A woman who was seriously injured in a car accident complained that she waited seven months to receive her application for ODSP benefits.
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A mother whose son has a developmental disability and is medically fragile complained that her son’s medication costs were no longer being covered since he had been placed in a group home funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
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The owner of a home for adults with mental health issues contacted the Ombudsman, frustrated that he couldn’t get ODSP or Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) to provide funding to take one of his residents to her cancer treatments.
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Our Office received a complaint that Greater Sudbury's council held an illegal closed meeting on April 7, 2016 when it attended a roundtable with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
/resources/reports,-cases-and-submissions/municipal-meetings/2016/city-of-greater-sudbury
A group of Indigenous inmates complained to us that they were strip-searched before attending a smudging ceremony, leaving them feeling violated, discriminated against and targeted because of their Indigenous spirituality.
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We received three complaints about a chaotic meeting of council for the Municipality of West Nipissing in March 2019.
/resources/reports,-cases-and-submissions/selected-cases/2020/sensitive-subjects
A man with significant medical issues contacted us with the help of his social worker because he was experiencing financial hardship due to the Family Responsibility Office garnishing his Canada Pension Plan benefits for past child support arrears – although his children were...
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The Ombudsman received a complaint alleging that three councillors for the Township of McKellar improperly met with the incoming CAO/Clerk on March 3, 2021, contrary to the Municipal Act, 2001 .
/resources/reports,-cases-and-submissions/municipal-meetings/2021/township-of-mckellar
The French Language Services Unit has received several complaints about the Amber alert system.
/resources/reports,-cases-and-submissions/selected-cases/2021/alerting-all-at-once
A university student who was exclusively enrolled in online courses and as an online teaching assistant complained to us that he was “unenrolled” because he did not provide proof that he had received the COVID-19 vaccine.
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