Private Research & Investigations · British Columbia

Private Investigator in Vancouver, BC

When the facts aren’t clear, we help you move forward with clarity. If you are facing a sensitive question and you are not sure what to do next, we are here to listen first. We provide discreet research and investigative support for you, your family, your legal team, and your organization — so you can understand your options and decide your next step with confidence. Discreet research. Clear answers.

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  • Confidential inquiry process
  • Licensed & insured
  • We handle your initial information privately
  • Share only what you are comfortable sharing · No obligation
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5.0 on Google · 7 reviews CAPI Member · Canadian Association of Private Investigators PIABC Member · Private Investigators Association of BC Licensed & Insured · British Columbia
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Discretion first

We handle your inquiry, your identity, and your matter privately from our first conversation with you.

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Evidence-focused research

We ground our work in verifiable information and documented findings — never assumptions — so you know what you can rely on.

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Clear communication

We keep you informed at every stage, in plain language, with realistic timelines — so you always know where things stand.

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Ethical, lawful methods

We conduct every service within applicable laws and professional standards in British Columbia.

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Professional case handling

We handle every case professionally and carefully — we are licensed and insured in British Columbia.

“We start by listening — to your situation, what you hope to understand, and what a sensible next step looks like for you. Then we talk through scope and next steps together.”

What We Guarantee

Here's what we do that makes clients want to work with us

Licensed and Insured

With over a decade in the industry, we have handled numerous cases with expertise and precision.

Client Satisfaction

Our track record of satisfied clients speaks volumes about our commitment to excellence.

Professionalism

Adhering to the highest standards of professionalism, we handle every case with discretion and integrity.

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Services

Private Investigator Vancouver BC — Services

We help you understand what is happening — and what to do next. You may know exactly what you need, or you may only know that something does not add up. Either way, we listen first, we explain what we can do for you in plain language, and we scope our work to your matter. Browse our eight practice areas with the arrows or dots — or swipe on mobile. Not sure which one fits? Compare our full range of services, or start a private inquiry with us and we will help you work it out.

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Service Details · 01

Private Investigations

Careful inquiry for situations where the facts are unclear — surveillance, fraud, and general investigative work for your legal, corporate, or personal matter.

What we do

We help you organize a sensitive question, identify the information that matters, and decide on appropriate next steps. Our private investigation work includes discreet surveillance and fieldwork, fraud and sensitive-matter investigations, and structured findings and reporting — always within applicable laws and professional standards in British Columbia.

What you will understand afterwards

You will have a clearer picture of the facts, what our findings are based on, and what you can do next — in plain language, with realistic timelines.

How we work through it

We start with a confidential consultation, agree a clear scope and approach with you before we begin, proceed discreetly while keeping you informed at every stage, and finish with a clear report of our findings and recommendations — plus follow-up to answer your questions.

What we need from you

Just the outline to start: what you would like to understand, confirm, or accomplish, the general location involved, and how time-sensitive your matter is. When we speak, we will guide you on anything more specific we need.

What we will not ask for

We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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Service Details · 02

Background & OSINT Investigations

Comprehensive background checks and open-source intelligence, so you know who you are dealing with — before it matters.

What we do

We research thoroughly for you — for hiring decisions, relationships, tenancies, and business relationships — combining records research with disciplined open-source intelligence (OSINT). Our work includes employment and pre-relationship screening, tenant and business-partner checks, and digital footprint and OSINT research.

What you will understand afterwards

You will understand who you are dealing with, set out in a clear, documented summary you can rely on when you make your decision.

How we work through it

We agree the scope with you first — who or what is being researched, and for what decision — then we carry out records and open-source research, and present our findings in a documented summary, with follow-up to answer your questions.

What we need from you

The context at a high level: the kind of decision the research supports (hiring, tenancy, a relationship, or a business relationship), the general location involved, and what you would like to confirm.

What we will not ask for

We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information — yours or anyone else's. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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Service Details · 03

Asset Investigations

Precision and discretion in uncovering hidden assets — financial, real estate, and digital asset research.

What we do

We conduct asset investigations to support your legal, corporate, or personal matter — identifying undisclosed financial assets, real estate holdings, business ties, and personal investments. Our work includes financial asset tracing, real estate asset searches, digital asset tracking, and business-interest research.

What you will understand afterwards

You will know what we found, what it is based on, and how it may affect your next step — whether that is a negotiation, a filing, or a decision you are weighing.

How we work through it

We talk through your matter and objectives first, agree a practical scope with you, then research methodically and report our findings clearly, with follow-up so you can decide how to proceed.

What we need from you

An outline of the matter, whether it is personal, legal, or business-related, and the general location involved. If a legal proceeding is under way, tell us at a high level — we will guide you on specifics when we speak.

What we will not ask for

We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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Cryptocurrency Investigations

Crypto forensics and digital asset tracing — we follow digital assets across the blockchain.

What we do

We investigate cryptocurrency transactions and blockchain activity for you — tracing funds, analyzing wallets, and documenting our findings for your legal, corporate, or personal case, including work alongside law enforcement where appropriate. This service is available regardless of your location.

What you will understand afterwards

You will understand where the activity leads, what our findings are based on, and what your options are.

How we work through it

We start by understanding what happened and what you hope to establish, agree a scope with you, then trace and analyze the transactions and document our findings clearly, with follow-up to answer your questions.

What we need from you

A high-level outline of what happened, and the transaction or wallet details already known to you. Never share private keys, seed phrases, or exchange passwords with anyone — including us.

What we will not ask for

We will not ask for passwords, private keys, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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Service Details · 06

Locate, Skip Tracing & Missing Persons

Finding people, carefully and lawfully — witness, missing person, and skip-trace locates.

What we do

We carry out locate research for you using databases, records, and OSINT — from witnesses you need for legal proceedings to missing persons and individuals who have actively made themselves difficult to find. We handle personal information sensitively at every step.

What you will understand afterwards

You will know what we found, what it is based on, and how a next step — contact, service of documents, or a legal process — can proceed lawfully.

How we work through it

We talk through who you are looking for and why, agree a scope with you, then work through records, databases, and open sources methodically and report our findings clearly.

What we need from you

Who you are looking for at a high level, your reason for the locate (for example, a legal proceeding or a family matter), and the last general area they were known to be in. A full residential address is not needed.

What we will not ask for

We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information about you or the person you are looking for. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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Political Consulting

Confidential research before nomination — candidate background investigations and personal audits, conducted with the utmost confidentiality.

What we do

We carry out pre-campaign research for you: background investigations and personal audits covering publicly available information, potential weaknesses, and your online profile, together with pre-campaign strategy support. We do no opposition research — ever.

What you will understand afterwards

You will know what others may find about you, before you decide to proceed — so there are no surprises after nomination.

How we work through it

We discuss where you are in the process and agree the scope of the audit with you, review publicly available information and your digital footprint, and walk you through our findings in confidence.

What we need from you

Where you are in the nomination process, the level of office you are considering, and the scope of audit you would like us to discuss. Share only what you are comfortable sharing at this stage.

What we will not ask for

We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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PI-Driven Lead Generation

Investigator-grade research, applied to growth — verified, research-backed B2B lead generation.

What we do

We apply our research discipline as licensed investigators to finding and verifying warm B2B leads for you. Our work includes verified, research-backed lead lists, B2B strategy and prospect research, and accurate contact and company data. This service is available regardless of your location.

What you will understand afterwards

You will have accurate information about real prospects, so your outreach starts from verified facts rather than guesswork.

How we work through it

We define your ideal prospect profile with you, research and verify companies and contacts against it, and deliver a documented list you can act on, with follow-up to refine the profile.

What we need from you

Your ideal prospect profile — the kind of business, size, and region you want to reach — and the outreach you plan to run. That is all we need to scope the research with you.

What we will not ask for

We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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Confidential Inquiry

Your first conversation with us can bring clarity.

Share only what you are comfortable sharing. We will review your inquiry, we will listen first, and together we will determine whether a confidential consultation is appropriate. No obligation. Submitting an inquiry does not create a client relationship and does not guarantee a specific result.

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We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information. Please do not include them in the inquiry form.

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Our Approach

A simple plan, so you always know what happens next

Every matter is different, and we shape our exact path around your circumstances. This is the plan most of our engagements follow — tell us what you are comfortable sharing, we review it, and we talk through scope and next steps together.

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Initial inquiry

Reach out to us through our confidential inquiry form, by phone, or by email. Share only what you are comfortable sharing — just the outline of your situation at this stage.

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Confidential consultation

We discuss your situation and your objectives with you, and whether we are the right fit — including a realistic sense of timeline and fees, with no obligation.

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Scope and approach

Together, we define a practical scope: what we will research, by what lawful methods, and what our work will cost — before we begin.

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Investigation & research

We proceed discreetly, and we keep you informed at every stage — including when unexpected challenges arise.

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Findings & follow-up

We give you a clear report of our findings and recommendations. Our commitment does not end at delivery — we follow up to answer your questions, so you can move forward with confidence.

About

We built our practice for situations that require care, discretion, and clear thinking

Our mission is to give you accurate information and indisputable evidence, so you can navigate legal, corporate, and personal challenges effectively. We begin by understanding the question behind your request, we define a practical scope with you, and we communicate carefully with you throughout our process.

We guide our work by three core values: professionalism in every aspect of our work, integrity through honest and ethical conduct, and a commitment to excellence — precision, thoroughness, and diligence in safeguarding your interests.

Steffan Moens

Founder · Licensed Private Investigator & Journalist

We are led by Steffan Moens, a Licensed Private Investigator, investigative journalist, and former member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Born and raised in the Lower Mainland, he has worked across British Columbia as a Private Investigator for over a decade.

With us, he specializes in cryptocurrency forensics, Private Investigator–driven lead generation, political consulting, and witness and missing person locates.

Areas served

We serve you from our offices in Vancouver and Maple Ridge, across the Lower Mainland. We offer our political consulting, lead generation, and blockchain investigations regardless of your location.

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5.0 stars from 7 Google reviews — every review on our Google Business Profile is 5-star. We show five of them below, in our clients’ own words.

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Working With Us

What Private Investigators Do

As a licensed private investigator in Vancouver BC, we establish facts people can act on: discreet surveillance and fieldwork, thorough background research, fraud and infidelity investigations, asset and locate research, and documented findings for legal teams. If you have been searching for a Vancouver private investigator or a private detective in Vancouver, the work is the same — careful, lawful, and reported in plain language.

Hire a Private Detective in Vancouver

When you hire a private detective in Vancouver through us, you speak first and we listen. We explain what we can lawfully establish, agree the scope with you, and set out the likely cost before we begin — see how much a private investigator costs. Many clients come to us for background checks and criminal record check guidance or for infidelity investigations; others need us in Surrey or elsewhere across Metro Vancouver.

Video Surveillance Laws in Canada

Surveillance in Canada has legal limits, and we work within them: observation in public places, no trespass, and no recording of private conversations we are not part of. Staying within those limits protects you — lawfully gathered findings are findings you can rely on, including with a lawyer. We explain the limits that apply to your matter in our consultation, before any work begins.

FAQ

Your questions, answered plainly by us

If you do not see your question here, start a private inquiry with us — share only what you are comfortable sharing, with no obligation.

It depends on your matter — the scope, time, travel, complexity, and type of work involved. We explain the factors on our private investigator cost page, and we agree the exact cost with you in a confidential consultation before we begin. We do not publish fixed rates, because no two matters are the same.

We review your inquiry to determine whether a confidential consultation is appropriate. If it is, we will contact you using your preferred method, we will listen to your situation and your objectives, and we will talk through appropriate next steps together. No obligation — submitting an inquiry does not create a client relationship.

Yes. We treat discretion as foundational to our practice — we handle your inquiry and case details privately from our first conversation onward. Share only what you are comfortable sharing at each stage, and we will not ask for more than we need.

Start with the outline: what you would like to understand, confirm, or accomplish, the general location involved, and how time-sensitive your matter is. When we speak, we will guide you on the specific information we need to begin. We will not ask for passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary sensitive information.

No. Many of our clients begin with a general consultation or select “I am not sure which service I need” in our inquiry form. When we speak, we will help you identify the right approach for your situation.

We assess your needs with you, then we develop a plan tailored to your goals — what we will research, by what methods, and at what cost — before we begin. We conduct our services within applicable laws and professional standards, and we agree the appropriate scope with you based on your circumstances.

Yes. We serve you whether you come to us as an individual, a family, a legal professional, or an organization — including civil litigation and family law support, corporate matters, background research for hiring, and political consulting.

We serve you across Vancouver and the surrounding Lower Mainland, including Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Mission, Langley, and Abbotsford. We offer our political consulting, lead generation, and blockchain investigations regardless of your location.

Our fees depend on the type and complexity of your matter. We discuss pricing with you during our consultation and we provide estimates before we begin, so you can decide with confidence. For an accurate quote for your situation, please reach out to us directly. We also accept Bitcoin as a form of payment — ask us for details.

Duration varies with the complexity of your case. We discuss realistic timelines with you during our consultation, and we keep you informed at every stage of our assignment.

No — and we will not pretend otherwise. No investigator can honestly guarantee a specific outcome. What we commit to is accurate, evidence-focused work, transparent communication with you, and a detailed report of our findings and recommendations when our work is complete.

Please do not include passwords, financial account details, medical records, or unnecessary identifying details about other people. We will not ask for them. A high-level description is all we need to begin our conversation with you.

Areas We Serve

We serve you across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland

Our main office is at Park Place, 666 Burrard St, Suite 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 3P6, and our mailing address is 22420 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Suite 300, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3J5. From these offices we provide our full range of research and investigation services across the region — including background and OSINT investigations and asset investigations. Reach us at 604-817-5685 or [email protected] — or start with our frequently asked questions.

Private Investigator in Vancouver

Our main office is at Park Place, 666 Burrard St, Suite 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 3P6. We meet with you here by appointment, and we handle private investigations, background research, legal support, and asset investigations for clients across the city.

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Private Investigator in Surrey

We serve individuals, families, legal professionals, and organizations across Surrey with discreet research and investigative support, handled from our Vancouver and Maple Ridge offices.

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Private Investigator in Burnaby

We provide background and due diligence research, locate research, and private investigations for clients in Burnaby, with the same confidential inquiry process we use everywhere we work.

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Private Investigator in Richmond

We help clients in Richmond with sensitive personal, legal, and business matters — careful research, clear communication, and findings you can rely on.

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Private Investigator in North Vancouver

We serve clients across North Vancouver with private investigations, legal support research, and asset investigations, handled discreetly from our first conversation with you.

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Private Investigator in Coquitlam

We provide research and investigative support for clients in Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities — share only what you are comfortable sharing, and we will talk through scope and next steps together.

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Private Investigator in Maple Ridge

Our mailing address is 22420 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Suite 300, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3J5. From here, we serve you across Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, and the eastern Lower Mainland.

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Private Investigator in Mission

We serve clients in Mission with locate research, background investigations, and private investigative support for personal, legal, and business matters.

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Private Investigator in Langley

We help individuals, families, and businesses in Langley understand what is happening and what to do next, through discreet, evidence-focused research.

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Private Investigator in Abbotsford

We provide our full range of research and investigation services to clients in Abbotsford, from background checks to legal support research and locates.

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We offer our political consulting, lead generation, and blockchain investigations regardless of your location. Wherever you are, you can start a private inquiry with us — no obligation.

Find Us

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Main Office
Park Place, 666 Burrard St, Suite 500
Vancouver, BC V6C 3P6

Mailing Address
22420 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Suite 300
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3J5

(604) 817-5685
[email protected]

We meet with you by appointment. If you are looking for a private investigator in Vancouver, start with a confidential conversation.

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Contact

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By phone & email

604-817-5685
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Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Payment note: We accept Bitcoin for our investigative services — ask us for details.

Vancouver offices

Park Place
666 Burrard St, Suite 500
Vancouver, BC V6C 3P6

1090 Homer St, Suite 300
Vancouver, BC V6B 2W9

We meet with you at either Vancouver location, by appointment.

Maple Ridge office

22420 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Suite 300
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3J5

From here, we serve you across Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Mission, Langley, and Abbotsford.

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