M. Kalia

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault due to a psychotic disorder caused by a medical condition.

The Board heard evidence that the accused's medical condition had been resolved by surgery and her substance use disorder was in remission.

Finding that the accused had demonstrated significant stability in the community and no longer posed a significant threat to public safety, the Board granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder due to schizophrenia.

The hospital, the Crown, and the accused jointly submitted that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public and that the current detention order should be continued without amendment.

The Board accepted the joint submission, noting the accused's complex case and the need for a cautious, gradual transition to the community.

The detention order at the forensic program was continued.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment.

The accused requested a conditional discharge or a transfer to CAMH, while the hospital recommended continued detention in the Forensic Program at Ontario Shores.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his persistent stalking behaviour, lack of insight, and history of medication non-compliance.

The Board ordered continued detention at Ontario Shores, denying the transfer to CAMH, but modified privileges to allow indirectly supervised passes within Ontario.

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 accused was found unfit to stand trial on charges of assault with a weapon and referred to the Ontario Review Board.

Following a hearing where psychiatric evidence was presented, the Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to intellectual developmental disorder and an unspecified schizophrenia spectrum disorder.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and ordered a detention disposition at the hospital, while also noting the appropriateness of a Gladue Report for the Indigenous accused.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon.

The hospital and Crown recommended maintaining the conditional discharge with a residence specification, while the accused requested the removal of the residence and treatment conditions.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing financial instability, residual guardedness, and the risk of decompensation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with the residence specification to ensure housing stability, but removed the consent to treatment provision as the accused was compliant with long-acting injectable medication.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, experienced recent mental state deteriorations linked to her menstrual cycle, necessitating readmission to hospital to stabilize her condition and protect her subsidized community housing.

Applying the Winko test, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of a Detention Disposition and confirmed that recent restrictions of liberties were necessary and appropriate.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for mischief and sexual assault.

The parties presented a joint submission that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety but had made positive progress, warranting a change in his detention order to allow for privileges up to indirectly supervised on hospital grounds.

The Board accepted the joint submission, finding it represented the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault in 2007 due to schizophrenia.

The accused recently transitioned to independent housing but continues to experience severe delusions and requires substantial support and medication.

The Board found that without significant oversight, the accused would pose a serious risk to public safety.

The Board ordered that the current Disposition remain in place, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive option.

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

He was evicted from his group home for distributing crystal methamphetamine to other patients and returned to the hospital, resulting in a restriction of his liberty.

The Board held a hearing under s. 672.81(2.1) of the Criminal Code to review the restriction.

The Board found that both the initial and ongoing restrictions of liberty were justified, necessary, and represented the least onerous and least restrictive option available, given his substance use, anti-social personality disorder, and lack of insight.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and other offences, had his disposition reviewed by the Ontario Review Board.

The Hospital and the accused recommended an Absolute Discharge, while the Crown sought a Conditional Discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his history of severe substance-induced psychosis and violence.

The Board ordered a Conditional Discharge with terms including monitoring for substance use and weapons prohibitions.

The hospital requested an early review of the Disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible, seeking his transfer to a high-secure forensic facility.

The request followed an incident where the accused assaulted a co-patient and engaged in a violent standoff with police on the hospital unit.

The Ontario Review Board found that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety and that his risk could no longer be safely managed at the current hospital.

The Board ordered a Detention Order directing his transfer to a maximum-security facility.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder and breaking and entering.

At his initial disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the hospital and the accused sought a detention order with privileges including indirectly supervised passes into the community.

The Attorney General opposed the indirectly supervised passes.

The Board ordered a detention order but denied the indirectly supervised community passes, finding them premature given the accused's limited insight into his psychotic symptoms, the high risk of relapse, and the short period of observation at the hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment, indecent acts, and assault causing bodily harm.

The hospital, Crown, and accused jointly submitted that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety but had made sufficient progress to warrant a transfer from a high secure to a medium secure facility.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted evidence of the treating psychiatrist that the accused's risk could be managed at a medium secure hospital.

The Board ordered the accused's detention at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton with escorted hospital and grounds privileges.

The hospital requested an early Review Board hearing and a Detention Order for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused had been on a Conditional Discharge but stopped taking his medication, decompensated, and eloped to Quebec where he was found homeless.

Upon return to the hospital, he was highly oppositional and required a Code White for medication administration.

The Board found that the Conditional Discharge was no longer effective and that a Detention Order was the least restrictive disposition necessary to manage the risk to public safety and ensure stabilization.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to determine whether the accused's liberty was significantly restricted when he was admitted to the hospital.

The accused, who is subject to a disposition after being found not criminally responsible, voluntarily presented himself to the hospital due to a deterioration in his mental health.

The Board found that the admission was voluntary and did not constitute a restriction of liberty.

In the alternative, the Board held that any restriction was necessary, appropriate, and the least onerous measure.

The current disposition was maintained.

The Ontario Review Board held an early review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for mischief and assault charges due to schizophrenia.

The hospital requested the early review, noting the accused's stability and compliance with long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication.

All parties supported an absolute discharge.

The Board applied the Winko test and found that the accused no longer poses a significant threat to the safety of the public, citing his treatment compliance, mental stability, insight, and successful community living.

An absolute discharge was ordered.