M. Chamberlain

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

The hospital and the Crown recommended a conditional discharge, while the accused consented to a conditional discharge but also asked the Board to consider an absolute discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of violence, personality disorders, and need for ongoing support to transition to the civil mental health system.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with terms including residing at a specific address, reporting to the hospital, and abstaining from intoxicants.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had made recent progress in hospital programs but continued to experience psychotic symptoms and had recently used substances.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with an amendment requiring the accused to report to the hospital every two weeks when living in the community.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for public mischief.

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had recently stopped taking his medication and exhibited threatening behaviour.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the hospital, finding that a conditional discharge was premature given his ongoing psychotic symptoms and limited insight into his need for medication.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and a history of substance abuse, had recently missed medication doses and tested positive for cannabis.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his fragile mental state, ongoing negative symptoms, and recent non-compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition, with an amendment requiring the accused to report to the hospital at least once per week while living in the community.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and referred to the Ontario Review Board for an initial disposition hearing.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had decompensated while at the hospital, refusing medication and exhibiting increasingly violent behaviour towards staff, resulting in extended periods of seclusion.

The hospital and the Crown recommended a transfer to a higher security facility.

The Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety but concluded a transfer was premature pending an upcoming Consent and Capacity Board hearing regarding his capacity to consent to treatment.

The Board ordered the accused's continued detention at the current hospital with specific conditions.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for weapons and mischief offences.

The accused has treatment-resistant schizophrenia and severe substance use disorders, with recent incidents of cocaine use while detained at the hospital.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing substance use and poor insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition, adding conditions to permit community living within a 275 km radius of the hospital in approved accommodation, subject to reporting requirements, to facilitate potential residential addictions treatment.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review of the accused's detention disposition under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for weapons offences.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizoaffective disorder, substance use history, and lack of insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition at the Brockville Mental Health Centre, with an amendment allowing the hospital to approve community accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences due to schizophrenia.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

While the accused made significant progress, including finding employment and engaging in programming, he remains in the early stages of insight into his illness and substance use.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition with amended conditions to allow for community living in Brockville and increased passes to visit family.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and committing an indecent act, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

The hospital and the Crown recommended continued detention with the addition of travel passes, while the accused sought a conditional discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorder, recent rule violations, and the need for monitored transition into the community.

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention disposition with the addition of travel passes.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breach of probation, was subject to a mandatory annual review by the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing symptoms of schizophrenia, alcohol cravings, and recent incidents of elopement and unprovoked assault while in hospital.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition to manage his risk and facilitate further treatment.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for breach of probation and causing a disturbance, was subject to an annual Review Board hearing.

The accused has a diagnosis of schizophrenia and a history of substance use and violence toward his mother.

The attending psychiatrist testified that the accused continues to experience breakthrough symptoms and lacks insight into his illness and substance use risks.

The Board accepted the hospital's recommendation, finding that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition.

Tyler Gipson, previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and being unlawfully in a dwelling house, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for a mandatory review of his disposition.

The Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his diagnoses of schizophrenia and severe methamphetamine use disorder, alongside a history of medication non-compliance and vulnerability to peer influence.

The Board ordered the continuation of his Detention Disposition with amendments allowing for indirect passes into the community and giving the hospital flexibility to approve unsupervised accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats.

The hospital recommended continuing the detention order but increasing community passes to seven days, despite recent positive urine drug screens for methamphetamines.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorder.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with the recommended seven-day passes, adding a condition that the accused must return to the hospital for urine drug screening upon request.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for uttering threats.

The hospital recommended continued detention with amended privileges to allow community access with approved persons.

The accused, who represented himself with the assistance of amicus curiae, argued he did not have a mental illness and requested a discharge.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused lacked insight, remained symptomatic, and would likely decompensate without supervision.

The Board concluded the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention with the requested privilege amendments.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on various charges.

The hospital brought a preliminary motion to withhold certain disposition information from the accused, which the Board granted, finding that disclosure would likely endanger safety or impair recovery.

The Board concluded the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to treatment-resistant schizophrenia and ordered his continued detention at the high-secure forensic program at Waypoint, noting the ongoing need for seclusion but acknowledging recent improvements.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault and related charges.

The hospital, supported by the Attorney General and the accused, recommended transferring the accused from a high secure program to a less restrictive facility due to his significant progress, medication compliance, and abstinence from substances.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety but agreed that he no longer requires high secure detention.

The Board ordered his transfer to the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care with specified privileges.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and other disorders, had a difficult year marked by violence and required ongoing seclusion.

However, his mental state had recently improved with medication optimization.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted evidence of the hospital's physician that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition at the secure forensic hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder.

The accused had remained stable in a high-secure forensic facility, complying with treatment and developing insight into his bipolar disorder and substance use issues.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of rapid decompensation and severe violence when unwell.

However, accepting the joint position of the parties and the uncontroverted medical evidence, the Board ordered the accused transferred to a medium-secure setting at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences with privileges including indirectly supervised community passes.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder, resides in a high secure forensic unit and receives electroconvulsive therapy to manage aggression.

Accepting the uncontroverted evidence of the hospital's doctor, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breaching probation.

The hospital and the Crown recommended continuing his detention at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, a position the accused ultimately conceded.

Relying on the hospital report and the uncontroverted expert testimony of Dr. Mishra, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his treatment-refractory schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, and intellectual disability.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition.