Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims Of Crime

The Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime is an independent resource for victims in Canada. The Office was created in 2007 to ensure the federal government meets its responsibilities to victims of crime.

Meet the Ombudsman

Sue O'Sullivan, a 30-year law-enforcement veteran and former Deputy Chief of Police for the Ottawa Police Service, began her term as Canada's Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime August 16, 2010.

What's New

• Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime calls for improved treatment of victims - Release of special report
  News release | Report | Backgrounder
• Federal Ombudsman for Victims Urges Government to Maintain Long-gun Registry
• Annual Reports of the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime Tabled and Released
• Ombudsman commemorates 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
• Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime Celebrates Graduates from Canada's First-Ever College Victimology Program