Annual Reports
Articles/Research
- Industry Ombuds and Access to Justice: A Case Study of the Canadian Financial, Telecommunications, and Air Travel Sectors (Marina Pavlović, June 2020)
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The Future of Ombudship in Canada, Howard Sapers and Daniel Johns (article originally published by Policy Magazine, November 3, 2020)
- Effective communication: Clearing the misunderstood, misconstrued and misinterpreted communication, Sherra Profit –Taxpayers’ Ombudsman
Case Law
- Board of Police Commissioners for the city of Saskatoon et al. and Tickell
- Friedmann and Attorney General for British Columbia
- Levey v. Friedmann
- Ombudsman of Ontario and Ministry of Financial Institutions
- Ombudsman of Ontario and The Queen in right of Ontario
Books of Interest
- Farrell, Nora J., “The Evolution of the Idiosyncrasy of the Role of the Ombudsman/person in Canada” in The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes – Global Perspectives, Laverne Jacobs & Sasha Baglay (eds.) (Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Company) 2013
- Hyson, Stewart, (ed.) Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009).
- Levine, Gregory, J., Ombudsman Legislation in Canada: An Annotation and Appraisal (Carswell, 2012) Book review by Barry Fleming, Q.C., Citizens’ Representative Newfoundland & Labrador
- Hyson, Stewart, (ed.) Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009).
- Jones, Gareth, Conducting Administrative, Oversight and Ombudsman Investigations (Aurora, ON: Canada Law Books, 2009).
- Levine, Greg, Ombudsman Legislation in Canada: An Annotation and Appraisal (Toronto: Carswell, 2012).
- Levine, Greg, “Administrative Justice and the Local Ombudsman” (Chapter 4) in Municipal Ethics Regimes (St. Thomas: Municipal World, 2009).
- Levine, Greg, “Administrative Justice and the Ombudsman Plan in Canada” (Chapter 3) in The Law of Government Ethics – Federal, Ontario and British Columbia (Aurora: Canada Law Book, 2007).
- Ziegenfuss, James T. & O’Rourke, Patricia, The Ombudsman Handbook: Designing and Managing An Effective Problem Solving Program (North Carolina: McFarland and Co. Inc., 2010).
Resources
- Practical Guide on Equity Decision-Making (French only), Ombudsman Montreal
- How to Create an Ombudsperson Office: A Guide for the Institution or Champion, The Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons (ACCUO)
- Complaint Handling Guide, Setting up Effective Complaint Resolution Systems in Public Organizations, Office of the BC Ombudsperson, December 2020.
