Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Municipal meetings should always be open to the public, with a few narrow exceptions. Ontario municipalities are required to appoint an investigator for complaints about municipal meetings that are not open to the public; this can be the Ombudsman or another investigator of the municipality’s choosing.

This digest allows users to search the Ombudsman’s investigations of such complaints. You can filter by keyword, Municipal Act exception, or municipality, or use our in-site search function.

Visit ombudsman.on.ca/digest