Ontario Private Investigator case studies
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A private investigator licence in Ontario is issued under the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 (PSISA) and administered by the Ministry of the Solicitor General. It is required before you may investigate for hire or reward - insurance and disability claims, workplace misconduct, missing persons, due-diligence and background inquiries, surveillance, and statement-taking. The Ontario Private Investigator case studies are 5 cases and about 2,512 words.
1The Unlicensed Ride-Along and the Hotel Front Desk
You are a licensed private investigator employed by an agency that holds an agency licence under the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005. A family-law lawyer retains your agency to document whether her client's former spouse is cohabiting with a new partner.
465 words, about 2 min2The Back-Room Statement
You are a licensed private investigator retained by a retail chain after six months of inventory shrinkage totalling 4,800 at one store. The loss-prevention manager identifies a 22-year-old stockroom employee as the likely culprit and asks you to 'get a confession before the police are involved.' You interview the employee in a 3 m by 3 m stockroom.
595 words, about 3 min3The DVR That Was Seven Minutes Fast
You are investigating a slip-and-fall claim for an insurer. The claimant says she fell on a wet floor at a plaza on 14 March at about 10:40 a.m.
512 words, about 3 min4GPS, Drone, and a Fake Profile
You are hired by a client who believes her former partner is living with a new girlfriend to avoid paying spousal support. The client gives you the partner's home address, vehicle make, plate, and work schedule.
477 words, about 2 min5Fourteen Months and a Lost Notebook
Fourteen months ago you conducted surveillance in a child-custody case. You recorded notes in a phone app: times, addresses, vehicle movements, and a note that the subject 'appeared intoxicated - stumbled on curb, slurred speech' outside a restaurant at 9:15 p.m.
463 words, about 2 min