The B.C. government is making it harder for vulnerable people to access income-assistance according to nine community organizations who've filed a complaint with the BC Ombudsperson. The organizations ...

New reports by British Columbia's ombudsperson on a whistleblower protection law show that it is "falling short" in some areas in its first five years. The four reports released by BC Ombudsperson Jay ...

VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia's ombudsperson suggests a decades-old portion of the Transportation Act has holes big enough for a logging truck to drive through. Jay Chalke says in the report ...

B.C.’s ombudsperson has launched an investigation into whether some students — including those with disabilities — are being excluded from school and left behind. Jay Chalke announced Tuesday that his ...

1:59 Ombudsperson report finds BC’s disaster response ‘outdated’ The study was centred around the government’s response to the 2021 fires and floods that forced thousands of residents from their homes ...

British Columbia’s government is refusing to pay a young woman for its own mistakes and the provincial ombudsperson says she may not be the only one harmed. Jay Chalke says the Ministry of Children ...

British Columbia’s Public Service Agency breached its own policy against hiring government appointees dozens of times over a 10-year period, a report from the provincial Ombudsperson says. Jay Chalke ...

VICTORIA — British Columbia's ombudsperson says the provincial government unfairly required some workers to repay $1,000 they received after losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The BC ...