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Provides patient advocacy and rights advice services for psychiatric patients while in hospital, as well as systemic advocacy and public education
- assists patients with resolving individual or systemic issues
- seeks to resolve issues that are impacting patient rights and entitlements
- provides rights advice services
- offers public education through speaking engagements
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Regulates the integrity and accuracy of trade measurement in Canada, to contribute to a fair and competitive marketplace * administration and enforcement of two Acts of Parliament:
- Weights and Measures Act, RSC 1985, c W-6
- Electricity and Gas Inspection Act, RSC 1985, c E-4
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Advocacy and rights advice services for patients with concerns about treatment, legal and human rights, quality of life, quality of care and basic dignity while in hospitals * Assists with resolving individual or systemic issues * offers public education and speaker sessions
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Specialists facilitate compliments, complaints, and conflicts to a reasonable outcome as a mediator between the patient/family and the health-care team * information on rights and responsibilities
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Federal food safety, animal health and plant protection enforcement agency * ensures compliance with five federal acts that govern food products: Meat Inspection Act, Fish Inspection Act, Canada Agricultural Products Act, Food and Drugs Act and the Consumer Protection and Labelling Act * enforces the food safety and nutritional quality standards established by Health Canada * investigates consumer complaints concerning food health hazards * website posts allergy alerts, food label warnings and investigations into animal health
For concerns about food safety or hazards in restaurants, contact local public health unit
For concerns about food safety or hazards in restaurants, contact local public health unit
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Nonprofit organization that sets standards for honest business behaviour * investigates and reports on instances of deceptive or unethical business practices including fraud and misrepresentation * mediation and arbitration services to settle disputes between consumers and businesses * provides reports on any business about which the BBB has compiled basic information * general consumer information * reports on charitable organizations and others requesting donations
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Information about licensing child care centres and private-home daycare agencies
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Helps to protect the rights and interests of mentally incapable adults who have no one else to act on their behalf in accordance with the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA)
The office is responsible for:
Guardianship Investigation and Provision - Investigates situations in which an adult is alleged to be mentally incapable and suffering, or at risk of suffering, serious harm as a result * makes decisions (decision maker of last resort) about financial affairs, medical treatment and admission to long-term care for adults who are mentally incapable of doing so when there is no one else, such as a family member, willing and able to provide this service * appoints guardians and will serve as court-appointed representative in litigation cases
Power of Attorney - Kits are available that help you appoint the person you want to make decisions for you when you are no longer able to do so for yourself
The office is responsible for:
- protecting mentally incapable people
- protecting the public's interest in charities (including complaints about charities)
- searching for heirs of estates administered by the office
- investing perpetual care funds
Guardianship Investigation and Provision - Investigates situations in which an adult is alleged to be mentally incapable and suffering, or at risk of suffering, serious harm as a result * makes decisions (decision maker of last resort) about financial affairs, medical treatment and admission to long-term care for adults who are mentally incapable of doing so when there is no one else, such as a family member, willing and able to provide this service * appoints guardians and will serve as court-appointed representative in litigation cases
Power of Attorney - Kits are available that help you appoint the person you want to make decisions for you when you are no longer able to do so for yourself
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CAS is required by law to have a complaints procedure
Contact the CAS worker or supervisor for a copy of the complaint procedure brochure or the local CAS and ask to have a copy mailed * informal complaints do not need to be in writing but formal complaints must be in writing * a concern/complaint regarding an issue that has been decided by the Court, is currently before the Court, or falls under the Labour Relations Act is not eligible for review
Contact the CAS worker or supervisor for a copy of the complaint procedure brochure or the local CAS and ask to have a copy mailed * informal complaints do not need to be in writing but formal complaints must be in writing * a concern/complaint regarding an issue that has been decided by the Court, is currently before the Court, or falls under the Labour Relations Act is not eligible for review
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The Bureau investigates the following types of anti-competitive practices:
Can refer criminal matters to the Attorney General of Canada and has the power to bring civil matters before the Competition Tribunal
The Information Centre is the first point of contact for the public
- price fixing
- bid-rigging
- false or misleading representations
- deceptive notice of winning a prize
- abuse of dominant position
- exclusive dealing
- tied selling and market restrictions
- refusal to deal
- mergers
- multi-level marketing plans and schemes of pyramid selling
- deceptive telemarketing
- deceptive marketing practices
Can refer criminal matters to the Attorney General of Canada and has the power to bring civil matters before the Competition Tribunal
The Information Centre is the first point of contact for the public
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Your Health
Active Living * Alcohol, Cannabis & Other Drugs * Body Art and Beauty * Cancer * Child and Family Health * Dental * Harm Reduction * Healthy Aging * Immunization * Infectious Diseases * Nutrition & Eating Well * Smoking and Tobacco * Sexual Health * Sun Safety * Travel Information * Health Inspect Southwestern
Your Environment
Emergency Preparedness * Environmental Health * Healthy Communities * Healthy Schools * Healthy Workplaces * Poverty and Health * Smoke-free Spaces
For Professionals
Health Care Providers * Long Term Care/Retirement Homes * Child Care Centre * Educators * Pharmacies
Clinics
Ask a Nurse * Immunization Clinics * Sexual Health Clinics * Influenza (Flu) Clinics * TB Skin Tests Clinics * Preventive Dental Clinics
Classes
Food Handler Certification * Prenatal & Breastfeeding Classes * Immunization Education Sessions * Stop Smoking Workshops * Become a You're the Chef Leader
Forms
Child Care Centre Forms * Breastfeeding Support * Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program * Food handler certification * Vaccine Order Forms * Special Events & Farmers' Market Forms
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Import and export inspection, humane transport, animal welfare and disease control
Delivers and/or coordinates the full range of operational administrative services required for domestic and import related permissions, which includes:
Delivers and/or coordinates the full range of operational administrative services required for domestic and import related permissions, which includes:
- licenses
- permits
- registration (excluding export certification activities)
- checks animals (livestock) for possible reportable infectious diseases
- handles import and export inspection of animals, animal products and animal by-products
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Norfolk County Police Services Board
Office: Norfolk County Legislative Services 519-426-5870 ext 6269Visit Website
County Administration Building; 50 Colborne St S, Council Chambers, 2nd Flr
Norfolk, ON, N3Y 4H3 (72km)
Norfolk, ON, N3Y 4H3 (72km)
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A board that determines priorities and objectives for community police services
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Federal animal health protection offering inspection programs related to animals across Canada. Sets, inspects and enforces standards for animal health. Complex mandate includes inspection of federally-registered meat processing facilities, environmental assessment and verification of humane transportation of animals.
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A nonprofit organization focused on advancing marketplace trust
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Professional Association for Personal Support Workers in Ontario
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- Routine inspections of food premises throughout the county.
- Ensuring food is prepared, stored and served in a safe manner.
- Investigating complaints of foodborne illness and other food-related complaints.
- Preventing the distribution and sale of unfit food.
- Provision of food handler training for food service workers and management.
- Distribution of Food Safety information to the general public.
- DineSafe Lambton
- Food Handlers Certification
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Lambton Public Health works with the community to assess, promote and protect health, prevent disease and injury, and advocate for healthy public policy. Programs and services include:
- Accessibility information
- News Releases
- Public Health Advisories
- Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Cancer Prevention
- Child Health
- Communicable Diseases
- Dental Health
- Determinants of Health
- Emergency Preparedness
- Environmental Health
- Air Quality
- Food Safety
- Healthy Schools
- Immunization
- Infant Health
- Nutrition and Healthy Eating
- Pregnancy and Before
- Prevent Injuries
- Rabies Control
- Safe Water
- Sexual Health
- Smoking and Tobacco
- Workplace Wellness
- Classes & Clinics
- Resource Materials
- Newsletter
- Health Reports
- Health Links via the website
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John C Munro Hamilton International Airport, Airport Noise Complaints
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Hamilton International has established a 'Noise Management Advisory Committee' to responsibly and proactively handle noise management. The committee is comprised of neighbours, citizens, airport staff and city councillors; the Noise Management Advisory Committee meets twice annually to review noise data and discuss improvements.
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College of Veterinarians of Ontario
Office: 519-824-5600Fax: 519-824-6497
Toll Free: 1-800-424-2856
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Protects and serves the public interest through regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine.
- veterinarians are licensed, facilities are accredited, standards and policies are developed and maintained
- investigations and resolutions process
- licenses approximately 5,200 veterinarians, accredits over 2,300 facilities in Ontario
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Delivers inspection programs related to foods, plants and animals across Canada
- enforces the food safety and nutritional quality standards established by Health Canada and, for animal health and plant protection, to set standards and carry out enforcement and inspection
- inspection of federally-registered meat processing facilities to border inspections for foreign pests and diseases
- enforcement of practices related to fraudulent labelling
- verify the humane transportation of animals, conduct food investigations
- recalls
- perform laboratory testing and environmental assessments of seeds
- plants
- feeds and fertilizers
- regulates the import, export, domestic movement of horticulture, forestry and plant products
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Processes all properties listed with the Multiple Listing Service
- receives / handles complaints
- upholds business standards and ethics of the real estate profession
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Inspection services, quarantine programs related to food, animal health, plant protection
* enforces food safety, nutritional quality standards established by Health Canada
* responds to food borne illness outbreaks through food safety investigations and recalls
* guards against entry of foreign animal diseases to protect human and animal health
* prevention and control of the spread of certain foreign animal diseases
* sets standards and verifies industry compliance with federal acts and regulations
Complaints related to health concerns in restaurants and cafeterias should be referred to the appropriate public health unit.
Canadian food safety system is an area of shared jurisdiction between provincial, territorial and federal governments and is composed of medical, public health, and food inspection systems.
Rabies is a reportable disease under the Health of Animals Act. All suspected cases must be reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for immediate investigation by inspectors.
* enforces food safety, nutritional quality standards established by Health Canada
* responds to food borne illness outbreaks through food safety investigations and recalls
* guards against entry of foreign animal diseases to protect human and animal health
* prevention and control of the spread of certain foreign animal diseases
* sets standards and verifies industry compliance with federal acts and regulations
Complaints related to health concerns in restaurants and cafeterias should be referred to the appropriate public health unit.
Canadian food safety system is an area of shared jurisdiction between provincial, territorial and federal governments and is composed of medical, public health, and food inspection systems.
Rabies is a reportable disease under the Health of Animals Act. All suspected cases must be reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for immediate investigation by inspectors.
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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Office: 1-800-265-7293 ext 7006Fax: 519-836-7215
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| • clinical services: travel, sexual health and immunization • public advisory / situational report on intectious disease outbreaks • infectious diseases and outbreak reporting: report cases of food-borne illness or outbreak of communicable diseases • dental health: dental services including prevention, treatment, and screenings • immunization reporting: report or get information on children's immunization records • Let's Talk Parenting: pregnancy, breastfeeding, mom and baby care, nutrition, child health, parenting • prenatal classes • public health inspection: food safety (including food safety training / certification), air quality, safe water, animal bites, and environmental issues • tobacco enforcement: report tobacco-related complaints; get information about tobacco and the law |
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Early Years Division
Office: 519-837-3620Toll Free: 1-800-265-7294 ext 3800
Fax: 519-837-1213
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Manages the Children's Early Years service system for the Wellington delivery area, which includes the County of Wellington and City of Guelph ; delivers public funding to licensed child care programs ; supports families' access to licensed child care by offering financial support to help families pay for licensed child care through child care subsidies ; provides intake services for children with disabilities and special needs who are new to a licensed child care program.
Directly operates the following child care programs:
Works with other children's services providers in the community to improve services for families and children in licensed child care, and to improve services in early childhood programs.
Monitors and addresses concerns and complaints about licensed child care in programs.
Directly operates the following child care programs:
- Willowdale Child Care and Learning Centre, Guelph
- Mount Forest Child Care and Learning Centre
- Palmerston Child Care and Learning Centre
- Wellington Place Child Care and Learning Centre
- County of Wellington Licensed Home Child Care Agency; providers are available in Guelph and Wellington County
Works with other children's services providers in the community to improve services for families and children in licensed child care, and to improve services in early childhood programs.
Monitors and addresses concerns and complaints about licensed child care in programs.
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