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September 30, 2020

Newsletter - Making Franco-Ontarian history: What made this September 25 so special

September 10, 2020

Ontario Ombudsman appoints new Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today announced the promotion of Domonie Pierre to the position of Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team (SORT), effective September 14.
August 31, 2020

Newsletter - Questions about going back to school? How we can help

July 30, 2020

Newsletter - How we helped – new cases resolved in July

July 28, 2020

Ombudsman’s office deals with 3,014 complaints (North Bay Nugget)

The Ontario Ombudsman’s Office received more than a dozen complaints each involving the City of North Bay and Municipality of West Nipissing last year.
July 2, 2020

Ontario ombudsman report highlights ‘appalling’ jail conditions, COVID-19 complaints (The Lawyers Daily)

Hailing the past 12 months as a “year like no other,” the Ontario ombudsman has released a fiscal 2019-20 report that highlights, among other things, his office’s handling of more than 800 COVID-19...
July 1, 2020

L'ombudsman de l'Ontario a reçu plus de 6 000 plaintes de détenus (La Presse canadienne)

L'ombudsman de l'Ontario a déclaré mardi que les conditions dans certains des établissements correctionnels de la province l'avaient «ébranlé» et contribué à un record de plus de 6 000 plaintes de...
June 30, 2020

Newsletter - Ombudsman reports on 2019-2020 – “A year like no other”

June 30, 2020

Ontario’s ombudsman received more than 800 complaints due to COVID-19 (The Star)

Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé says his investigation into the high death toll from COVID-19 at nursing homes is looking at how more inspections and higher standards could have saved lives.
June 30, 2020

Ombudsman reports on 2019-2020 – “A year like no other”

Releasing his latest Annual Report today, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé reflected on the stunning and ongoing challenges faced by the province’s public sector due to the coronavirus pandemic.
June 30, 2020

Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about provincial jails (The Canadian Press)

Report details problems with overcrowding, poor living conditions, lack of access to medical care
June 30, 2020

Rapport de l’Ombudsman de l'Ontario: moins de plaintes sur les services en français (Le Droit)

Depuis que le Commissariat aux services en français a été transféré sous l’aile de l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, la population a formulé une centaine de plaintes en moins à ce sujet que lorsque le...
June 1, 2020

Ontario Ombudsman to investigate government’s oversight of long-term care homes during pandemic

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today launched an investigation into the oversight of long-term care homes by the province’s Ministry of Long-Term Care and Ministry of Health during the ongoing COVID-19...
May 29, 2020

Newsletter - Ombudsman marks May milestone – one year of oversight of French language services and children and youth in care

May 13, 2020

Near North board ‘well on way’ to addressing ombudsman report (North Bay Nugget)

The Near North District School Board “is well on the way” to meeting all the recommendations contained in an ombudsman’s report.
April 30, 2020

Newsletter - Ombudsman receives hundreds of COVID-19-related complaints, prioritizes service to vulnerable Ontarians

April 9, 2020

Statement by the Ombudsman: Our service to citizens during the coronavirus emergency

In accordance with the guidance of public health authorities and the provincial government, the office locations of Ombudsman Ontario have been closed since March 16. Despite this, my staff and I...
April 9, 2020

Ombudsman handling hundreds of complaints during coronavirus state of emergency

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today stressed that his office continues to help Ontarians during the present state of emergency, and has responded to hundreds of public complaints related to the COVID-19...
March 31, 2020

Newsletter - Ombudsman’s message: Ensuring public services for the vulnerable in the time of COVID-19

March 26, 2020

Statement by Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé on COVID-19 and Ontario’s correctional facilities

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today released the following statement regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the province’s correctional facilities.
March 23, 2020

Statement by the Ombudsman: COVID-19 – Message to the public

As I write this, Ontario is in an unprecedented state of emergency, due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Millions of people are working from home and practicing “social distancing”...