Private Investigators Serving Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities
For more than thirty years, Shadow Investigations has helped individuals and businesses across Coquitlam find clear, documented answers to difficult questions. As the largest of the Tri-Cities, Coquitlam covers a lot of ground, from the towers around City Centre and Burquitlam to the family streets of Burke Mountain, the hillside homes of Westwood Plateau, and the quiet older neighbourhoods of Maillardville and Austin Heights. We know the area and we bring that knowledge to every file, covering Coquitlam alongside Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and the wider Metro Vancouver region.
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Reach a Coquitlam Investigator in Confidence
Tell us what you are dealing with using the form below. It reaches a senior member of our team directly, with your privacy protected, and they will follow up to talk through how we can help. For urgent matters, you can call us any time at 604-657-4499.
Up-Front Pricing for Coquitlam Clients
We are clear about cost from the first conversation, so you always know where you stand. Here is a guide to what Coquitlam clients typically pay:
- Surveillance: about $500 for a half day or $1,000 for a full day, with travel across Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities included
- Infidelity investigations: usually $500 to $1,500, depending on the hours and surveillance involved
- WCB and disability claim work: generally $1,000 to $3,000, based on the days covered
- Skip tracing to locate a person: a flat fee of $650
For a detailed list of rates for all of our services, please visit our pricing page. Every investigator on our team is licensed under the BC Security Services Act, and Shadow Investigations has operated since 1990 with BBB A+ accreditation and the 2025 Consumer Choice Award.
Serving Coquitlam and Across the Tri-Cities
Wherever you are in Coquitlam, we are set up to help, and we work the neighbouring Tri-Cities communities just as often. We regularly take on cases in:
- Coquitlam City Centre, Lincoln, and Lafarge Lake
- Burquitlam and the SkyTrain corridor toward Burnaby
- Burke Mountain and the newer subdivisions to the north
- Westwood Plateau and its hillside neighbourhoods
- Maillardville, Austin Heights, and the older established areas
- Ranch Park, Eagle Ridge, and the streets around Como Lake
- Neighbouring Port Coquitlam and Port Moody
If your matter takes us beyond Coquitlam, into the wider Tri-Cities or across Metro Vancouver, we follow it wherever it leads.
How We Help in Coquitlam
These are the matters Coquitlam clients ask us about most, spanning both personal and business needs. Each links to a fuller explanation of how we approach the work.
- Infidelity Investigations: establishing the truth, discreetly, when you suspect a partner is being unfaithful, using surveillance, background research, and lawful digital methods.
- Child Custody and Alimony: building court-ready evidence in family disputes, from a parent’s day-to-day conduct to income a support claim leaves out.
- Background Checks: drawing employment, education, criminal, and public records into one clear report before you put trust in someone new.
- Skip Tracing: tracking down people who have moved on or fallen out of contact, for serving documents, recovering debts, or reconnecting with family.
- WCB, Disability and Insurance Fraud: discreet surveillance and evidence on questionable injury and disability claims, documented to hold up when it is challenged.
- Employee Screening and Workplace Investigations: vetting new hires and investigating theft, harassment, or breaches of confidentiality.
Our Investigative Methods
We match the method to the matter. Depending on your case, that may involve surveillance, open-source intelligence, polygraph testing, or digital forensics. We will walk you through the right approach during your free consultation, before any work starts.
Why Coquitlam Clients Choose Us
We Know the Tri-Cities
We work Coquitlam and the surrounding communities regularly and understand the range of neighbourhoods that make up the area.
Proof That Holds Up
Evidence is gathered lawfully and documented to a standard that insurers, employers, and the courts will accept.
Honest and Clear
You get straight updates as the case moves, with methods and rates agreed before any work begins.
What to Expect When You Work With Us
It begins with a confidential consultation, where we listen to your concern, give you an honest read on what is realistically achievable, and lay out a clear plan with the methods and rates set out before any work starts. From there we carry out the investigation discreetly and within the law, keep you informed at each stage, and finish with a clear, well-documented report you can act on, suitable for an adjuster or a courtroom if your matter goes that far.
Questions We Hear From Coquitlam Clients
Yes. We treat the Tri-Cities as one working area and take on cases across Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, extending into the wider Metro Vancouver region whenever a matter calls for it.
Yes. Coquitlam’s set-back homes, hillside lots, and quieter new streets call for different tradecraft than a busy block, and our investigators plan each assignment around the terrain so a subject is documented properly without the work being noticed.
Yes. We regularly assist employers, insurers, and adjusters with surveillance and evidence gathering on questionable injury, disability, and workers’ compensation claims, documented to a standard suited to a claims dispute.
It depends on the service, though hourly rates in the Coquitlam area usually fall between $75 and $150. A number of services, such as skip tracing, are billed at a flat rate, and you always receive a clear written estimate before any work starts.
Yes. Every member of our team is licensed under the BC Security Services Act, which is what allows private investigators to operate legally in Coquitlam and throughout the province.
We serve Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities from our Vancouver office, with the Highway 1 corridor and the Millennium and Evergreen SkyTrain line keeping the area well within reach.
Always. Confidentiality is central to how we work. Your information is handled securely, access to your file is tightly restricted, and your matter is treated with complete discretion from the first call to the final report.
Book Your Free, Confidential Consultation With a Coquitlam Private Investigator
A free, confidential consultation pairs you with a senior member of our team, somewhere safe to lay out your situation and see how our services can be adapted to fit it. Whether your concern is personal or professional, reach us using the details below and we will find a time that works, always with discretion. You can also call us directly at 604-657-4499.
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