Form - Reprisal complaint

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The Protecteur du citoyen pledges to protect the confidentiality of the information transmitted. Under the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, the information obtained or created by the Protecteur du citoyen in the context of verification or investigation as the result of a reprisal complaint cannot be communicated.

Do you feel that you have suffered reprisal because of a disclosure or because you collaborated in an investigation into a disclosure? Has someone threatened you to prevent you from making a disclosure or from participating in an investigation? The Act respecting protection against reprisals related to the disclosure of wrongdoings protects you.

For any other question, see our FAQ.

If in doubt, please feel free to contact us by phone at 1-800-463-5070, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.

Please indicate the following informations :

  • Identity of the person alleged to have committed the reprisal or made the threat of reprisal (position, management)
  • Other people possibly involved (employees, witnesses)
  • Course of events (reprisals taken, dates, places, consequences)
  • Reasons for filing a complaint

In order to facilitate a speedy processing of your complaint, please only provide the documents pertinent to the situation you are describing.

If you can't join documents, consult our FAQ.

Reprisal(s) or threats experienced

Are you an employee of the government department or agency involved?

Description of the reprisal or threats experienced Help

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In submitting this form, you authorize the Québec Ombudsman to collect your personal information with a view to applying the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies.