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September 7, 2023

Ontario government oversight of long-term care homes 'largely collapsed' during pandemic, ombudsman finds (CTV News)

The Ministry of Long-Term Care’s oversight mechanisms “largely collapsed” when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, with on-site inspections of long-term care homes grinding to a halt for nearly two months...
September 7, 2023

L’inspection des foyers de soins de longue durée à revoir, selon l’Ombudsman (Radio-Canada)

L’ombudsman de l’Ontario, Paul Dubé, a présenté jeudi son dernier rapport d’enquête qui porte sur la surveillance des foyers de soins de longue durée pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 par le ministère...
September 7, 2023

Long-term care inspection system collapsed during deadly first weeks of COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario Ombudsman finds

Ministry of Long-Term Care accepts all recommendations to improve preparedness for next crisis
September 7, 2023

Living conditions ‘like hell’: Ontario Ombudsman reports on pandemic LTC inspection failures (The Trillium)

The inspection system ‘collapsed’ and instead of action, concerned loved ones were given ‘key messages,’ the watchdog finds
September 7, 2023

Ontario ombudsman urges stronger enforcement of LTC rules (Global News)

Ontario’s Ministry of Long-Term Care needs to ensure in-person inspections of nursing homes can take place in a future pandemic and that inspectors can immediately act when residents are at risk of...
August 31, 2023

Newsletter - Ombudsman calls for updates to strengthen Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017

July 27, 2023

Newsletter - Interim French Language Services Commissioner to investigate unilingual government out-of-home advertising

June 30, 2023

Newsletter - Ombudsman Paul Dubé welcomes colleagues from across Canada for annual fairness talks

June 7, 2023

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé welcomes colleagues from across Canada for annual fairness talks

This week, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé welcomed ombudsman colleagues from Canadian provinces and territories for the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman (CCPO), held at...
June 6, 2023

Luncheon welcoming CCPO members, hosted by Her Honour Lt. Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell

Her Honour, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, welcomed delegates from the Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman to a luncheon at Queen’s Park.
May 31, 2023

Newsletter - New investigation report: Ombudsman calls for overhaul of “moribund” Landlord and Tenant Board

May 4, 2023

Ombudsman calls for legislative change, overhaul of “moribund” Landlord and Tenant Board

Paul Dubé: Severe backlogs and delays denied justice to landlords and tenants alike
May 4, 2023

La Commission de la location immobilière sous la loupe de l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario (Radio-Canada)

Paul Dubé, l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, doit rendre ce jeudi matin les résultats de son enquête sur les retards à la Commission de la location immobilière (CLI).
May 4, 2023

Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board 'fundamentally failing,' ombudsman finds (CBC)

Backlog of cases at the LTB now more than 38,000
May 4, 2023

Ombudsman calls for change at failing LTB (Canadian Apartment)

Ombudsman Paul Dubé paints a grim picture of the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) in his latest investigation report, released May 4th. Long plagued by severe backlogs, staff shortages, and antiquated...
May 4, 2023

‘Excruciating delays’ at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board: Ombudsman report (Global News)

A backlog of cases at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board has grown to 38,000 and it is taking an average of seven or eight months — sometimes up to two years — for a hearing to be scheduled, the...
April 28, 2023

Newsletter - New investigation report: Ombudsman finds child welfare agencies failed to ensure the safety of Indigenous girl

April 13, 2023

Child-welfare agencies failed Indigenous girl from North: Ombudsman (Sudbury Star)

Actions not taken when young teen went missing from foster care, report finds
April 13, 2023

Fille autochtone disparue : trois organismes critiqués par l’ombudsman (Radio-Canada)

L'ombudsman de l'Ontario, Paul Dubé, conclut que trois organismes de protection de la jeunesse ont failli à leur tâche dans la prise en charge de Misty, une jeune adolescente autochtone de 13 ans, qui...
April 13, 2023

Child welfare agencies failed to protect vulnerable Indigenous child: Ombudsman (APTN National News)

Misty went missing seven times while living under the care of Johnson Children’s Services in an undisclosed city.
April 13, 2023

Ontario ombudsman slams foster care company, child welfare agencies for failing Indigenous girl (Global News)

When a 13-year-old Indigenous girl repeatedly went missing from foster care in southwestern Ontario, the company looking after her kept assuring police it had no safety concerns.