What we do

Licensed Private Investigators Serving Toronto & Ontario

Discreet Investigations runs a full investigative practice out of Toronto — from infidelity and custody matters to corporate due diligence and counter-surveillance. Every file is worked by licensed operators, never subcontracted, and documented to court standard.

  • 14 Investigative services
  • PSISA Licensed team
  • 24h Enquiry response
  • 14
    Investigative services
  • 1000s
    Cases resolved
  • 35+
    Years of fieldwork
  • 4.9★
    Google Reviews
OUR INVESTIGATION SERVICES

Private Investigation Services in Toronto and Across Ontario

Discreet Investigations is a licensed private investigation agency providing surveillance, background research and fact-finding services in Toronto and across Ontario. We assist individuals and families with sensitive personal concerns, businesses with fraud and workplace matters, and law firms and insurers with investigations involving disputed facts, claims and locating people. Our work ranges from suspected infidelity and child custody concerns to corporate due diligence, online investigations and technical surveillance countermeasures. Each engagement starts with the question that needs answering and the information that can lawfully be gathered.

FOUR AREAS OF PRACTICE DETAILED INVESTIGATION CAPABILITIES
01 / 04 PERSONAL MATTERS

Personal & Family Investigations In Toronto

Personal and family investigations help establish facts when relationships, parenting arrangements or someone's background or whereabouts are in question. Discreet Investigations works with spouses, parents and families on suspected infidelity, divorce and separation, child custody concerns, premarital background checks and missing-person enquiries. Depending on the circumstances, an investigation may involve discreet observation, relevant public-record research, background verification or interviews. Our goal is to document what can be verified without escalating an already sensitive situation. Matters involving domestic abuse or possible parental alienation require particular care for privacy, personal safety and the child's wellbeing.

Cheating Spouse & Infidelity Investigations

A cheating-spouse investigation seeks to establish whether a partner's reported activities and whereabouts are consistent with what can actually be observed. When changes in routines, unexplained absences or suspected relationships raise concerns, a licensed investigator can document lawful observations through discreet surveillance and related background research. Photographs, video and time-based notes may help establish a clearer picture of behaviour without relying on rumours or accessing private accounts. The purpose is to provide verified information so the client can make personal decisions or discuss relevant findings with a family-law adviser.

Cheating spouse investigations

Divorce, Family Law & Hidden-Asset Concerns

Divorce investigations focus on factual questions that may matter during separation, support discussions or family-law proceedings. These can include a former partner's cohabitation, reported activities, business interests or concerns that relevant property or assets have not been disclosed. Depending on the facts and lawful access available, investigative work may combine observation, public-record research and background enquiries. Investigators document findings for the client and their lawyer; they do not determine ownership, support obligations or the outcome of a dispute.

Divorce investigations

Child Custody & Parental Concerns

Child custody investigations may help clarify concerns about a child's living conditions, supervision, a caregiver's conduct or a parent's reported activities. They can also support fact-finding when parenting arrangements or access are disputed. Depending on what can be lawfully observed or verified, an investigator may document relevant behaviour, timelines and surrounding circumstances for a parent or family-law professional. Where allegations involve parental alienation, neglect or safety, the priority is careful, factual documentation—not deciding parental fitness or predicting a court's decision.

Child custody investigations

Premarital Background Checks

A premarital background check helps verify information a prospective spouse or partner has shared before a major personal commitment. Questions may concern identity, previous marriages, employment or education history, business ties, financial circumstances and inconsistencies in a person's account. Discreet Investigations assesses the scope of the enquiry and uses appropriately accessible records and independent background research to check what can be substantiated. A background investigation cannot eliminate uncertainty about a relationship, but it can distinguish verified information from assumptions or unresolved questions.

Premarital background checks

Missing Persons & Family Locates

Missing-person investigations focus on developing leads when a relative, partner or other loved one's whereabouts are unknown. The work may involve reviewing known contacts and timelines, checking relevant public-facing information, following up on leads and making discreet enquiries where appropriate. An investigator can also help families organize information so potential leads are evaluated systematically. Private investigative work does not replace police involvement, particularly where a child, vulnerable adult or anyone in immediate danger may be missing. The aim is to help establish reliable location information and identify practical next steps.

Missing persons investigations
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02 / 04 SPECIALIST CAPABILITIES

Surveillance & Specialist Investigation Services

Surveillance and specialist investigations examine activity, online information or possible unauthorized monitoring when a client needs facts that ordinary background checks cannot provide. Licensed private investigators may use physical observation, photographs and video, online research and technical inspections, depending on the issue and lawful scope of the assignment. These services are relevant to infidelity, insurance claims, workplace misconduct, personal security and corporate concerns. Physical surveillance, digital research and Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) answer different questions; the appropriate method depends on what needs to be established and what evidence is available.

Surveillance Investigations

Surveillance investigations involve the planned observation and documentation of people, vehicles or locations for a legitimate investigative purpose. Foot or vehicle surveillance, time-stamped notes, photographs and video may be used to establish activities, movements or patterns relevant to suspected infidelity, custody concerns, insurance claims or workplace matters. The objective is an accurate record of what was actually observed, including gaps or uncertainty, rather than speculation about someone's motives. Methods and locations must remain within the lawful scope of the assignment; not every situation calls for continuous surveillance.

Surveillance investigations

Social Media & Internet Investigations

Social media and internet investigations examine available digital information to help verify identities, connections, activity timelines and statements made online. Relevant sources may include public profiles, posts, business listings, archived web material and other lawfully accessible online records. This type of research can support relationship enquiries, fraud investigations, corporate due diligence and legal fact-finding. Investigators assess context and attribution carefully because a username, photograph or post does not always establish who created it. The service does not imply unauthorized access to private accounts, messages or devices.

Social media & internet investigations

Background Investigations & Screening

Background investigations bring together independently verifiable information about a person or organization when important decisions depend on identity, history or credentials. The scope might include past names, employment and education claims, public business affiliations, previous relationships or other relevant records, subject to applicable privacy and access requirements. For individuals, this may relate to a premarital enquiry; for employers, it may involve a defined pre-employment screening assignment. The point is to verify specific claims and flag material inconsistencies—not compile an indiscriminate dossier or promise access to restricted records.

Pre-employment screening

TSCM, Bug Sweeps & Counter-Surveillance

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM), commonly called bug sweeps, are used to investigate concerns about unauthorized listening devices, hidden cameras or location-tracking equipment. A technical assessment may involve inspecting a home, office, boardroom or vehicle and examining possible points of electronic or physical compromise. The scope depends on the environment, suspected threat and equipment involved. Discreet Investigations offers bug-sweep and counter-surveillance services for individuals, executives and organizations that need a clearer assessment of potential monitoring risks. No single sweep can guarantee that every possible threat has been eliminated.

Bug sweeps & counter-surveillance
03 / 04 BUSINESS MATTERS

Corporate & Workplace Investigations

Corporate and workplace investigations help organizations evaluate suspected fraud, employee misconduct, commercial relationships and risks to confidential information. Discreet Investigations works with employers, executives and business advisers on internal enquiries, investigative due diligence, background screening and corporate intelligence. A case may require reviewing available business records, verifying identities and credentials, conducting interviews or documenting relevant activity. The emphasis is on reliable, independently gathered facts that can inform internal decisions, legal advice or risk management—not assumptions about a person or a company.

Corporate Fraud & Internal Investigations

A corporate fraud investigation examines suspected theft, misappropriation, conflicts of interest or dishonest activity that may affect an organization. Rather than treating an allegation as proof, investigators identify the specific questions to test and gather relevant facts through appropriate record review, background enquiries, interviews or observation. The work may help establish timelines, connections between people or businesses and discrepancies that merit further attention. Findings can support an employer's internal response or legal advisers' assessment, while decisions about disciplinary action or liability remain with the appropriate parties.

Corporate investigations

Workplace & Employee Investigations

Workplace investigations concern allegations such as employee theft, harassment, misconduct, policy breaches or undisclosed conflicts of interest. An enquiry may involve establishing a chronology, checking relevant records, speaking with appropriate witnesses and examining available evidence of the reported conduct. The objective is to separate corroborated facts from conflicting accounts so employers and their advisers can make informed decisions. An external investigator can assist with fact-finding, but the employer remains responsible for fair employment processes and any legal obligations that apply to the matter.

Corporate investigations

Investigative Due Diligence & Background Screening

Investigative due diligence helps businesses assess people and entities before a significant hire, partnership, transaction or investment. It may involve verifying identities, professional credentials, employment history, business affiliations and information relevant to undisclosed conflicts or reputational risk. A transaction-focused investigation can look more broadly at company relationships and background, while pre-employment screening focuses on defined candidate checks. Discreet Investigations undertakes background research within the appropriate legal and privacy boundaries, allowing decision-makers to evaluate discrepancies before committing resources or entering a business relationship.

Pre-employment screening

Intellectual Property & Corporate Intelligence

Corporate intelligence investigations help organizations examine suspected misuse of confidential information, undisclosed commercial relationships and intellectual-property concerns. Work may include research into businesses and principals, verification of public corporate information and documentation of relevant activities or connections. For a company facing possible information leakage, employee conflicts or competitive threats, the first step is to define what facts need to be established and which sources can lawfully answer those questions. The goal is evidence-based risk assessment, not unauthorized access to a competitor's systems or confidential data.

Corporate investigations
04 / 04 LEGAL & CLAIMS MATTERS

Legal and insurance investigations gather and verify information connected to disputed facts, claims, witnesses and people who need to be located. Discreet Investigations assists law firms, insurers, claims professionals and employers with family and civil matters, suspected insurance fraud, claimant activity and skip tracing. Depending on the assignment, investigators may conduct lawful surveillance, examine relevant records, develop location leads or document observations for review by counsel or claims teams. Findings can inform an investigation or legal strategy, but whether particular evidence is admissible is ultimately determined by the applicable rules and decision-maker.

Litigation support investigations assist lawyers with factual enquiries arising in family, civil and commercial disputes. The work may involve identifying and locating witnesses, verifying backgrounds and relationships, documenting relevant activity or establishing timelines where accounts conflict. Investigators gather information within an agreed scope and present observations and research in a form that counsel can evaluate alongside other evidence. That can help a legal team decide what further questions to pursue, but an investigator cannot guarantee that a document, photograph or surveillance record will be admitted in court.

Insurance investigations help claims teams assess whether reported events, injuries, losses or activities are consistent with the available facts. Common enquiries include suspected staged accidents, exaggerated or fraudulent claims, workplace injury allegations and questionable claimant activity. Depending on the assignment, investigators may verify information through relevant records, interviews, lawful surveillance or documented observations. The resulting findings can support claim assessment and further investigation without prejudging whether fraud occurred. Insurers and their advisers remain responsible for coverage decisions and any formal fraud determination.

Insurance investigations

Skip tracing is the process of developing and verifying leads to locate a person whose current whereabouts are uncertain. Legal and insurance matters may require locating witnesses, claimants, debtors, beneficiaries or other people relevant to a dispute or outstanding matter. Investigators may cross-check last-known details, relevant public records, business information and lawfully available leads to establish a current address or contact route where possible. Discreet Investigations also handles broader missing-person enquiries, but a skip-tracing assignment is usually focused on finding or confirming a person's location for a defined purpose.

Skip tracing services

Have questions about which investigation is right for your situation? Discuss your matter with our team in confidence.

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How a file runs

Every matter. Same four steps.

We don't freelance the process. Whatever the service, this is how your file is opened, worked, and closed — start to finish.

  1. 01

    Private consultation

    A 30-minute confidential call — no judgment. We hear your matter, answer questions, and tell you honestly what we can and cannot do.

  2. 02

    Case scope & engagement

    A written scope — timeline, methods, people assigned. You sign off before any fieldwork starts.

  3. 03

    Licensed fieldwork

    Our operators run the surveillance, interviews, traces, and database work. Evidence is logged chain-of-custody from minute one.

  4. 04

    Court-ready report

    A clean, lawyer-ready file — time-stamped photo, video, and signed investigator statements you can hand directly to counsel.

Credentials

Licensed. Insured. Accountable.

Every investigator on our team is registered with the Ontario Solicitor General — Private Security and Investigative Services Branch. We are fully insured, bond every operation, and log chain of custody on every piece of evidence we gather — a standard reflected in our 4.9★ Google Reviews from clients across the GTA.

  • PSISA LicensedOntario Solicitor General — registered agency & investigators.
  • 4.9★ Google ReviewsVerified client reviews across the GTA — trust built one file at a time.
  • Court-RecognizedEvidence accepted in Ontario family, civil, and criminal courts.
  • Former Law EnforcementInvestigators drawn from Ontario police services and the Canadian Forces.
Contact

Contact Information

Investigation Hotline
+1 (888) 680-0036
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