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For Investigators.
Craft, gear, licensing and the employment law of the trade: the shelf for people who do this work, or want to.
Field Notes for practitioners
- Contractor or Employee? The Law and Legal Responsibilities of Licence Holders in Ontario The First Year 02: PSISA employment structure, ESA misclassification, dependent contractors, and the compliant path to independent work.
- Choosing a Camcorder for Surveillance Work: Five Budget Models Compared The First Year 01: optical zoom, low light, stabilization, batteries, and why none of them have true night vision.
- What’s Actually in an Investigator’s Field Kit The camera courts rely on, the 12-hour vehicle setup, and the equipment a licensed investigator deliberately leaves behind.
- Art of Surveillance: Techniques Every Investigator Should Know Part 1 Preparation, stationary surveillance, evidence handling and cover stories.
- Art of Surveillance: Techniques Every Investigator Should Know Part 2 Mobile surveillance: burn zones, following distance, cover cars, and knowing when to let the subject go.
- Art of Surveillance: Techniques Every Investigator Should Know Part 3 Static surveillance and the long sit: position selection, vigilance, negative-observation logging, and the burn call.
- Art of Surveillance: Techniques Every Investigator Should Know Part 4 Rural and small-town surveillance: distance work, empty-road follows, and the legal lines on private land.
- Drones in Investigations: Transport Canada Rules vs What Courts Accept RPAS certificates, the VLOS rule, and the pre-flight checklist that keeps footage usable.
- Ontario Private Investigator Law Changes: What the PSISA Review Could Mean Regulation Watch 02: what could change on definitions, oversight, and the police distinction.
- What Is PGP Encryption? A Practical Guide to Using It The two problems PGP solves, and step-by-step setup on Mac, Windows and Linux.
The law you work under
- Recording conversations in Ontario: the one-party consent rule When recording a conversation is lawful, what counts as unlawful interception, and the caveats that matter.
- PIPEDA and lawful surveillance The default rule of consent, the narrow investigative exception, and what it does not cover.
- Is it legal to hire a private investigator in Ontario? What a licensed PI can lawfully do, what nobody may do, and where the lines sit.
- How to verify your Ontario investigator is licensed Two licences to confirm, how to check them, and why we publish our agency licence number.
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