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The Polygraph Examiners Union of Ukraine (SPU) provides private lie detector testing across Canada — from Toronto and Montreal to Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Voluntary, confidential, with a preliminary conclusion on the day of the session.
In short: a private lie detector test in Canada costs C$760 for a standard single-topic examination, runs 1.5–2.5 hours and delivers 95–98% accuracy. Sessions are arranged in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg and other cities, at an address you choose. The examiner gives a verbal conclusion straight after the session, and the signed written report follows within 3–5 business days at no extra charge. Testing is always voluntary and requires written consent; SPU examiners are listed in the official Register of Polygraph Examiners of Ukraine, and our local partner examiners work to the same protocols.
Canada turns distance into a daily fact. A family is spread between Halifax, Winnipeg and Vancouver; a business owner manages a warehouse three provinces away; important conversations happen through a screen because the alternative is a five-hour flight. Relationships and working arrangements hold together on trust, and trust is hard to verify at that range.
Doubt grows well in those conditions. A lie detector test does not repair a relationship or replace a lawyer, but it converts a suspicion that has been running for months into one documented answer. These are the requests we hear most often here.
Suspicion of infidelity, a hidden account, an old story that never quite added up.
Infidelity test →
Loans between relatives and friends, deposits for a business or a property, promises made without paperwork.
Borrower assessment →
A psychophysiological examination when your reputation is at stake and there is nothing to point to.
Forensic testing →
Checks of nannies, live-in carers and cleaners — the people trusted with children and elderly parents.
Household staff vetting →
Substances, gambling apps, money disappearing from the house, a circle of friends nobody has met.
Teen testing →
Where provincial law allows it and the person agrees in writing — roles with access to cash, stock or client data.
Personnel screening →Canada makes ordinary things harder. A family is spread across three provinces and several time zones; a small company runs on a handful of people who all hold keys; an agreement between friends is sealed on a phone call and never written down. When something goes wrong, there is usually nothing to point at.
The most frequent private request is a relationship one: an accusation that has been circling for months, or a single message that changed the atmosphere at home. In most such cases the result confirms the person’s account, and the household stops relitigating the same evening over and over. We work only on informed written consent, never behind a partner’s back, and any question can be withdrawn without an explanation.
The second group is money that moved without a contract — a deposit towards a property, a loan to a friend, a share in a small venture agreed at a kitchen table. Litigation costs more than most of these disputes are worth, and an examination gives both sides something they can act on privately.
A polygraph records several physiological channels simultaneously — breathing, cardiovascular activity, blood pressure and electrodermal response. Concealment produces involuntary shifts in those channels that a person cannot switch off at will.
SPU examiners work to standardised CQT and CIT protocols with professional instruments. Accuracy under protocol is 95–98%.
The situation is clarified and every question is worded and agreed with you. There are no surprise questions during the test itself.
Written consent is signed first. The sensors are non-invasive and record nothing but your own physiology.
Yes/no questions presented in several charts, so that a single reaction never decides the outcome.
Verbal preliminary conclusion the same day; the signed written report within 3–5 business days.
A lie detector does not identify a lie directly. It compares reactions to relevant questions with reactions to control questions and looks for a stable difference between them — across four channels and several repetitions. Nervousness affects everything at once and therefore cancels out; concealment shows up selectively, on the questions that matter.
This is also why the question list is agreed in advance rather than sprung on the examinee: an unexpected wording produces a reaction to the surprise, not to the fact. If you want to see what such questions look like in practice, our editorial team has published a breakdown of the questions asked during a polygraph examination, including the ones that may not be asked at all.
A lie detector answers factual questions about events — whether money was taken, whether a meeting took place, whether something was concealed at hiring. It does not measure love, does not forecast behaviour and does not decide who behaved badly in a marriage. Any examiner who offers that is describing something other than a polygraph examination.
In practice, a good share of enquiries end with us saying that testing is the wrong tool for the situation, or that three precisely worded questions will do what fifteen vague ones cannot. That conversation happens during the free consultation, before any money changes hands.
We quote one price for a standard lie detector test instead of billing by the hour, so the cost is clear before you commit. The preliminary consultation is free, and the written report is part of the price rather than an add-on.
| Format | What it covers | Price, CAD |
|---|---|---|
| Standard polygraph examination | One subject, one topic; 1.5–2.5 hours including the interview; written report included | C$760 |
| Online-format examination | When the parties are in different countries and meeting in person is not realistic | C$285 |
| Testing in a foreign language | Surcharge when the session is run outside the examiner's working languages | +C$130 |
| Multi-topic or corporate examination | Several respondents, an internal investigation, urgent scheduling | Quoted individually |
The standard price covers most private requests — resolving a family conflict, a check before marriage, establishing who took what, an examination at a lawyer's request and a visit by the examiner to your address. Corporate formats such as an internal investigation or a scheduled staff check are costed per case, since the workload depends on how many people take part.
Prices are indicative and confirmed after the free consultation — the final figure depends on the number of topics, the number of respondents and the location of the session.
| Criterion | SPU | Independent examiner |
|---|---|---|
| Certification | ✓ Entry in the official register | Varies; often unverifiable |
| Methodology | CQT + CIT, standardised protocols | Down to the individual |
| Quality control | Charts can be reviewed by a second examiner | None |
| Consent procedure | Standard written forms for every session | Not regulated |
| Accountability | Collegial, through the union | Personal only |
Cases in Canada are handled by local certified partner examiners of the Polygraph Examiners Union of Ukraine. Who takes your case depends on its nature: corporate and legal work and delicate family matters require different experience.
Both work to SPU methodology and under the union's quality control: the question list is agreed in advance, the charts can be re-read by a second examiner, and the conclusion is issued on a union form. We name the examiner assigned to you when the appointment is confirmed.
Describe your situation and we will say honestly whether a polygraph will help. The consultation is free.
Get a consultationTwo friends in Toronto put money together towards a property. When the plan collapsed, one remembered the sum as an investment to be shared, the other as a loan to be returned. No contract, no witnesses, a lawyer's retainer costing more than the disputed amount. Both agreed to an examination, and the answer let them settle privately in under three weeks — and, unusually for such stories, remain on speaking terms.
After a company Christmas party in Ottawa, a rumour about one employee and a colleague reached both of their partners. Nothing had happened, but four months of denials had changed nothing at home. The two households agreed on three questions, and one session ended a story that had been retold at every family gathering since December.
A small logistics company in BC was losing stock somewhere between the warehouse and delivery. Four employees had access; the owner did not want to accuse anyone and did not want to fire all four. Each agreed in writing to a voluntary screening. One examination explained the pattern, three people were cleared, and the company avoided both a wrongful-dismissal risk and the atmosphere of general suspicion.
Parents in Winnipeg found money missing from the house repeatedly and heard three different explanations from their fifteen-year-old. Instead of escalating, they arranged a session with the teenager's own agreement and with a parent present throughout. The truth turned out to be smaller and more fixable than what they had imagined — which is a common outcome and the reason we take these cases carefully.
Nobody books this kind of appointment casually, and a lie detector test is not something clients want discussed afterwards. Discretion is therefore procedural rather than promised.
Standardised CQT and CIT protocols on professional equipment
A session at our Toronto address or at yours in another province
Verbal conclusion right after the session, signed report in 3–5 business days
Written consent, a private room and a documented confidentiality procedure
SPU-certified examiners working to union protocols and quality control
Spanish, Russian or Ukrainian on request; the wording is agreed in advance
Employment rules in Canada are provincial, and they differ sharply. In Ontario and New Brunswick an employer may not require, request or otherwise push an employee or a job applicant into a lie detector test — the employee's right to refuse is written into employment standards legislation, and we will not accept an employer-initiated booking in those provinces. Elsewhere in the country a company may propose an examination, but the same conditions always apply: the person's own written consent, the right to withdraw at any point, and a result that informs a decision rather than replacing a proper process.
Within those limits the practical uses are narrow and well defined: clarifying a specific incident such as a shortage or a leak, voluntary screening for roles with access to cash and stock, and periodic checks agreed in advance with the people concerned. Anything broader belongs to HR practice, not to a polygraph.
Before you book for a team. We will ask which province the employees work in and confirm that participation is genuinely voluntary. Ask in WhatsApp or Telegram — we reply the same day.
Our Toronto address is 401 Bay Street, M5H 2Y4. Sessions are also arranged in Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Mississauga, Hamilton, Halifax, Quebec City, Saskatoon and other cities — travel between provinces simply needs a little more notice than a booking in the base city.
For a visit, any quiet closed room of roughly 10 m² works: a study at home, a meeting room, a rented office or a hotel room. It needs to be private and free from interruptions for two hours; nothing else about it matters.
Getting in touch: because of the time difference, messages on Telegram, WhatsApp or Viber are the fastest route — write at any hour and the examiner comes back to you at a time that suits your province.
You receive a signed report from a certified examiner, and it is worth being precise about where it carries weight. Canadian criminal courts do not admit polygraph results as evidence — that has been settled since the Supreme Court's decision in R. v. Béland in 1987, and no private examiner can change it. What the report does do is inform decisions taken outside a courtroom: private disputes, negotiations between families or partners, internal company matters, and situations where someone wants a documented account of their own position. Employment law adds a further limit in Ontario and New Brunswick, where an employer cannot require a test at all. If your matter may reach a court or a tribunal, speak to your lawyer about the format first and we will prepare the examination accordingly.
Nothing needs rehearsing before a lie detector test. Sleep normally, skip alcohol and sedatives the day before, eat as you usually would, and allow enough time so that you are not arriving out of breath. Prescribed medication is not an obstacle — mention it in the interview and the examiner will take it into account, as they do routinely.
Being nervous is expected and does not spoil anything: you will have seen and approved every question, and the method is designed to separate ordinary anxiety from a concealment reaction. Trying to control your breathing or tense your muscles, by contrast, is visible on the chart and helps nobody.
A lie detector test is safe and painless, but some conditions make a result unreliable: acute cardiovascular or neurological illness, pregnancy, acute grief or crisis, and alcohol or sedatives taken within the previous twenty-four hours. Anyone under 18 is tested only with a parent's or guardian's written consent and presence.
All of this is checked during the mandatory pre-test interview, which is why candour there matters more than anywhere else in the process. If you feel unwell on the day, moving the appointment costs nothing and protects the accuracy of the answer you came for.
A standard examination costs C$760 — one subject, one topic, 1.5–2.5 hours including the pre-test interview, with the signed written report included. The online format is C$285 and testing in a foreign language adds C$130. Multi-topic and corporate cases are quoted after the free consultation.
Sessions are arranged at our Toronto address, 401 Bay Street, and at an address you name in Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax and other cities. A closed room of about 10 m² is all that is required — at home, in a rented office or in a hotel.
Usually within a few days in Toronto and with more notice in other provinces, depending on travel and the examiner's schedule. Tell us your city when you write and we will name the earliest realistic date.
English, and on request Spanish, Russian or Ukrainian. We do not currently run examinations in French, so in Quebec the session is conducted in English — the wording of every question is agreed with you beforehand, which makes the language part of the preparation rather than an obstacle.
No — in criminal proceedings polygraph results are not admitted as evidence, following the Supreme Court decision in R. v. Béland (1987). The report is used outside the courtroom: in private disputes, negotiations, internal company decisions and family matters. If your case involves a court or tribunal, agree the approach with your lawyer first.
In Ontario and New Brunswick, no: employment standards legislation gives the employee the right to refuse and prohibits an employer from requiring, requesting or pressuring anyone into a test, applicants included. In other provinces a company may propose an examination, but it still needs the person's own written consent, and we confirm that consent is genuine before we accept the booking.
Yes, on three conditions: written consent from a parent or legal guardian who is present during the session, genuine agreement from the teenager, and an adapted question set. If the young person does not want to take part, we do not run the test — a session held under pressure produces neither a reliable result nor a better relationship.
Free consultation — we will match the format and the examiner to your situation
Describe the situation in a couple of sentences. We will come back to you, say honestly whether an examination will answer your question, and name the price and the nearest available date. The consultation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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