The Ontario Ombudsman is an independent officer of the provincial legislature in Ontario, Canada. In the tradition of the classical parliamentary Ombudsman first established in Sweden in 1809, Ontario's Ombudsman oversees and investigates public complaints about the government of Ontario, including more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. Ontario has had an ombudsman since 1975. All Canadian provinces except Prince Edward Island have an ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).
The Ontario Ombudsman's motto is "Ontario's Watchdog."
Read more about Ontario Ombudsman: History, Role and Function, Current Ombudsman and Mandate, Reports and Publications (since 2005), Complaints Procedure