To submit a complaint against the institution as User

Complaints

To submit a complaint against the institution for any reason whatsoever, you must contact the local service quality and complaints commissioner.

The role of the Users’ Committee is, among other things, to assist users who so request with submitting a complaint to the local service quality and complaints commissioner and to inform them about their rights.

To contact the local service quality and complaints commissioner, Josée Brady, visit the Commissioner page

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The main roles of the commissioner

Applying the complaint examination procedure in keeping with the rights of users; if necessary, making recommendations to the board of directors for any appropriate action to improve the handling of complaints in the institution, including a revision of the complaint examination procedure.
Promoting the independent nature of the role of the local service quality and complaints commissioner within the institution, distributing information to increase understanding of the rights and obligations of users and the code of ethics referred to in section 233, promoting the complaint examination process and publishing the procedure referred to in section 29.
Giving assistance or seeing to it that assistance is given to users who so require for the formulation of a complaint or for any further step related to the complaint, including an application to the review committee established under section 51; informing users of the possibility of being assisted and supported by the community organization in the region to which a user assistance and support mandate has been given pursuant to the provisions of section 76.6; and lastly, providing on request any information on the application of the complaint examination procedure, and informing users of the legal protection afforded pursuant to section 76.2 to any person who cooperates in the examination of a complaint.
On receiving a complaint from a user, examining it with diligence.
If questions of a disciplinary nature in relation to a practice or the conduct of a personnel member are raised during the commissioner’s examination, bringing these questions to the attention of the department concerned or the human resources manager within the institution or the highest authority of the organization, resource or partnership or the person holding the position of highest authority responsible for the services that are the subject of the complaint or the object of an intervention, for a more thorough investigation, follow-up action or any other appropriate action; making any appropriate recommendation to that effect in their conclusions.
Not later than 45 days after receiving a complaint, communicating their conclusions, including reasons, in writing in the case of a written complaint, to the user, together with any recommendations made to the board of directors, to the department or service manager concerned within the institution and, where applicable, to the highest authority of the organization, resource or partnership or the person holding the position of highest authority responsible for the services that are the subject of the complaint, and informing the user of the procedure for applying to the Health and Social Services Ombudsman referred to in the Act respecting the Health and Social Services Ombudsman (ch. P-31.1); communicating the same conclusions, including reasons, in writing in the case of a written complaint, to the board of directors, to the department or service manager concerned within the institution and to the highest authority concerned.
Taking action on their own initiative when apprised of the facts and when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the rights of a user or group of users are not being enforced; submitting a report to the board of directors and to the department or the service manager concerned within the institution or the highest authority of the organization, resource or partnership or the person holding the position of highest authority responsible for the services concerned, recommending any action to improve user satisfaction and foster the enforcement of user rights.
Giving advice on any matter within the purview of the local service quality and complaints commissioner submitted by the board of directors, any council or committee created by the board under section 181 or 181.0.1 or any other council or committee of the institution, including the Users’ Committee.
At least once a year and as needed, drawing up a summary of the activities of the local service quality and complaints commissioner together with a statement of any action recommended by the local commissioner to improve user satisfaction and foster the enforcement of user rights.
Preparing the report referred to in section 76.10, incorporating into the report the annual summary of the activities of the local service quality and complaints commissioner, the report of the medical examiner under section 50 and the report of the review committee under section 57, and presenting it to the board of directors for approval.

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Updated on 2/22/2019
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