I Can’t?

We use special databases, software, and skip tracing tools that are not generally available to the public to obtain sensitive data. Private investigators have also undergone specialized training to help them to analyze information to prove a claim, effectively question witnesses, conceal their identity when working undercover, and present the information correctly to obtain a successful result in court.

Can You Obtain Deleted Evidence?

In many cases, yes we can. We have access to specialty software and tools that allow us to obtain documents that may have been deleted or removed. Even if the files have been permanently destroyed, there are other methods that we can use to prove that the information was intentionally damaged or destroyed.

When Should You Hire a PI?

There are several reasons to hire a private investigator for a family matter, but here are 5 instances where our services are absolutely necessary: – Your child has been abducted or is likely to be abducted by the other parent – You believe your child’s safety or security is being threatened, but can’t prove it – You believe assets are being withheld or distributed illegally – The police are unable to find an ex-spouse who has skipped town – Someone is threatening you or your family physically, financially, or through blackmail

Can I Use a Friend to Monitor My Spouse?

You should only use a professional investigator who has full knowledge of the provincial and federal laws regarding monitoring and surveillance. In the event that you ask a friend to take photos or monitor them, they might use an illegal technique such as wiretapping or trespassing on private property which can lead to criminal prosecution. Additionally, once someone knows they are being watched, it becomes more difficult to obtain evidence in the future. Surveillance and tracking measures should only be conducted by a professionally trained and licensed PI who knows what practices are legal and admissible in court.