Top 10 tips for municipal officials Make a commitment to open government and to promoting transparency, accountability and accessibility. Know and follow the Municipal Act, 2001 and your procedure by-law’s open meeting requirements. Make sure you have a procedure ...
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Investigation into the Ministry of Community and Social Services’ response to situations of crisis involving adults with developmental disabilities.
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Investigation into how the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services represents its relationship with Tarion Warranty Corp. to the public.
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The Ombudsman found that Council for the Town of Midland discussed issues in closed session on multiple occasions between December 2011 and March 2012 in circumstances that were not permitted under the exceptions to the Municipal Act .
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The Ombudsman found that the Niagara District Airport Commission held improper in camera discussions on May 3 and May 17, 2012, in violation of the Municipal Act .
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We received two complaints that council for the City of London held an illegal closed meeting on June 10, 2015. Shortly after the meeting began, there was a disruption in the public gallery and members of the public were asked to leave the building. Once the security issue wa...
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Investigation into the City of Oshawa, Development Services Committee special meeting of May 22, 2008.
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Commissioner's Message - Two watchdogs, one access point On January 13, 2020, I officially took up my duties as French Language Services Commissioner, following a rigorous selection process conducted across the country by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario.
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The Ombudsman determined that the council of the Town of South Bruce discussed a topic in closed session in September 2009 that was not properly identified in the resolution authorizing the meeting. The investigation also determined that unhealthy tensions existed at that tim...
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Investigation into the complaint of the Family Responsibility Office's ineffective enforcement using a writ of seizure and sale.
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