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The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman is a branch of the Ontario provincial legislature in Canada. 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 investigation. The office is generally an office of last resort and cannot legally conduct investigations into the lives of private citizens or the private sector. The office's official director holds the title of "ombudsman" and is appointed to a five-year renewable term by a provincially legislated all-party committee. The ombudsman may launch investigations of his or her own accord or motion. All Canadian provinces with the exception of Prince Edward Island have a provincial ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador). ==Historical development== In March 1975, Ontario became the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972). In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act expanding the office's jurisdiction by granting it the ability to oversee three of the four areas of "M.U.S.H." sector. The M.U.S.H. sector includes: municipalities, universities, school boards, and hospitals. Oversight was granted over all areas with the exception of hospitals. Oversight involving school boards began September 1, 2015, while oversight of municipalities and universities begins January 1, 2016.〔(''Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014'' ), Legislative Assembly of Ontario.〕 In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.〔("Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire" ) ''Toronto Star,'' Feb 25, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ontario Ombudsman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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