Investigative Reports
Ombudsperson investigations may result in a public report. Find our digital library of public, special and joint investigative reports below.
This report summarizes the proceedings of a June 2019 symposium hosted by the BC Ombudsperson that explored the evolving role of an Ombuds in a rapidly changing...
Category: Other
Type: Report
Report Date: November 22, 2019
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