J. Weinstein

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge.

The accused had been found not criminally responsible for assault.

Relying on the uncontroverted expert evidence of the hospital's most responsible physician, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to treatment-refractory schizophrenia, a history of substance use, and limited insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge without adding the travel restrictions proposed by the hospital and the Crown, finding them unnecessary given the accused's compliance and therapeutic alliance.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for harassment and public mischief offences stemming from persistent delusional complaints against a police officer.

At the initial disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board found that the accused, who suffers from untreated schizophrenia and lacks insight, poses a significant threat to public safety due to the risk of continued psychological harm to others.

The Board ordered a Detention Order at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre to facilitate assessment of his capacity to consent to treatment and to manage his risk, with privileges to reside in the community once approved.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and criminal harassment.

The accused had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The majority of the Board found that the accused had made significant progress, demonstrated strong insight, and no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered an absolute discharge, with one member dissenting in favour of a conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review and a restriction of liberty hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for various offences.

The accused had been living in the community but was readmitted to the hospital after triggering a fire alarm while smoking cocaine, leading to his impending eviction.

The Board found that the restriction of liberty was warranted and necessary.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board concluded that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and limited insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention order.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review of his conditional discharge.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing the conditional discharge, while the accused sought an absolute discharge.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused's delusional disorder remains only in partial remission and that he lacks insight into his need for long-acting injectable medication.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, specifically a risk of psychological harm to the victim, and ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge following a finding of not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused suffers from treatment-refractory schizophrenia and substance use disorders, with recent instances of medication non-adherence and methamphetamine use.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge but reduced the reporting requirement to once per month, removed the absolute abstinence clause to foster self-reliance, and added a consent to treatment clause.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to make an initial disposition for an accused found unfit to stand trial on multiple sexual offences.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia and a moderate intellectual disability.

Based on expert evidence and a joint submission, the Board concluded the accused remains unfit to stand trial as he cannot understand the nature or consequences of the proceedings or meaningfully communicate with counsel.

The Board ordered the accused detained at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Hospital.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory review of the disposition for an accused found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1981 and later declared a dangerous offender.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his history of violent and sexual offending, high risk for recidivism, mental health issues, and problematic institutional behavior.

The Board ordered no change to his current disposition, detaining him at Bath Institution and Waypoint Centre, and extended the time before his next hearing to 24 months on consent.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an initial disposition.

The Board found that the accused, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder and has a history of medication non-adherence and cannabis use, remains a significant threat to public safety.

Relying on uncontroverted psychiatric evidence, the Board concluded that a Conditional Discharge was inappropriate due to the accused's fragile stability and need for supervised accommodation.

The Board ordered a Detention Order with a transfer to CAMH and residual authority at Southwest.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and other offences, was subject to a Conditional Discharge.

Due to recent medication non-adherence, increased substance use, and decompensation, the hospital recommended a Detention Disposition.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public and that a Conditional Discharge was no longer sufficient to manage his risk.

The Board ordered a Detention Disposition at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for assault and other offences.

The hospital and the Crown jointly submitted that the accused no longer posed a significant threat to public safety and should receive an absolute discharge.

The Board rejected the joint submission, finding that the accused's bipolar disorder remained unstable, his medication regimen required frequent adjustments, and his risk management relied heavily on the tenuous support of his common-law partner.

Concluding that the accused continued to pose a significant threat, the Board ordered a Detention Order.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for an accused found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, who suffers from an anoxic brain injury and antisocial personality disorder, has a history of unpredictable and sexually inappropriate behaviour towards female hospital staff.

The Board found the accused remains unfit to stand trial.

The Board ordered his continued detention at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and rejected the hospital's recommendation to transfer him to Ontario Shores, concluding that his behaviour poses an unacceptable risk to female patients and staff at a coed facility.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault offences, was living in the community under an Ontario Review Board disposition.

The hospital readmitted him, restricting his liberty, after his cannabis use and gambling addiction led to housing instability and an inability to pay rent.

The Board held a mandatory hearing to review the restriction of liberty.

The Board found that the restriction was warranted, necessary, and appropriate to protect public safety and address the accused's therapeutic needs, as his previous housing placement was inadequate.

The hospital requested an early review of the accused's disposition to amend his housing and reporting conditions.

The accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on a sexual assault charge, required a change from a 'locked residence' to '24/7 supervised accommodation' due to funding and placement delays.

The Ontario Review Board accepted the joint recommendation of the parties, finding that the amendments would facilitate the accused's community reintegration while appropriately managing his risk to public safety.

The Ontario Review Board held an early review hearing to consider amending the accused's disposition to allow a travel pass to Montreal on compassionate and humanitarian grounds.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault offences and diagnosed with schizophrenia, requested the pass to visit his gravely ill aunt and father.

Based on a joint recommendation and the supportive evidence of the attending psychiatrist, the Board granted the request and amended the disposition to include the travel pass.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault and uttering threats.

Applying the fitness test from R v Bharwani, the Board concluded the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to persistent delusions and lack of insight into his schizophrenia.

However, the Board found he is not permanently unfit, as he has shown some improvement and could potentially become fit with further treatment.

The Board ordered the continuation of his detention at a high-secure forensic psychiatric facility to manage his significant threat to public safety.

The accused was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges of mischief, assault with a weapon, and assaulting a peace officer.

At an initial disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the hospital reported that the accused's psychosis had been effectively treated and that he was intentionally exaggerating his misunderstanding of the court process to avoid being released to homelessness.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the medical evidence, finding that the accused had a reality-based understanding of the proceedings and could meaningfully communicate with counsel.

The accused was found fit to stand trial and ordered returned to court.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for various offences including uttering threats and assault.

The accused has schizophrenia and substance use disorders but has made significant progress living in the community under a detention disposition.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to residual cognitive deficits, impulsivity, and limited insight into his need for ongoing psychiatric supervision.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition, concluding that a conditional discharge would remove necessary risk management structures.

The hospital requested an early Ontario Review Board hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm, due to his escalating substance use and suspected medication non-compliance while living in the community.

The accused, who has schizophrenia and multiple substance use disorders, agreed with the hospital and the Attorney General that he remained a significant threat to public safety.

Relying on uncontroverted expert evidence that the accused's risk of violence increases with substance use and that the Mental Health Act is insufficient to manage this risk, the Board accepted the joint submission.

The Board revoked the conditional discharge and imposed a detention order with an abstinence clause to ensure continuous monitoring and timely intervention.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and break and enter.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorders, had been living in the community under a conditional discharge.

Based on a joint submission and uncontroverted psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, as his stability relies heavily on the structure of the forensic system.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with slightly relaxed reporting conditions to support his gradual reintegration.