Erica Richler

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, following a criminal conviction for sexual assault.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

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

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing an adult individual.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that the behaviour was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming of a member of the teaching profession.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of an anger management course.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for falsifying medical reports from physicians to obtain extended medical leaves from her employer over a period of several years.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member's actions to be disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a high school teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for drinking alcohol with underage students, providing alcohol to a student, and inappropriately touching and attempting to kiss a student.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

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 directed that he receive a reprimand.

The appellant appealed a proposal by the Registrar of the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario to refuse to grant him a limited licence.

The parties reached a resolution and entered into Minutes of Settlement.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal approved the settlement, disposing of the matter without a hearing.

Under the settlement, the appellant withdrew his application and appeal, and undertook not to reapply for a licence before January 22, 2021.

The Member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing two students.

The Member had previously been convicted criminally of sexual exploitation and sexual assault regarding the same students.

Proceeding on an uncontested statement of facts and a plea of no contest, the Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and that his certificate of qualification and registration be immediately revoked.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for holding an unauthorized student event at the school during the holiday break without a custodian present, misleading the head custodian and principal about rescheduling the event, and tweeting a student's attendance record.

The Member pled guilty to failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations set out in three Notices of Hearing against the Member.

The Member did not attend the hearing, as he had passed away in May 2020.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to Rule 13.13 of its Rules of Procedure, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances of the Member's death.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired member following his criminal convictions for historic sexual offences against four former students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by sexually assaulting the students while they were under his care.

The Committee rejected the argument that the member's 'retired' status removed him from its jurisdiction, finding that retirement does not cancel a teaching certificate.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and his Certificate of Qualification and Registration be revoked.

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including the sexual abuse of two students by touching their buttocks and making inappropriate comments.

The member did not attend the penalty hearing.

Pursuant to the mandatory provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Discipline Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate and an in-person reprimand.

The Committee also ordered the member to pay $25,000 in costs to the College, noting the member's uncooperative conduct in failing to attend hearings and communicate with the College, which unnecessarily lengthened the proceedings.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in acts of professional misconduct, noting a prior criminal proceeding involving a publication ban.

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded in writing and directed the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, with written reasons to follow.

The appellant, a registered massage therapist, appealed a decision of the Discipline Committee of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario finding him guilty of sexual abuse and revoking his license.

The Divisional Court upheld the findings of fact and dismissed allegations of bias.

However, the Court found the Panel erred by applying 2017 mandatory revocation amendments retrospectively to 2014 conduct.

Finding permanent revocation disproportionate for a first-time offender under the prior discretionary regime, the Court substituted the revocation with a suspension ending on the date of judgment.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and emotional abuse of students, including yelling and making inappropriate comments about the Children's Aid Society and corporal punishment.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his behaviour seriously interfered with a student's emotional development and failed to maintain professional boundaries.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension to be served consecutively to a previous suspension, completion of an anger management course, and $2,000 in costs.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing students, including those with special needs.

The Member yelled at students, grabbed a student by the arm, made inappropriate comments about his personal life, and ridiculed a student's speech.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand, a three-month suspension, and the completion of a course on classroom management with an emphasis on special needs students.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to belittling a student in front of the class and making inappropriate physical contact with another student on a school bus.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and psychological abuse.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a course on classroom management and appropriate communication.

The plaintiff, Stuart Weinstein, sued multiple government entities and organizations after failing to obtain a General Condominium Manager license following a training program funded by the Second Career Strategy.

The defendants brought a motion to strike the Amended Statement of Claim for disclosing no reasonable cause of action and being frivolous/vexatious, and also sought to quash summonses issued by the plaintiff.

The court granted the motion to strike, finding that the plaintiff failed to plead material facts for his claims (breach of contract, negligence, intentional interference with economic relations, malfeasance in public office, breach of consumer protection laws) and that many allegations were an abuse of process.

The summonses were quashed as irrelevant and an abuse of process.

Leave to amend the claim was denied.

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct.

On the day scheduled for the penalty phase of the hearing, the member's counsel brought a motion to adjourn because the member had terminated his retainer the day before.

The College did not oppose the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, finding that it would be unfair to proceed without affording the member an opportunity to seek new legal counsel, and scheduled a set date hearing.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing Grade [XXX] students and falling asleep in class.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his actions fell below the standards of the profession and constituted disgraceful and dishonourable conduct.

Despite initial concerns regarding the leniency of the proposed penalty given the Member's prior disciplinary history, the Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a four-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against an occasional teacher for making inappropriate and belittling comments to students, refusing to allow an injured student to seek first aid, and leaving a classroom unsupervised.

The Member did not attend the hearing but sent numerous abusive emails to the College.

The Discipline Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and failing to supervise.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 14-week suspension, and completion of coursework on boundaries and classroom management.

The Committee also awarded $12,500 in costs against the Member due to his vexatious and harassing conduct during the proceedings.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct relating to boundary violations and classroom management.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 14-week suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed terms and conditions requiring the completion of courses on maintaining appropriate boundaries and classroom management.

The Member was also ordered to pay $12,500 in costs to the College.