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Found money

A woman who was owed more than $100,000 in support payments complained to us about FRO’s lack of enforcement action against her ex-husband, even though she had provided information about his assets, finance and employment situation. Our review of the case determined that FRO had failed to act, and …
A woman who was owed more than $100,000 in support payments complained to us about FRO’s lack of enforcement action against her ex-husband, even though she had provided information about his assets, finance and employment situation.
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Between A Rock and A Hard Place

Parents forced to place their children with severe disabilities in the custody of Children’s Aid Societies to obtain necessary care. FINAL REPORT André Marin Ombudsman of Ontario May 2005 OMBUDSMAN ONTARIO Final Report Special Investigation: Parents Forced to Place their Children with Severe …
Investigation into parents forced to place their children with severe disabilities in the custody of Children’s Aid Societies to obtain necessary care.
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Losing the Waiting Game

Ombudsman Report ANDRÉ MARIN, OMBUDSMAN OF ONTARIO MAY 2006 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team (SORT) Gareth Jones Investigators Rosie Dear Barbara Hirst Janet Ortved SENIOR COUNSEL Laura Pettigrew Wendy Ray Final Report Investigation into Unreasonable Delay at the …
Investigation into unreasonable delay at the Ministry of Community and Social Services' Ontario Disability Support Program's Disability Adjudication Unit.
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It's All in the Name

OMBUDSMAN REPORT André Marin • Ombudsman of Ontario • August 2006 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM Investigators Elizabeth Weston Sue Haslam, Manager, Investigations SENIOR COUNSEL Laura Pettigrew www.ombudsman.on.ca … Investigation into the complaint of the Family Responsibility Office's ineffective enforcement …
Investigation into the complaint of the Family Responsibility Office's ineffective enforcement using a writ of seizure and sale.
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In the Dark

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 …
Investigation into the transparency of Hydro One’s billing practices and the timeliness and effectiveness of its process for responding to customer concerns.
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Nowhere to Turn

Nowhere to Turn Investigation into the Ministry of Community and Social Services’ response to situations of crisis involving adults with developmental disabilities Ombudsman Report n Paul Dubé, Ombudsman of Ontario n August 2016 www.ombudsman.on.ca 1-800-263-1830 Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario …
Investigation into the Ministry of Community and Social Services’ response to situations of crisis involving adults with developmental disabilities.
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Ombudsman to investigate cases of people with developmental disabilities who are inappropriately housed in hospitals

(TORONTO – March 27, 2023) Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today announced a new investigation into the plight of adults with developmental disabilities who are inappropriately housed in hospital due to a lack of supports and services in the community. The Ombudsman informed the Ministry of Children, …
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Family Responsibility Office received 1,000+ complaints last year, needs 'urgent change' (CBC Toronto)

Kate McGillivray CBC News Nov 04, 2016 A Toronto mother says she's been in bureaucratic limbo for more than six months after filing an application with the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) in order to retrieve missing child support payments. Simone Dadoun filed her application with the help of …
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Agency that enforces child support generates most complaints: Ombudsman (Canadian Press)

Keith Leslie The Canadian Press November 2, 2016 TORONTO - Ontario's Family Responsibility Office, which enforces court-ordered child and spousal support payments, tops the list of provincial government organizations generating complaints to the ombudsman's office. Ombudsman Paul Dubé said his …
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It looks like change is finally coming to the Family Responsibility Office (TVO)

John Michael McGrath TVO June 27, 2017   The Family Responsibility Office is one of the perennial nightmare cases in the provincial government. The agency responsible for enforcing child- and spousal-support payments is never going to be the soil out of which good-news stories grow. Still, it’s …
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