About Us

You can speak with us, discreetly and in-person, at our comfortable office in Ottawa, or you can speak with us over the phone. Our office is in Ontario, but we do professional, legal-standard work for clients all across Canada.

We specialize in open-source intelligence research (OSINT), a cutting-edge branch of investigation, allowing us the fastest, most cost-efficient access to information possible.

Before we spend your money on traditional investigative strategies, as invasive as they are expensive, we conduct a complete investigation online. Our sources include: court records, corporate documents, social media, public registries, newspapers, forums (ex. Reddit), obituaries, etc.

We go everywhere but where ethics or the law tell us to stop. And we do it with the skilled use of tools and software designed for industry professionals like us.

If what you need is out there to be found, we will find it.

OUR TEAM

Charlie McNamara

MANAGING PARTNER, P.I.

Ten years ago, I was passionately involved with an organization that was hit hard by a major theft. We were left unable to pay our suppliers and had to declare bankruptcy. We needed an investigation, but the police directed us to Civil proceedings that we couldn't afford. Our honest stakeholders were left with more questions than answers. Certain people unfairly took the blame, while the real culprits simply disappeared.

The experience changed my life, and my career. I became a Private Investigator; not just to do the work, but to build Sidney Black Investigations, a professional agency that is also accessible.

Such an agency did not exist when we needed it then, but I am proud to say that it does now.