Local, National & International Search Teams

If someone you know and love has gone missing, we can help. Canadian Private Investigation Services (CPIS) has many years of experience helping people find missing loved ones. According to RCMP figures, in 2013 the number of  missing children totalled 41,035. These stats are for missing children, the figure is much higher when you include missing adults. Fortunately most are found quickly, but not all. We can search for missing persons locally, across Canada and continue the search internationally if required.

There are all many reasons for a disappearance. It maybe a result of family disruptions, relationship issues, or often time people choose to disengage to get away from heavy debt, legal responsibilities or due to mental illness or substance abuse.

Missing Family Members

When a family member goes missing it be devastating to the rest of the family, especially when there are children. We at Canadian Private Investigation Services feel that sense of loss and will urgently do everything in our power to bring that family member back home. Our private investigative teams have years of experience tracking down lost children, siblings, mothers, and fathers throughout the country and beyond. We know who to question, what kinds of questions to ask and how to quickly respond to tips. We have the technical resources, as well as the ability to “work the street”.

Our principal investigator has also worked with the media for over 20 years, we have the connections needed for high visibility appeals.

Typical missing persons cases may involve:

• Adopted children and adults wanting to find their biological parents
• Children and adults seeking to find the father they never knew
• Estranged loved ones
• Friends or family members who have lost touch over the years
• Missing mother or father due to divorce, abandonment or domestic abuse
• Runaway children who may be mentally ill, on drugs or reacting to family conflict

If you are in need of help to find a missing family member, give us a call to schedule a free consultation. Canadian Private Investigation Services is committed to you and your search. Our private investigators are among the best in the world for finding missing persons.

For the Legal Profession

Lawyers often contact us to locate missing parties needed for a legal matter. It may be that this person purposely disappeared or was lost track of over time. Finding a missing person is not an easy task, even for an attorney.

Types of legal cases for which a missing person needs to be found:

• Disappearance and abandonment by a husband/wife
• Skip town to avoid legal problems, financial obligation or debt
• Wills, trusts and estate issues requiring heirs to be found

Canadian Private Investigation Services is fully aware of the urgency involved in legal matters and the attorneys that rely on us know we will act quickly to find all missing parties in the matter at hand.

Of extreme importance in the legal profession is discretion as any untoward conduct by someone working on any aspect of a legal case can reflect badly the attorney handling the matter, affecting his/her reputation. Our team of private investigators places the utmost importance on approaching each and every case with extreme professionalism and discretion. The legal community can also rely on us to provide safe and effective process serving.

Skip Tracing

Skip tracing is the practice of tracking down those who have apparently skipped town and seem to have completely disappeared. Many times these people are running away from money they owe or for other reasons. Canadian Private Investigation Services has highly skilled professional skip tracers trained to sort through any leads, clues, and/or tips to help you find anyone who owes you money. Our private investigators are among the best, working efficiently at all times with an eye on being cost effective throughout.

Typical Skip Tracing cases include:

• Business debtors trying to avoid paying what they owe
• Employees who have embezzled funds or engaged in fraud
• Ex-husband/wife trying to avoid paying back and ongoing child support