Brochures, etc.
Looking for more information? Browse the following brochures, posters, videos and information sheets. For copies of any of the paper materials, call 1-800-667-9787 or email ombreg@ombudsman.sk.ca.
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This brochure describes the kinds of complaints we take and what you can expect when you bring a complaint to our office.
About the Ombudsman: Brochure générale
La présente brochure décrit quel genre de plaintes nous pouvons recevoir et les étapes à franchir après qu’une plainte a été déposée à notre bureau.
This poster is available with a pocket for brochures or without a pocket.
This 2-minute video tells you what the Saskatchewan Ombudsman does, the kinds of complaints you may want to contact us about, and how we deal with these issues.
Best Practices for Fair Complaint Handling
This document provides an overview of a fair complaint-handling process.
This poster was developed for inmates in provincial correctional centres. It provides information about when and how to contact our Office.
Excepted Organizations Under PIDA
If an institution is so small it would not be practical to appoint a designated officer and establish procedures, it may decide to be exempted. To do so, the institution must first consult with the Commissioner and then ensure its employees are aware that all disclosures would be made to the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner's Office. This document is a list of excepted institutions.
Health Sector: Administrative versus Clinical Decisions
Ombudsman Saskatchewan can take complaints about administrative health decisions, but not clinical decisions. What is the difference? See this guide for more…
This brochure is designed for residents in health care facilities and their families. It outlines when to contact Ombudsman Saskatchewan and provides examples of the kinds of complaints we can take.
Municipal Complaints We Can Take
When you have a complaint about your municipality and you aren’t sure whether we can review it, you can always contact us and ask – but if you would like to know more about our criteria for taking these complaints, here is a general overview.
Municipal Conflict of Interest Brochure
This brochure provides general information about the steps municipal council members should take if they are in a conflict of interest.
Municipal Conflict of Interest Checklist
Figuring out whether a situation creates a conflict of interest and what to do when a conflict of interest arises can be complicated. This checklist provides some key questions council members can ask themselves to help determine whether they may be in a conflict of interest.
Municipal: Handling Complaints Under Your Code of Ethics
This guide describes the key steps of a fair complaint-handling process for dealing with alleged council member conflicts of interest and other contraventions of a code of ethics.
In our work with municipalities, we have noticed some common misconceptions. In this document, we shed some light on six of these myths and what municipalities need to know.
The Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner brochure outlines the definitions of wrongdoings and reprisals, based on The Public Interest Disclosure Act. It provides public servants with basic information about how to disclose a wrongdoing and what the Commissioner can do.
PIDC Poster: Ignoring a wrongdoing…
These 11″ x 17″ posters are available for all applicable Saskatchewan workplaces, such as ministries, agencies and Crown corporations.
PIDC Poster: Something not looking right?
These 11″ x 17″ posters are available for all applicable Saskatchewan workplaces, such as ministries, agencies and Crown corporations.
Practice Essentials for Administrative Tribunals
This workbook is a practical guide designed to assist tribunals in making and communicating decisions fairly.
Résoudre soi-même un différend
Vous avez des problèmes? Un malentendu ou une différence d’opinions peut souvent être résolu en prenant le temps d’en parler à l’autre partie et aussi de l’écouter. Voici quelques idées à considérer qui sont susceptibles de vous aider à éviter des problèmes ou à résoudre des plaintes avant d’avoir recours à un tiers tel que l’ombudsman.
If you think a government office has treated you unfairly, your first step is to talk to them about it. This handy sheet gives you some tips for presenting your side of the story and keeping track of the information.
This sheet provides a brief overview of how public interest disclosure works under The Public Interest Disclosure Act.
