Erica Richler

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate personal relationships with two students and failing to properly manage his classroom.

The Member exchanged personal messages with students, gave them money, accompanied one to get a tattoo, and drew up a 'celibacy contract' for them.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, an 18-month suspension, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The appellant, a condominium management provider, appealed a proposal by the Registrar to attach a condition to its licence.

The condition would prohibit a 50% shareholder, who had previously directed condominium funds to his own companies and faced criminal charges, from being an 'interested person' in the appellant.

The Tribunal found that the Registrar has broad discretion under section 40 of the Condominium Management Services Act, 2015 to impose appropriate conditions.

Given the shareholder's egregious past conduct and his ability to indirectly control the appellant, the Tribunal concluded the condition was necessary to protect the public and directed the Registrar to carry out the proposal.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of students, as well as making racist, sexist, and inappropriate comments.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and entered into an agreement with the College.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand, noting that the member had already resigned his membership and undertaken never to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario again.

The Member, an occasional teacher, initiated contact with a student through social media and exchanged electronic messages of a personal and sexual nature.

The Member asked the student to keep the communications secret and invited her to meet outside of school.

The student reported the communications to the school administration.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse of a student.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and a written reprimand.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of two students.

He had previously been convicted criminally of sexual assault and sexual exploitation in relation to the same students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration and issued a written reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing a student by grabbing her wrist and yelling at her during a class game.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on classroom management, anger management, and professional ethics.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, faced allegations of incompetence following two unsatisfactory Teacher Performance Appraisals (TPAs).

The TPAs identified deficiencies in differentiating instruction, establishing learning goals, classroom management, and student engagement.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the Member to complete an Additional Qualification course focusing on curriculum, lesson planning, and classroom management, and to undergo two performance appraisals by her employer within two years.

The member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included providing the student with alcohol and cigarettes, engaging in sex talk, and committing indecent acts in the student's presence.

The member was criminally convicted of exposure and invitation to sexual touching.

At the discipline hearing, the member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and a written reprimand.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing students, and failing to adequately supervise them during the 2016/2017 school year.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting incidents where the Member made inappropriate and insensitive comments, grabbed and dragged a student, and left students unsupervised.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students, failure to keep records, failure to supervise, and insubordination.

The member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, and mandatory coursework on classroom management and communication boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student.

The member admitted to failing to maintain professional boundaries by socializing with the student outside of school, assisting her family with car repairs, and taking a vacation with her shortly after she graduated.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, an eight-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundary violations.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included raising a fist at a student, making inappropriate comments about suicide that distressed students, throwing a student's ruler, and denying students water after recess on a hot day.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on classroom management, communication, and boundary issues.

The Member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with a subordinate teacher, failing to report his absences, and falsifying Joint Health and Safety Committee meeting minutes.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a two-month suspension, and complete a course on professional ethics and boundaries.

The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario appealed a Divisional Court decision concerning a discipline committee order.

The appeal became moot when the respondent accepted the licence revocation.

The Court of Appeal declined to hear the appeal on its merits to set a judicial precedent, citing the absence of an adversarial context and the inappropriate use of judicial resources for an issue without practical consequences for both parties.

By consent, the Court reinstated the original order of the Discipline Committee.

The member, a registered traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to improper billing and record-keeping.

According to an Agreed Statement of Facts, the member provided false or misleading receipts for massage therapy and acupuncture treatments, including to an undercover College investigator, and failed to maintain adequate patient records.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, terms and conditions requiring ethics and record-keeping courses, practice assessments, and $3,500 in costs.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for repeatedly failing to adequately supervise students, including falling asleep in class and leaving early, and for making inappropriate and racist comments to and in front of students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of coursework on boundaries, classroom management, and cultural sensitivity before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member.

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member entering into an Undertaking and Acknowledgment, which imposed terms, conditions, or limitations on her Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students, including inappropriate physical contact, texting students on her personal phone, and showing favouritism to male student athletes.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of a boundary violations course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments to students about their weight and clothing, and for physically tripping students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and emotional abuse, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on boundaries, noting the Member's prior discipline history for similar conduct as an aggravating factor.

The appellant, a dental hygienist, appealed the mandatory revocation of his registration for professional misconduct (sexual abuse of a patient, his eventual spouse).

The appeal challenged the Court of Appeal's prior decisions in Leering and Mussani, arguing that the "zero-tolerance" policy and mandatory revocation provisions of the Health Professions Procedural Code infringed sections 7 and 12 of the Charter.

The court dismissed the appeal, reaffirming that sexual abuse is established by the concurrence of a health professional-patient relationship and a sexual relationship, and that mandatory revocation does not violate Charter rights, as economic interests are not protected by sections 7 or 12, and the penalty is not cruel or unusual.

The court also clarified the narrow scope of the spousal exception.