Toronto’s Ombudsman says 2024 marks 15 years of success for his office in solving problems with City services for the people of Toronto. In his annual report released on 21 June 2024, Ombudsman Kwame Addo notes that to date, the office has handled more than 31,000 individual complaints from members of the public.

Awarding temporary public service jobs to 64 ineligible people over a 10-year period represents systemic mismanagement and wrongdoing by BC’s Public Service Agency, Ombudsperson Jay Chalke said on 24 June 2024. In a public report delivered under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, BC’s whistleblowing legislation, Chalke said his office’s investigation showed this practice had a variety of negative effects. 

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé’s ninth Annual Report, released on 26 June 2024, reflects record and near-record complaints in several areas of his jurisdiction, including those focused on the rights of vulnerable children, people with disabilities, inmates and Ontarians seeking services in French.

À l’occasion de la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones, le protecteur du citoyen, Marc-André Dowd, tient à souligner le patrimoine, la résilience et la diversité des Premières Nations et des Inuit partout au Québec.

The IOI congratulates, Iain Anderson, as newly elected Director of the Board of the Australasia and Pacific Ombudsman Region (APOR). In this function, the IOI welcomes Ombudsman Anderson as new member of the IOI World Board.

IOI Secretary General Gaby Schwarz and the new 1st Vice-President and Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Mohamed Benalilou, met each other for a first meeting on future cooperation on the premises of the Austrian Ombudsman Board.

Informé des tensions qui opposent un éleveur aux Agriculteurs des villages Dagnimandouô, M’bié et Kerbedouô, le Médiateur Délégué de Bouna, Daouda Ouattara, a entrepris une séance d’écoute et d’apaisement avec les communautés de ces trois villages à Niandegue, village de la Sous-Préfecture de Bouna.

The 2023 Annual Report of the Commission Against Corruption of Macao was published in the Official Gazette of the Macao Special Administrative Region on 12 June 2024. According to the report, the CCAC proactively seized the opportunities in the wake of the revival after the epidemic and sought improvement in corruption fighting, ombudsman actions and promotion and education.