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Suspected food-borne illnesses, complaints of unsafe food handling practices and food recalls are investigated by Public Health Inspectors

• conducts surveillance and inspections of food premises that sell or serve food to the public to ensure regulatory standards are being met
• responds to reports of food-borne illnesses or outbreaks, unsafe food handling practices, food recalls, adulteration and consumer complaints
• liaises with special event coordinators and food vendors to ensure adherence to safe food handling practices at special events within Halton
• provides information, support, and food handler training and certification for businesses and the public on how to handle food safely
• discloses food safety inspection results by posting results at the food premises and online

Food premises such as restaurants, take outs, day care centres and institutions are inspected regularly

Website contains information regarding:

• About Food Safety
• Dinewise
• Food Safety Offences Report
• Food Safety General Public Information
• Food Safety Inspections
• Food-borne Illness
• Raw Milk

Sets and enforces the licensing, educational and ethical standards of the profession, in the public interest

• any immigration consultant who provides Canadian immigration and citizenship services, whether domestically or abroad, must be licensed by the College

• building permits
• inspections and zoning
• emergency and disaster preparedness
• environmental protection
• garbage/recycling collection and complaints, including reports of illegal dumping
• human rights
• housing standards and complaints (apartments and rooming houses)
• marriage licenses and wedding chambers
• noise complaints
• pest control
• property taxes
• road maintenance and traffic information
• water and sewers
• for more information CLICK HERE

• answers consumers' inquiries
• mediates complaints arising from purchases from registered travel agencies
• claims against the Ontario Travel Compensation Fund
• cessation of an airline or cruise line

• has jurisdiction over municipal, regional and provincial police officers in Ontario, as well as special constables employed by the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service, anyone the SIU is mandated to investigate is referred to as an 'official'
• investigates incidents involving officials where there is a serious injury, death, allegation of sexual assault or discharge of a firearm by an official at a person
• objective of every investigation is to determine whether there is evidence of criminal wrongdoing on the part of the official

• sets standards for certification and licensing
• investigates complaints about real estates agents and brokers

• online safety awareness information on amusement rides, ski lifts, fuel, escalators and seasonal issues
• videos

• on amusement devices, boilers and pressure vessels, elevating devices, fuels, operating engineers, passenger ropeways (ski lifts), and upholstered and stuffed articles

• administers the certification of occupations regulated under the Act

• facilitates and mediates discussion of complaints regarding potential or actual misconduct prior to formalized process
• does not investigate, adjudicate or arbitrate claims

• yard maintenance
• snow removal
• illegal dumping
• trees
• business and establishment licensing
• signs
• property standards including zoning and fencing
• special noise, heat, and public nuisance by-laws

• Attend a police stations and speak to the on-duty Staff Sergeant or request a standard Public Complaint form.
• Submit a written complaint by mail to Hamilton Police Service, 155 King William St., Box 1060 LCD 1, Hamilton ON L8N 4C1.
• Submit online through the Office of the Independent Police Review Director at www.oiprd.on.ca

• vehicle permits and plates
• driver's licence renewals
• accessible parking permits
• copies of records
• product sales including information packages on specific used vehicles

• Ontario health card registration, renewal, replacement (lost, stolen or damaged) and change of name or address
• organ and tissue donor registration

• Ontario Photo Card provision, renewal or replacement

• fishing and hunting licences
• Outdoors Cards (ID cards which in most cases need to accompany licences)
• Outdoors Card Centre 1-800-387-7011

• commissioner of oaths
• authentication of documents
• birth, marriage and death certificates and registration searches

• information and forms for filings, payments

• online child care finder includes licensing reports
• assesses licensed programs in accordance with the Child Care and Early Years Act
• investigation of complaints
• information and assistance for those with intent to provide licensed child care

• sets registration requirements, and ethical and professional standards
• receives complaints, undertakes discipline process
• online public register of members