Manitoba Ombudsman receives thousands of complaints and opens hundreds of investigations under our four mandates each year. Investigation reports are only published publicly if the Ombudsman feels the matter in the report is of significant public interest and impact, or when required. Investigation reports may find that a complaint is supported (evidence is found that supports the nature or the complaint) or not supported (no evidence to support the nature of the complaint) and can provide the findings and conclusion of the investigation. In some cases, the report will also have recommendations made to the public body or trustee that we ask them to review, respond to and accept. Our goal is to help improve public services with strengthened practices of fairness, transparency, accountability and privacy protection. Here you will find investigation and monitoring reports, audits and reviews, and annual reports. You will also find our status reports on the implementation of recommendations made in Provincial Court of Manitoba inquests. 

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Case 2012-0396

Investigation Report: FIPPA No Response – Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship; failure to respond to a request for access to records containing such words as Makoon, cub, bear cub, Assiniboine Park Zoo, for the period from March 15 to July 10,…

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Case 2012-0388

Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – City of Winnipeg (Winnipeg Police Service)

City of Winnipeg (Winnipeg Police Service); refusal of access to portions of a specific Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) incident report and related records, on the basis that disclosure would be harmful to third parties’ privacy,…

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Case 2012-0334

Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – Manitoba Family Services and Labour

Manitoba Family Services and Labour; refusal of access to financial records relating to the transfer of aboriginal (First Nation) pension plans from the federal regulator to the province of Manitoba, on the basis that the…

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fippa

Case 2012-0316

Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – Manitoba Hydro

Manitoba Hydro; refusal of access to records showing a breakdown of the reimbursement of community costs of the Cree Nation Partners, on the basis that disclosure would be harmful to a third party’s business interests…

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Case 2012-0294

Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba; refusal to grant access to records used to tabulate examination marks, initially on the basis that disclosure would be harmful to a third party’s privacy and, after subsequent clarification of the records…

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investigations & monitoring

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education body

Case 2012-0250

Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – Winnipeg School Division

Winnipeg School Division; refusal of access to information relating to the mathematics portion of an assessment program, on the basis that such records did not exist; provision 12(1)(c)(i); ombudsman found that the public body’s decision…

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investigations & monitoring

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education body

2012 Annual Report under The Ombudsman Act and The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act

Included in this report is a supplementary report under section 16.1 of The Ombudsman Act.

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annual reports

FIPPA Audit Report: 2012 Access Practices Reassessment of the City of Winnipeg

In 2011 we audited the access practices of the City of Winnipeg and in February 2012 we released a public audit report containing 21 recommendations. (The February 2012 report did not include the Winnipeg Police…

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audits & reviews

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fippa

Recommendation Monitoring of the Inquest into the Death of Wilfred Lesley Asham

Link to inquest report On September 2, 2007 Wilfred Asham and another male were apprehended by members of the Winnipeg Police Service as they attempted to flee from a stolen vehicle. While in custody at…

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inquest monitoring

Cases 2011-0513 and 2011-0514

Investigation Report: PHIA Use and Security – CancerCare Manitoba

CancerCare Manitoba; use of personal health information and security of personal health information. The ombudsman found that the employee’s use of personal health information contravened PHIA and that additional measures should be taken to protect…

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Recommendation Monitoring of the Inquest into the Death of CJ and CB

Link to inquest report CJ died July 30, 2010 and CB died December 11, 2010. Both deaths occurred at the Manitoba Youth Centre; Date of inquest report – July 6, 2012; Status of review – completed 2018.

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inquest monitoring