Employee Background Investigations
What is an Employee Background Investigation?
It is the thorough examination of a potential or current employee’s background, or a person in the position of authority or responsibility. With signed consent, you are able to make fast-informed decisions regarding hiring or promotions based on facts. Positive identification is a must.
Why Pre-Screen?
The responsibility of hiring a new employee is one of the most important decisions a company will make. It is an opportunity to add a skilled individual to your team of valued employees or adversely it may represent risks. According to a recent study approximately 30% of resumes contain information that is misleading or false. At FBIG Investigations we help you take the guesswork out of hiring. Pre-screening portrays a more accurate background of an individual. Our service team will provide information that will aid you in selecting the best applicant for the job.
Did You Know?
- Pre-screening investigations reveal warning “flags” on approximately 25 – 30% of applicants.
- In 1999 nearly 1 in 12 Canadians had criminal records
- “The Auditor General of Canada pointed out that there are 20 million citizens with valid Social Insurance Numbers (S.I.N.) but there are 25 million social insurance cards outstanding”.
- 1 in 4 full-time workers had been harassed,
threatened or attacked on the job – co-workers accounted
for most of the harassment. 2,500 workers per 100,000 have
been physically attacked on the job - 20% of these being
committed by co-workers.
Source: Northwestern Life Insurance Company - Homicide was the second leading cause of
death in the workplace and represents 42% in cause of death
for women in the workplace, and 16% cause of death for men.
Source: National Safe Workplace Institute, Chicago: United States Dept of Labor, Bureau of Statistics - 7% of rapes, 8% of robberies, and 16%
of assaults from 1987 through 1992 occurred at work.
Source: U.S. Dept of Justice
FBIG Investigations, is one of the largest investigation firms in British Columbia. We are duly licensed, bonded and insured. We are a full service investigation company founded in 1988 by Fred Bodnaruk, a former senior member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Our commitment to our clients has earned us a reputation for professionalism, integrity, discretion, and innovation.
In today’s environment, checking an individual’s background is essential. Your clients, shareholders and fellow employees demand that due diligence be completed.
Did you know that litigated action against an employer could result if a person hired later commits a crime against a co-worker or third party? Violence in the workplace is a real threat to employers. An investigation of what background checks were completed will determine to what extent, if any, an employer will be held liable. Each year, 110,000 acts of violence occur on the job. The size of a company has little to do with acts of workplace violence -- small businesses are just as likely to experience violence as large organizations.
Common Company Concerns
- Applicant dishonesty
- Incomplete employee history
- Employee theft and fraud
- Workplace violence and employee safety
- Drug abuse
- Sexual harassment
- Excessive disability claims
- Liability / negligence lawsuits
Our background investigations & pre-employment screening services will help to:
- Reduce costs associated with poor hiring decisions
- Reduce internal fraud and theft risks by hiring safe, honest employees
- Identifies high performers earlier
- Improve productivity of workplace
- Reduce turnover by hiring quality candidates who remain in the position longer
- Reduce training time by hiring experienced employees
- Provide peace of mind
Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) History
The Criminal Record searches go back to the date when the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) was formed, around 1972-73, approximately 30 years ago. The policy stipulated that all accredited Police Forces (category 1) in Canada would input charges and convictions on the system. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada's National Police Force, would be responsible for the administration of the CPIC system in Canada. The CPIC search reveals all levels of criminality, except for those offences or convictions committed while a juvenile or offences that were Pardoned.
The most common statute is the Criminal Code of Canada similar to that in the USA. In Canada we refer to Felonies as Indictable offences and Misdemeanors as Summary conviction offences. CPIC records also reveal outstanding Warrants of Arrest as well as Conditional Discharges by the Courts.
The Privacy laws of Canada, coupled with the Privacy Act in British Columbia prohibits the release of personal information which includes a criminal record EXCEPT when a Waiver or Authorization in respect to Employee Security Clearances is signed.
In order to have a legal criminal record search conducted we only accept names to be checked through CPIC by the accredited Police Department where Consent Signature is obtained. If there is no record of any conviction, etc. in Canada, the Waiver is returned with the Police Use Only portion indicating there was no record. If there appears to be a criminal record because of a similar name and birth date, then the individual's fingerprints are required in order to determine if it is the same individual. That process requires an extra cost depending on what another police department charges for taking them and sending them to us.
E-mail us at or call toll free in North America (888) 540-0456 or in the Vancouver area (604) 540-0455. We'd be happy to send you the appropriate "Consent" forms for your completion and signature by the subject(s) concerned.
FBIG Investigations is dedicated to setting the standard of excellence in the private investigation industry in British Columbia, Canada. Call or email us now for a free consultation.