The Citizens' Representative is an Officer of the House of Assembly and provides an Ombudsman service to the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Located in St. John's, the Office has a staff of eight, including the Citizens' Representative, Barry Fleming, Q.C.
The authority of the Citizens' Representative comes from the Citizens' Representative Act. It enables OCR to receive and investigate complaints by citizens against the programs, services and personnel of the provincial government, with some exceptions. OCR is also the designated whistleblower investigator for the House of Assembly.
Services are independent of political parties, are confidential, and free of charge.
PLEASE NOTE this page is for public information only. Do not use this forum to post personal information. OCR will not respond to individual or group complaints lodged via this page. To register or inquire about your complaint, please contact us privately, toll free at 1-800-559-0079 or (709) 729-7647. Visit our website www.citizensrep.nl.ca for more information.
OCR reserves the right to remove any abusive, profane or other inappropriate material at its sole discretion. Any Facebook user acting contrary to this requirement may be permanently excluded from the page.
For privacy reasons, OCR will not comment on ongoing investigations or any other matter where the identification of individuals or confidential or restricted information is involved.
Tags: Government Organization
Address & Contact
- Street:
- 4th Floor, 20 Crosbie Place
- City:
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- State:
- NL
- Phone:
- 1-800-559-0079, (709) 729-7647
- Website:
- www.citizensrep.nl.ca
- Category:
- Government Organization