Investigative Reports
Ombudsperson investigations may result in a public report. Find our digital library of public, special and joint investigative reports below.
The report makes 20 findings highlighting the lack of compliance with the legal documentation required on involuntary admission to designated psychiatric facilities in the...
Category: Health
Type: Report
Report Date: March 07, 2019
Special Report No. 41, Working Within The Rules: Supporting Employment For Income Assistance Recipients arose from one person’s complaint that the ministry had improperly...
Category: Income and Benefits
Type: Report
Report Date: May 15, 2018
Holding Pattern: Call Wait Times for Income and Disability Assistance is the report of the Ombudsperson’s systemic investigation into the Ministry of Social Development and...
Category: Income and Benefits
Type: Report
Report Date: April 17, 2018
Stem to Stern: Crown Land Allocation and the Victoria International Marina is the report of the Ombudsperson’s investigation into the decision of the Ministry of Forests,...
Category: Environment and Natural Resources
Type: Report
Report Date: January 10, 2018
The Ombudsperson was asked by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services to investigate issues arising from the 2012 Ministry of Health employee...
Type: Report
Report Date: April 06, 2017
Under Inspection: The Hiatus in B.C. Correctional Centre Inspections is the product of the Ombudsperson’s investigation into the program of correctional centre inspections...
Category: Corrections
Type: Report
Report Date: June 16, 2016
Public Report No. 51, In the Public Interest: Protecting Students through Effective Oversight of Private Career Training Institutions is a systemic investigation...
Category: Education
Type: Report
Report Date: March 23, 2015
Public Report No. 50, Striking a Balance: The Challenges of Using a Professional Reliance Model in Environmental Protection – British Columbia’s Riparian Areas Regulation was...
Category: Environment and Natural Resources, Local Government
Type: Report
Report Date: April 16, 2014
Special Report No. 35, Time Matters: An Investigation into the BC Employment and Assistance Reconsideration Process was released in January 2014. It contains three findings...
Category: Income and Benefits
Type: Report
Report Date: January 28, 2014
On February 6, 2013, the Ombudsperson released Public Report No. 49, No Longer Your Decision: British Columbia’s Process for Appointing the Public Guardian and Trustee to...
Category: Health, Income and Benefits, Seniors
Type: Report
Report Date: February 06, 2013