How to submit a complaint to the Ombudsman de Montréal?
BEFORE SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT
- Before filling out the complaint form, please ensure that the complaint concerns the Ville de Montréal or one of its agents. The Ombudsman de Montréal does not have jurisdiction over other entities. If your complaint concerns another entity, we invite you to contact them directly.
- The Ombudsman de Montréal generally intervenes only as a last resort, with rare exceptions.
- If you have not already done so, you must first address your complaint to Service 311 de Montréal.
- If your are unsatisfied with the result of that step, you must then give the borough or service director the opportunity to examine your complaint. You can contact our office to obtain the director’s contact information.
- If you are uncertain as to whether our office can handle your complaint, do not hesitate to contact us.
JURISDICTION
The Ombudsman de Montréal can investigate almost any decision, recommendation, act or omission of the Ville de Montréal’s staff or its agents.
However, the Ombudsman de Montréal cannot intervene with respect to:
A decision, recommendation, act or omission:
- of the City Council, the Executive Committee or a Borough Council, unless an undertaking of the Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities is at stake
- of an elected official or a member of his or her cabinet
- in connection with an employment relationship between an individual and Ville de Montréal;
- of a peace officer of the the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)
- of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) or one of its employees
- A private dispute
- A decision made by a tribunal or an organization carrying out judicial duties
- A situation involving an entity other than the Ville de Montréal
If you are unsure of our office’s jurisdiction, do not hesitate to contact us; if necessary, we will refer you to the appropriate entity.
SUBMIT A COMPLAINT
If your complaint concerns Ville de Montréal or one of its agents and you are at your last resort, we invite you to submit your complaint by the following means:
- Online: via the online complaint form
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 514 872-8999. We will return your call as soon as possible, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Fax: 514 872-2379
- Social networks: via our Facebook or Twitter page
- Mail: Ombudsman de Montréal, 1550 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1150, Montréal (Québec) H3A 1X6
- In person: Please note that our offices are open by appointment only, from Tuesday to Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. To make an appointment, please contact us: [email protected] or 514 872-8999. Our offices are located in the Cours Mont-Royal, at 1550 Metcalfe Street, suite 1150.
