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

(TORONTO, June 7, 2023) 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 his office in downtown Toronto. “We have a common goal of promoting fair, …

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

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

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

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

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

Allison Jones The Canadian Press May 4, 2023 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 province’s ombudsman said Thursday. The findings are part …

Ombudsman calls for change at failing LTB (Canadian Apartment)

This link opens in a new tab Canadian Apartment May 4, 2023 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 technology, LTB operations have only …

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

Lucas Powers This link opens in a new tab CBC News May 3, 2023 A "perfect storm" of factors including the 2018 election, inefficient practices and the COVID pandemic has left Ontario's trouble-plagued Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) "fundamentally failing" to provide swift justice, the province's …

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

(TORONTO – May 4, 2023) Tens of thousands of Ontarians have been denied fast, fair access to justice and suffered hardship because of “excruciatingly long” delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board, Ombudsman Paul Dubé reveals in his latest investigation report, released today. Severe backlogs, staff …

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

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

Urgent Action Needed: Child Welfare Organizations Must Implement Changes to Protect Vulnerable Indigenous Children (NetNewsLedger)

This link opens in a new tab NetNewsLedger April 13, 2023 Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé has released a report titled “Missing In Inaction, Misty’s Story”, which details how multiple child welfare organizations failed to ensure the safety of an Indigenous girl named Misty, who repeatedly went missing …

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

This link opens in a new tab Sudbury Star April 13, 2023 The Ontario ombudsman says multiple agencies failed to protect an Indigenous girl who experienced sexual abuse and a drug overdose while under their watch. “Misty,” as she is described in a report issued Thursday, hailed from Northwestern …

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

Kenneth Jackson This link opens in a new tab APTN National News Apr 13, 2023 A 13-year-old Indigenous girl from northwestern Ontario repeatedly went missing and was at risk of human trafficking while placed in a foster home hundreds of kilometres from her home, according to a new report by the …

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

Andrew Russell & Carolyn Jarvis This link opens in a new tab Global News April 13, 2023 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. Johnson Children’s Services …

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Child welfare agencies failed to ensure safety of Indigenous girl at risk of human trafficking, Ombudsman finds

(TORONTO – April 13, 2023) Multiple child welfare organizations failed to ensure the safety of a vulnerable Indigenous girl who repeatedly went missing while she was supposed to be receiving supervised services from a foster care agency, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé’s latest investigation has found. …

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, …

Newsletter - Investigators wanted: Work with us!

Newsletter - Investigators wanted: Work with us! …

Newsletter - Growing to help more Ontarians: We’re hiring

Newsletter - Growing to help more Ontarians: We’re hiring …

Ombudsman rebukes Toronto children’s aid in first child protection investigation (Law Times)

Aidan Macnab This link opens in a new tab Law Times December 20, 2022 The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto has accepted all 18 recommendations of the Ontario Ombudsman following its first child-welfare investigation since assuming oversight of the province’s child protection agencies. In its …

Newsletter - Ombudsman finds Children’s Aid Society of Toronto repeatedly failed to comply with child protection standards and act in child’s best interests

Newsletter - Ombudsman finds Children’s Aid Society of Toronto repeatedly failed to comply with child protection standards and act in child’s best interests …

'A situation of chronic neglect:' Ombudsman releases scathing report after boy found malnourished and living in squalor (CP24)

Chris Fox This link opens in a new tab CP24 December 20, 2022 A 10-year-old boy was found malnourished and living in squalor in October 2018 but the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto refused to take him into their custody, prompting “horrified” police officers to step in. This according to a newly …