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In 2002, as a result of discussions among government, industry and consumer groups about improving consumer protection in financial services, all members of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada joined the organization. At the same time, OBSI invited credit unions to join and ...
The office's jurisdiction includes more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. In addition to the oversight of governmental bodies, the office is also responsible for the intake of public complaints which indicate the possibility of maladministration within the Government of Ontario and in the appropriate cases conducts an ...
In Canada, ombudsman offices are present in most departments of the federal government, in many provincial and municipal governments as well as in Crown Corporations such as CBC and Canada Post. There is an Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces, [34] an Office of the Procurement Ombudsman, [35] an Office for ...
CORE was the successor to Canada's corporate social responsibility counsellor. [5] It has an annual budget of $4.9 million. [6] By May 2023, the ombudsman was criticised for having submitted zero reports to the International Trade Minister. At the time CORE was looking into fifteen matters, all of which were in the "initial assessment" phase of ...
The first ombudsperson in British Columbia was Karl Friedmann (1979–1985). He was succeeded by Peter Bazowski (Acting Ombudsman 1985–1986), Stephen Owen (1986–1992), Dulcie McCallum (1992–1999), Brent Parfitt (Acting Ombudsman 1999 and 2006), Howard Kushner (1999–2006), Kim Carter (2006–2015) and Jay Chalke (2015 to present). [3]
Assuming a 40-hour workweek and 52 paid weeks per year, the annual gross employment income of an individual earning the minimum wage in Canada is between C$31,200 (in Alberta and Saskatchewan) and C$39,520 (in Nunavut). [4] The following table lists the hourly minimum wages for adult workers in each province and territory of Canada.
Sign in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, giving directions to the ombudsman's office. An ombudsman (/ ˈ ɒ m b ʊ d z m ən / OM-buudz-mən, also US: /-b ə d z-,-b ʌ d z-/-bədz-, -budz-[1] [2] [3]) is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation.
Canada Post operates as a group of companies called The Canada Post Group. It employs approximately 70,000 full and part-time employees. The Corporation holds an interest in Purolator Courier, Innovapost, Progistix-Solutions and Canada Post International Limited. [8] Canada Post (French: Postes Canada) is the Federal Identity Program name.