Reports
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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Cases 2016-0156 and 2016-0157
We received complaints about a decision by council in the RM of Rosser to re-open its August 11, 2015 council meeting in order to pass a resolution in accordance with the Municipal Act approving the…
investigations & monitoring
municipal / local body Case 2017-0280
Manitoba Public Insurance – unauthorized disclosure of the complainant’s personal information by MPI; provisions 44(1)(d)(e) and 42(2); ombudsman found that the disclosure was not limited to the minimum amount of information necessary and the complaint…
investigations & monitoring
fippa Case 2017-0182
Manitoba Finance – refusal of access to the Fiscal Performance Review undertaken by the Manitoba government on the basis that the report had been created for submission to cabinet; provisions 19(1)(b) and 19(2)(b)(i); ombudsman found…
investigations & monitoring
fippa
PHIA requires that a comprehensive review of the operation of the act, which involves public representations, be conducted. Further to a public review of PHIA in 2004, the act was significantly amended in 2010 and…
audits & reviews
phia
FIPPA requires that a comprehensive review of the operation of the act, which involves public representations, be conducted. Further to a public review of FIPPA in 2004, the act was significantly amended in 2011. Periodic…
audits & reviews
fippa Case 2017-0209
City of Winnipeg – refusal of access to the Portage and Main Transportation Study on the basis that the draft versions contained advice to a public body; provision 23(1)(a); ombudsman found this exception applied to…
investigations & monitoring
fippa Case 2017-0181
Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living – refusal of access to the Health Sustainability and Innovation Review report on the basis that the report had been created for submission to cabinet and it contained advice,…
investigations & monitoring
fippa Case 2017-0081
Manitoba Executive Council – access to records of local, national and international phone calls and text messages from the premier’s personal cell phone regarding Manitoba government business, not provided on the basis that FIPPA did…
investigations & monitoring
fippa
Link to inquest report On September 26, 2014, Ronald Bobbie was pulled from the Red River just north of the Redwood Bridge in Winnipeg, Manitoba by Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services. CPR was commenced and he…
inquest monitoring
Link to inquest report Michael Winsor came to his death at 22 years of age on September 10, 2013 in the Health Sciences Centre, PsycHealth Unit, where he had just been admitted. He caused his…
inquest monitoring Case 2015-0338
Report with Recommendations & Response to Recommendations A request for information was made to the City of Winnipeg (Winnipeg Police Service – WPS) regarding mobile photo radar locations. Our office initially received a complaint after…
investigations & monitoring
fippa Case 2015-0233
City of Winnipeg – Assessment and Taxation; refusal of access to information related to determining the assessed value of a specific Winnipeg address during the period from 2013 to 2015; provisions 1(1), 2(a), 12(1)(c)(ii), 13(1)(c),…
investigations & monitoring
fippa
Report Results
Investigation Report: Ombudsman Act – RM of Rosser
Investigation Report: FIPPA Unauthorized Disclosure – Manitoba Public Insurance
Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – Manitoba Finance
Response to the Manitoba government’s 2017 legislative reviews of PHIA
Response to the Manitoba government’s 2017 legislative reviews of FIPPA
Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – City of Winnipeg
Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living
Investigation Report: FIPPA Decision that FIPPA does not Apply to the Record(s) – Manitoba Executive Council
Recommendation Monitoring of the Inquest into the Death of Ronald Bobbie
Recommendation Monitoring of the Inquest into the Death of Michael Winsor
Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – City of Winnipeg (Winnipeg Police Service)
Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – City of Winnipeg – Assessment and Taxation