Haywood Hunt - Private Investigator Barrie

Barrie's most trusted private investigators. Private Investigation and Surveillance services. Cheating Spouse | Divorce | Family Investigations. Corporate Fraud | WSIB Investigations.

Whether it is a Cheating Spouse or Child Custody concerns our Toronto private investigators have the experience, education, and Investigative | Surveillance skills that is needed to provide you and your family with clarity and answers when you need it most. At Haywood | Hunt | Associates integrity matters. LEARN MORE

Our WSIB Workplace Investigative Team is comprised of highly skilled Investigators with several decades of Surveillance & Investigative experience in both the public & private sectors. Our Team includes both Retired Federal & Municipal Law Enforcement & Senior Level Corporate Investigators. LEARN MORE

Our Cyber Investigations Team is led by a court recognized expert on Internet and Social Media Investigations. A 28 year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department with 12 of those years being spent in the Technological Crimes Unit. We are your Online Dating Investigations Experts. LEARN MORE

Our Surveillance Services Division (SSD) is comprised with some of the countries best and experienced surveillance investigators. Our professional team of experts include retired Law Enforcement Detectives with vast specialized unit experience, which in turn provides proficiency and investigative surveillance results. LEARN MORE

Criminal Investigations | Civil Investigations | Corporate Investigations | Workplace Investigations | Insurance Investigations | Cheating Spouse Investigations | OSINT Investigations | Online Dating Investigations | Online Investment Scam Investigations | Surveillance Services | Risk Management | Undercover Investigations | Missing Persons | Cold Case Review | Consulting Services

NOTE: A google review is a great indicator, but make sure you always look a little deeper and at times read between the lines on some of these. A knowledgeable and respected Private Investigator will know how to shepherd any investigation accordingly in search of providing their clients clarity to unknown answers or a conclusion to any quandary they may be experiencing. Do your homework before you engage any Private Investigator – Investigation Agency as there are good ones, great ones and the ones you should be running the other way from.

As the saying goes “cheaper is not always better”, and that statement holds true within the Investigative industry. As you probably have noticed, there are a lot of Private Investigation Agencies within Barrie and throughout the GTA and Province of Ontario. When it comes to cost, it varies greatly.

The main question is “what are you paying for?” Is it Surveillance Services, Corporate Fraud Investigation, locating a person or persons, undercover operations? Whatever the service request, it is imperative that you make sure you hire a reputable agency and not just the cheapest entity out there. In this industry, when you pay a cheap fee for anything it is usually because corners have been cut or that they are inexperienced and not as qualified as they put themselves out to be.

For example, conducting a Fraud Investigation is not as simple as some may think. It is important to note that there are a handful of Private Investigation Agencies offering this type of service that do not possess the necessary skill set, qualifications or experience to do so. The same plays out for Surveillance Services, simply following someone does not make you a qualified or skilled Surveillance Investigator. There is a lot more that goes in to a Surveillance Investigation.

Do your homework on who you are thinking about hiring. Ask them their backgrounds, meet with them at one of their offices, ask to see their license to get a good feel of their professionalism and go from there. At Haywood Hunt and Associates we pride ourselves on being subject matter experts within certain areas and employ some of the nations most reputable and qualified Investigators. All of our Investigative rates and packages are very competitive and within industry standards.

To work as a Private Investigator in Ontario and throughout Canada, you must have a valid licence and be attached to a valid licensed agency to work as a Private Investigator. Ask who ever you hire to present you with the appropriate Identification and also ensure they are representing a Licensed Agency. Attend the office and the licence should be visible for your review and inspection.

Even though there is no law against purchasing a GPS device or for owning a GPS device, it is important to note that there are a number of very serious laws regarding the utilization of  them. If a GPS device is used inappropriately, or if you cannot prove that it was not used inappropriately, it is very possible that you may be subject to the same laws, fines, and penalties as any common criminal. We do not ever rent out our GPS devices to the general public as you can simply purchase your own for a very reasonable cost and save some money. We also only utilize them under lawful circumstances and on very select investigation files.

The Ministry of the Solicitor General regulates Ontario’s Private Security Industry, which includes all Private Investigators and Agencies, all Security Guards and registry employees that directly employ in-house security staff. Haywood Hunt & Associates Inc. is a fully licensed Ontario Private Investigation Agency through the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

The purpose of Child Support Payments is to be as fair as possible to both parents, while still meeting the needs of the child. If the parent of your child has obtained an unreasonably low child support order, there are actions you can take. By gathering evidence of inferred income, you may be able to pursue a modification of the child support order.

We would like to send our condolences to the family of the Edmonton Police Officers who were killed in the line of duty, the Edmonton Police Service and all those impacted by this senseless tragedy. May they rest in peace.

There is no such thing as being immune to fraud, more so for fraud that occurs within your organization. In fact, the standing number for lost revenue to occupational fraud is at around 5%.

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