Special reports

Today Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret released her Progress Report on the government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in public and private CHSLDs during the first wave of the pandemic. The report is part of its impartial and independent investigation that will wrap up in the fall of 2021.

In an investigation report released today, the Protecteur du citoyen concludes that the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur must do more to make good on its obligations towards Kativik School Board, in Nunavik.

Further to a Court of Québec order, a health institution may confine persons whose mental health presents a danger to themselves or to others against their will.  These people may contest confinement before the Tribunal administratif du Québec (TAQ). However, given TAQ’s long processing times for this kind of motion, this form of recourse often remains purely theoretical. Today the Protecteur du citoyen released an investigation report on this subject.

In an investigation report released today, the Protecteur du citoyen shed light on the situation of children who do not qualify for the Québec Health Insurance Plan because their parents have a precarious migratory status.

In a report released today, the Protecteur du citoyen criticized the lack of consistency in the billing for hospital rooms.

Today the Protecteur du citoyen released an investigation report on the consequences of the rise in intermittent sentences in Québec’s correctional facilities.

Today the Protecteur du citoyen released an investigation report presenting its findings and recommendations concerning the public compensation system for crime victims (IVAC).

In a special report released on June 16, 2016, the Protecteur du citoyen shed light on the difficulties tenants in private seniors’ residences experience in having their rights upheld when they have to face off against the owner in court. It issued seven recommendations aimed at giving these seniors a fair chance to defend their rights.