“Over the past 30 years, Corporate Investigation Services has become a trusted resource for HR Professionals and Business Owners; helping with workplace investigations and strike response services across Canada. Because we believe in being preemptive, we also offer employment background checks to help reduce the need for investigations when possible.”
– Guy Parent, CEO & Founder
To provide unbiased third-party information to assist organizations to protect their most valuable asset – their people.
To become the most trusted resource helping to mitigate employee related risks through facts and consultative approach.
1988:
Corporate Investigation Services (CIS) begins its life as London Protection & Investigations. Founded at 75 Main Street in Lambeth, Ontario by partners Guy Parent and Phil Thompson, the company is formed in response to the closure of their former employer, Can Am Protection. In December 1988, Fleck Manufacturing contracts CIS to closure their plant so they can relocate operations to Mexico.
1990:
CIS pursues investigation and strike response opportunities throughout Southern Ontario; and opens an office in Windsor, Ontario to serve the automobile industries need for investigations of WSIB fraud and abuse.
1991:
CIS establishes an office in Vancouver, B.C. in response to a prolonged strike in Richmond. CIS also forms a Retail Investigation Division in London, Ontario with investigators dedicated to apprehending shoplifters, as well as a covert CCTV installation division.
1993:
After five years of partnership and a steady increase in business, Parent and Thompson mutually agree to discontinue their partnership. Guy Parent, now sole owner and president of CIS, retains the Windsor branch office and relocates the Lambeth main office to 2410 Main Street.
1994-1995:
Thanks to a two-year growth spurt, CIS moves from renting facilities at 2410 Main Street to purchasing 2417 Main Street. At this time, Corporate Inquiry Systems is born in response to our customers needs: we would help HR Managers evaluate and qualify their employees, and thus reduce the need for investigations.
1997:
Outgrowing the main office at 2417 Main Street, CIS also purchases 2410 Main Street as its second location. The additional office space accommodates the Investigation and Labour Unrest Services, with room for growth.
2001:
In January, CIS opens an office in Hamilton, Ontario and by August an office is established in Ottawa.
2002:
CIS creates Forensic Kinesiology and Computer Forensics as value-added in-house services, run from its Hamilton office. In addition Corporate Inquiry Systems transfers operations to Hamilton.
2005:
Additional divisions introduce new services like seminars and workshops, generating educational and training options for existing and prospective clients.
2007:
CIS begins to link together its Background Screening, Investigations, Labour Unrest Management, and Seminars and Workshop services to develop a “one-stop: shop operation.
2009:
A shift in CIS management raises Labour Unrest Management to new heights. With new talent and new ideas on board, the strike division launches with innovative approaches to managing labour disruptions and plant closures, handling mass lay-offs, and streamlining services that had been weakened by routine and complacency.
2011:
Seeing a highly competitive pre-employment screening market emerge, Corporate Inquiry Systems makes changes to outperform its competitors. With new management, Corporate Inquiry Systems refines its sales initiatives and sets itself on a path to the highest quality of service.
2013:
Corporate Inquiry Systems doubles its revenue and personnel, having made significant headway in its reinvention.
2017:
Corporate Investigation Services enjoys continued growth and remains one of the few privately owned Canadian agencies providing essential services to workplace management. To better meet client needs across the services, Corporate Inquiry Systems and Corporate Investigation Services are brought together as one brand under the Corporate Investigation Services banner.
2026:
Xpera acquires Corporate Investigation Services, uniting decades of experience and a national team dedicated to helping employers manage workplace risk. The combined knowledge and resources of both organizations expand capabilities in investigations, labour disruption management, and employment screening, strengthening support across the country. Learn More
Lloyd has over 30 years of management experience across an array of operational environments and is highly regarded in the security service industry. His background includes executive level leadership in service operations, retail & corporate loss prevention, and auditing. A military veteran, Lloyd has leveraged his operational experience to deliver results with integrity, commitment, and enthusiastic professionalism. Lloyd is a member of the International Association of Interviewers and a Certified Forensic Interviewer; to name a few of a list of lifelong accomplishments.
As our Director, Training & Operations Lloyd is based in London, Ontario and is responsible for planning, logistics, and the implementation of security operational plans for the labour unrest and strike management division.
Lloyd directs and oversees all mandatory training and compliance for CIS employees.
