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A man was upset that it took the Ontario Electricity Support Program six months to process his application, even though its website says it should take 6-8 weeks. Our inquiries determined that the delay was actually exacerbated by the man providing an outdated email address on his application; …

A student who moved back home to live with her parents in the last semester of her two-year college program complained that her OSAP funding was denied. Her parents were both significantly ill and had lent her $5,000 from their retirement fund to pay for school. Ombudsman staff reached out to OSAP …

A student complained to us that his university had failed to respond to him on several matters, including a grade appeal, requests for a bursary and a refund for a dropped course. We made several inquiries with the university and found that it had not effectively communicated its process or …

TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL TOO Investigation into Cambrian College’s administration of its Health Information Management Program and the oversight provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. OMBUDSMAN REPORT André Marin, Ombudsman of Ontario August 2009 DIRECTOR, SPECIAL OMBUDSMAN …

TOO CO O L FOR SCHOOL Investigation into the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities’ Oversight of Bestech Academy Inc. and Enforcement of the Private Career Colleges Act OMBUDSMAN REPORT André Marin, Ombudsman of Ontario July 2009 DIRECTOR, SPECIAL OMBUDSMAN RESPONSE TEAM (SORT) Gareth …

Investigation into the transparency of Hydro One’s billing practices and the timeliness and effectiveness of its process for responding to customer concerns Ombudsman Report André Marin, Ombudsman of Ontario • May 2015 OMBUDSMAN’S NOTE: T his investigation involved an unprecedented number of …