How to Find a Person in Ontario
Finding a person in Ontario doesn't have to be hard. First, decide which Ontario you need. Ontario, Canada is located near Quebec. Ontario, Calif. is northeast of Los Angeles. These two regions are separated by approximately more than 2,500 miles, according to mapquest.com. Once you settle on a place, be prepared to speak with friends, law enforcement officials and even private detectives to gather the information you need to find the person you're looking for.
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Things You'll Need
- Internet and telephone access
- Pen, paper, pad or notebook
- Transportation
- Personal and professional contacts
- Basic Spanish, French and English (or an interpreter)
Instructions
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Find a Person in Ontario
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Talk with friends, co-workers, and relatives. Ask about a person's financial history, for example. Astronomical or excessive spending could indicate a gambling problem. Get paperwork for bank accounts, credit cards. Speak with a "trusted" source about potentially sensitive information like criminal history, too. It is very easy to find a person in Ontario, especially if he has ever been arrested.
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Interview area law-enforcement officials. Start with the city police and then branch out to the county sheriff or state police. State police will also generally have contact information for federal law-enforcement, too. Understand this process is slightly different in Ontario, Canada as government structures vary. For example, provincial police in east central Canada is the equivalent to state police in the U.S.
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Consult property, tax, occupational or vehicle offices. This is where information gathered from your prior interview with the subject's family becomes especially relevant. Find out about any property ownership. It will give you a paper trail to follow. Some professions require occupational licenses and business owners will have tax id numbers. Look for this information at an area Chamber of Commerce directory.
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Hire a private investigator or investigator intern. You may need extra help if you are a relatively inexperienced researcher. As professional investigators may require huge retainers, consider hiring investigator interns who generally work at very low cost or even free in some circumstances. Most states require a private "eye" obtain a certain amount of professional log hours to get an occupational license. Helping you is one way they can help themselves.
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Use public resources or records. Obtain an arrest affidavit if a person has been arrested, for example. This information is public and open to anyone who asks. You have to contact or go to the city or county in which a subject was arrested. Most police stations charge very nominal fees for public records, if at all. If a person has been in the military, or attended or matriculated from college, contact relevant offices of the same. File an SF-180 with the National Archives to obtain military records.
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Tips & Warnings
Know basic French or Spanish. Most people in Ontario will speak English, but it wouldn't hurt you to have some basic language ability. Ingratiate yourself and observe local customs, too. Observe the "chain of command" when dealing with police or military-types. This simply means start talking with the lowest end of the professional totem pole. Former military personnel may have access to data unavailable to the general public. Local reporters or federal marshals are great sources if you need some direction about how to find someone in Ontario.
Divorce yourself from emotion whenever possible. This is especially relevant around law-enforcement and other professional personnel. Remember to keep both the situation and yourself in control.
