http://www.RSS FeedFri, 06 Mar 2026 11:35:56 ESTen-usWed, 17 Dec 2025 10:05 -0500Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:05 -050012/17/202510:05 amhttp://www.viethconsulting.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=191834<p><em>Across Canada, young people are increasingly acting as human rights defenders as they work to protect, promote, and claim their rights. Yet despite their activism, children continue to face significant barriers when seeking access to justice. In this presentation, you will hear about findings from research evaluating ombudsman, child and youth advocates, and human rights tribunals through principles of child-friendly justice, including the availability of mechanisms, the extent of children&rsquo;s access and participation, the presence of child-sensitive procedures, and the quality of communication tailored to young people. The discussion will focus on concrete recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers seeking to design child-sensitive complaint pathways, enhance institutional responsiveness, and promote children&rsquo;s active participation as rights defenders.</em></p> <p><em>Presenters: Mona Par&eacute; (uOttawa), Anne Levesque (uOttawa), Daniella Bendo (King's UWO), Jean-Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric H&uuml;bsch (uOttawa)</em></p> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:26 -0500Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:26 -050003/04/20269:26 amhttp://www.viethconsulting.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=203922Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:31 -0500Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:31 -050003/06/202610:31 amVirtual / Virtuelhttp://www.viethconsulting.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=205455<img alt="" src="https://ombudsmanforum.ca/photos/FINAL_12162025151945.JPG" style="width:800px" /> <p><strong>Virtual Coffee Chat<br /> Wednesday May&nbsp;20, 2026&nbsp;- Speaking Confidentially: How does your office respond to complainants and authorities about confidentiality and privacy concerns?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Mark your calendar now. Join FCO members on the third Wednesday of each month at noon (Eastern time) for a virtual coffee break. It's a chance to ask questions, share ideas and talk with colleagues and&nbsp;peers about&nbsp;topics of interest to the Canadian ombuds community.<br /> <br /> Coffee chats are restricted to FCO members only.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ombudsmanforum.ca/join_renew.php">Become an FCO member now!</a><br /> - - - -&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Pause-caf&eacute; virtuelle mensuelle<br /> <br /> Mercredi&nbsp;20&nbsp;mai&nbsp;2026&nbsp;-&nbsp;Confidentialit&eacute; des communications : Comment votre bureau r&eacute;pond-il aux plaignants et aux autorit&eacute;s concernant les questions de confidentialit&eacute; et de protection de la vie priv&eacute;e ?</strong></p> <p>Inscrivez ces rendez-vous mensuels &agrave; votre agenda sans tarder!&nbsp;Joignez-vous aux membres&nbsp;du FCO&nbsp;le troisi&egrave;me mercredi de chaque mois &agrave; 12 h 00 (heure de l&rsquo;Est)&nbsp;pour une pause-caf&eacute; virtuelle. C&rsquo;est l&rsquo;occasion de soumettre des questions, de partager vos id&eacute;es et d&rsquo;&eacute;changer avec vos coll&egrave;gues de tout sujet qui vous pr&eacute;occupe&nbsp;ou vous passionne!<br /> <br /> Les pauses-caf&eacute; virtuelles&nbsp;sont r&eacute;serv&eacute;es aux membres du FCO.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ombudsmanforum.ca//adhrer.php">Adh&eacute;rez</a><a href="https://www.ombudsmanforum.ca//adhrer.php">&nbsp;maintenant !</a></p> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:03 -0500Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:03 -050003/06/202610:03 amVirtual / Virtuelhttp://www.viethconsulting.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=205655<p><img alt="" src="https://ombudsmanforum.ca/photos/FINAL_12162025151945.JPG" style="width:800px" /></p> <p><strong>Virtual Coffee Chat<br /> <br /> Wednesday June&nbsp;17, 2026&nbsp;-&nbsp;Artificial Intelligence (AI) Generated Complaints Part 2: Are there potential benefits of the increase in AI generated complaints? What can Ombuds do to leverage those benefits?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Mark your calendar now. Join FCO members on the third Wednesday of each month at noon (Eastern time) for a virtual coffee break. It's a chance to ask questions, share ideas and talk with colleagues and&nbsp;peers about&nbsp;topics of interest to the Canadian ombuds community.<br /> <br /> Coffee chats are restricted to FCO members only.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ombudsmanforum.ca/join_renew.php">Become an FCO member now!</a><br /> - - - -&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Pause-caf&eacute; virtuelle mensuelle<br /> <br /> Mercredi 17&nbsp;juin&nbsp;2026&nbsp;-&nbsp;Plaintes g&eacute;n&eacute;r&eacute;es par l'intelligence artificielle (IA) Partie 2 : L'augmentation du nombre de plaintes g&eacute;n&eacute;r&eacute;es par l'IA pr&eacute;sente-t-elle des avantages potentiels ? Que peuvent faire les m&eacute;diateurs pour tirer parti de ces avantages ?</strong></p> <p>Inscrivez ces rendez-vous mensuels &agrave; votre agenda sans tarder!&nbsp;Joignez-vous aux membres&nbsp;du FCO&nbsp;le troisi&egrave;me mercredi de chaque mois &agrave; 12 h 00 (heure de l&rsquo;Est)&nbsp;pour une pause-caf&eacute; virtuelle. C&rsquo;est l&rsquo;occasion de soumettre des questions, de partager vos id&eacute;es et d&rsquo;&eacute;changer avec vos coll&egrave;gues de tout sujet qui vous pr&eacute;occupe&nbsp;ou vous passionne!<br /> <br /> Les pauses-caf&eacute; virtuelles&nbsp;sont r&eacute;serv&eacute;es aux membres du FCO.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ombudsmanforum.ca//adhrer.php">Adh&eacute;rez</a><a href="https://www.ombudsmanforum.ca//adhrer.php">&nbsp;maintenant !</a></p> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:11 -0500Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:11 -050003/06/202610:11 amVirtual / Virtuelhttp://www.viethconsulting.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=205766