Read about the latest updates and events from Ombudsman Toronto, including public presentations, updates on investigations, training, and messages from the Ombudsman.
February 2, 2011
In her 2010 Annual Report released today, the City of Toronto Ombudsman emphasized the importance of systemic investigations undertaken by her office.
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December 3, 2010
The Ombudsman for the City of Toronto says the City has provided unfair and improperly discriminatory service to a resident with dementia. In an investigative report released today called, A Duty to Care, Fiona Crean also reports she could find no policies at the City of Toronto that ensure people with diminished capacity can understand notices and orders that are issued from City Hall.
Read More about Toronto’s Duty to Care: An Investigation into Municipal Licensing and Standards’ Treatment of a Resident with Dementia
June 30, 2010
In a sweeping review of the City’s handling of a resident’s eight-year sewage problem, Toronto’s Ombudsman, Fiona Crean found that the City have unreasonably and unjustly delayed finding and implementing a solution for a project they took responsibility for.
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March 9, 2010
Toronto Ombudsman, Fiona Crean, has issued the results of an investigation into Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s (PFR) banning of an individual from all PFR community parks and recreation facilities.
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February 16, 2010
In response to recommendations made by Toronto Ombudsman Fiona Crean, Toronto Community Housing is changing its procedures to ensure fairness when dealing with complaints of serious misconduct made against a tenant.
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January 21, 2010
The Toronto Ombudsman’s office managed 1,057 complaints and enquiries in its first nine-months of operation, processing and closing 91 per cent of them, according to its first Annual Report, released today by Toronto Ombudsman Fiona Crean.
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October 22, 2009
Toronto Ombudsman Fiona Crean is taking her office on the road to four communities representing downtown Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York.
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