Regional council accepts all recommendations for reform

Final report will be published after response is received, per Ombudsman Act.

But open portion of first meeting was “illegally closed” to public.

Expert panel to assist in process; Ombudsman Dubé to act as commissioner in interim.

Investigation reveals meeting and details that were never made public.

Language commissioners, ombudsmen and language rights experts from around the world are gathered in downtown Toronto this morning for the sixth annual conference of the International Association of Language Commissioners (IALC). The conference coincides with the 50th anniversary of Canada’s Official Languages Act and the United Nations’ declaration of 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages.

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today reported on an historic year in which his office handled a 30% surge in complaints and saw its mandate expanded for the second time in four years.
 

Cases and investigations to be handled by two new specialized units.

New organizational chart, new funding for new responsibilities.

New oversight of French language services and child protection begins May 1.

(TORONTO – March 15, 2019) – Join Ombudsman Paul Dubé, as well as ombudsmen, language commissioners and language rights experts from around the world at a conference in June discussing the protection and promotion of linguistic minorities.

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today released the following statement in light of the release of Justice John Fregau’s decision to stay proceedings against Adam Capay, the 26-year-old man who spent more than four years in solitary confinement (segregation) awaiting trial in Thunder Bay and Kenora.

New units will handle oversight of child protection and French language services.

Open meeting guide and digital case digest reflect decade of reports