Reports & Resources

Notices

Investigation Reports

Administrative Fairness

Help! A special investigation into the use of restraints in adult psychiatric facilities in New Brunswick

A companion document to the special investigation into the use of restraints in adult psychiatric facilities in New Brunswick.

Press Release: Ombud investigation into the use of restraints in adult psychiatric facilities calls for system-wide changes

Special Investigation: Presentation to the Standing Committee on Procedure, Privileges and Legislative Officers – September 2025

Special Investigation: Overview Infographic

Special Investigation: Restraint Types Infographic

Failure to Protect: Special Report Regarding the Restigouche Hospital Center – February 2019

Report of the Ombudsman into the Department of Environment’s Management of the Provincial Water Classification Program – August 2014

Information and Privacy

Please Note: All published Reports of Findings are available on the CanLII website, which also provides search functions. New Reports of Findings are published here and on CanLII as they become available.

Village of Belledune – May 22, 2025

Department of Justice and Public Safety – November 14, 2024

Vitalité Health Network – September, 13 2024

Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development – July 12, 2024

Department of Justice and Public Safety – July 9, 2024

Town of Heron Bay – May 21, 2024

Dr. D.A. Ginson – April 30, 2024

Regional Municipality of Tracadie AP-075 – April 25, 2024

Regional Municipality of Tracadie AP-034 – April 25, 2024

Department of Environment and Local Government – December 4, 2023

Transportation and Infrastructure – September 29, 2023

Health – September 15, 2023

Social Development – August 31, 2023

Justice and Public Safety – August 31, 2023

Justice and Public Safety – June 30, 2023

EM/ANB Inc. – May 10, 2023

Premier’s Office – December 20, 2022

Canadian and International Organizations

Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman (CCPO)

Key Principles Towards Ensuring Effective Parliamentary Ombudsman Institutions in Canada – 2025

Fairness by Design: An Administrative Fairness Assessment Guide – 2022

Podcasts

Federal-Provincial-Territorial Information and Privacy Commissioners (FPTIPC)

Resolution of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Privacy Commissioners on Putting best interests of young people at the forefront of privacy and access to personal information – October 6, 2023

Companion document

How organizations can help protect young people online

Resolution of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Privacy Commissioners on Protecting Employee Privacy in the Modern Workplace – October 5, 2023

Statement of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Information Commissioners on Facilitating Canadians’ access to government records to help restore trust in our institutions – October 4, 2023

Ensuring the right to privacy and transparency in the digital identity ecosystem in Canada – October 2022

Securing public trust in digital healthcare – September 2022

Recommended legal framework for police agencies’ use of facial recognition – May 2022

Guidance document

Privacy and access to information rights during and after a pandemic – June 2021

Privacy and COVID-19 passports – May 2021

Use of contact tracing and similar apps to address COVID-19 – May 2020

Effective privacy and access to information legislation in a data driven society – October 2019

Protecting and promoting Canadian’s privacy and access rights in information sharing initiatives – February 2016

Guidance for the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement authorities – February 2015

Protect and promote Canadian’s access and privacy rights in the era of digital government – October 2014

National security and law enforcement measures – October 2014

Modernizing access and privacy laws for the 21st century – October 2013

Canadian Public Interest Disclosure Commissioners (CPIDC)

Forum of Canadian Ombudsman

International Ombudsman Institute

Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie