By the end of 2019, there were 2,283 licensed private investigators in Ontario, according to stats from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, (1) and over 70,000 working in Canada.

Collection agencies are establishments that exist for the sole purpose of collecting overdue payments for claims and remitting these payments to their clients. The agency essentially takes over the responsibility of contacting the debtor to make, or enforce, payment arrangements.

Since reporting data breaches became mandatory in Canada two years ago, studies have reported an increasing number of incidents, both large corporations and small- and medium-sized businesses year after year.

The face of the rooming house market is changing. In the end of the twentieth century, rooming houses were mostly situated in urban centres. There, they tended to be occupied by low-income tenants who had few housing options due to disability or addiction. Today, rooming and boarding houses are cropping up in suburban areas to accommodate immigrant families and university students. (1) According to Statistics Canada, there were over 1,200 rooming and boarding house businesses in the country in 2019, with an average revenue of more than $326 thousand. (2)

Since 2008, the Canadian government has introduced new regulations to help reduce the risk of releases of oil and gas products. At the time, 15% of active storage tank systems were more than 20 years old and had no leak detection, corrosion protection, or structure to contain leaks and spills. (1)

Be advised in regards to the ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus, Three Holdings Inc. has initiated its Business Continuity Plan successfully and all South Western Group, MedThree and Optisure offices remain open for business.