Jordan Stone

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 after the Member signed an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment permanently resigning from the College and irrevocably surrendering his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and appropriate, and that the Member's permanent resignation and undertaking never to work in a position requiring a certificate ensured the protection of the public.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought a discipline proceeding against a former member and his consulting firm for failing to respond to a client and failing to cooperate with the Association's investigation.

The member admitted to the allegations in an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered publication of the decision, a $1,000 fine, and conditional penalties including an additional $1,000 fine and supervision requirements if the member's licence is ever reinstated.

The moving parties, professional engineers and engineering firms involved in the design and construction of the Nipigon River Bridge, brought a motion to stay disciplinary proceedings against them on the basis of delay.

The Discipline Committee found that the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) was responsible for approximately 36 months of inordinate delay in its investigation.

However, the Committee dismissed the motion, concluding that the moving parties failed to establish significant prejudice that would compromise hearing fairness or amount to an abuse of process.

The Committee further held that the public interest in holding a hearing on the merits regarding the failure of major public infrastructure outweighed any disrepute caused by the delay.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct after directing an unlicensed employee to construct a concrete arch without a building permit, design drawings, or supervision.

The arch later collapsed onto a dump truck, resulting in a fatal accident.

The Member admitted to the facts and pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month license suspension, publication of the decision, a $5,000 fine, and $15,000 in costs.

The Member, a teacher, was charged criminally with possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of codeine, as well as breaching a recognizance.

The criminal charges were ultimately withdrawn due to excessive delay.

In a discipline proceeding before the Ontario College of Teachers, the Member pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 9-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course prior to returning to teaching.

The Member brought a motion to adjourn his professional discipline hearing after terminating his legal counsel's retainer due to a loss of confidence.

The Association took no position but emphasized the public interest in timely adjudication.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, balancing the Member's right to procedural fairness with the public interest, and rescheduled the hearing to March 2024, marked peremptory to the Member.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who served as a Director of Education.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving a years-long pattern of making disrespectful, demeaning, and threatening comments to and about staff and trustees, making offensive comments about Indigenous people, falling asleep during work (including a student hearing), and throwing board property.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a conflict resolution course.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct after being convicted of criminal fraud over $5,000 against his employer.

The member had fabricated quotes and invoices, misappropriating over $446,000.

At the penalty hearing, which the member did not attend, the Discipline Committee revoked his license and ordered the decision published with reasons, citing the size and duration of the fraud, the serious breach of trust, and the need for general deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing a special needs student.

At the request of the student's parents, the Member ran a 'boot camp' at her home to discipline the student, which involved physical labour such as carrying a cinder block and scooping water from a pool.

The Member filmed the student and shared the video without permission, and also reprimanded the student inappropriately via videoconference.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for making inappropriate, discriminatory, and sexually suggestive comments to and about students in class and on publicly available podcasts.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal abuse, psychological or emotional abuse, and sexual misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and the completion of coursework on classroom communication and cultural sensitivity.

The Discipline Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario held a penalty hearing following a finding that the respondent member was guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered that the respondent's licence be revoked effective June 27, 2023.

The Committee further ordered that its findings and order be published with reasons and with the respondent's name in the official publication of the Association.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought an urgent, written, on-consent motion for a publication ban regarding the identity of a student who was allegedly sexually abused by the member.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to subsection 32.1(4) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, which makes such an order mandatory at the request of the alleged victim.

The Member and Holder faced professional discipline allegations regarding their review and approval of inadequate design drawings and hydraulic calculations for a building's fire protection system.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts in which the Member and Holder admitted to professional misconduct for failing to maintain reasonable engineering standards and failing to comply with the Ontario Building Code.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, remedial coursework, and practice restrictions.

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with names to serve the goals of openness, transparency, and general deterrence.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee of the PEO.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal fraud over $5,000 for fabricating invoices and misappropriating $446,074.81 from his employer.

The Committee found that the criminal conviction was relevant to his suitability to practise and that his actions constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

A penalty hearing was ordered to be scheduled.

The Member, a transportation technology teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

During the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic years, he failed to adequately teach his classes, relying almost exclusively on video lessons and failing to answer student questions.

He also used the school's auto body shop and equipment to perform work for an external business, receiving financial benefits in return, and failed to report this conflict of interest.

The Discipline Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and the completion of coursework on curriculum, lesson planning, instructional strategies, and conflict of interest.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students, as well as failing to adequately supervise a student and violating health and safety requirements.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of coursework on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

The Member applied for reinstatement of his teaching certificate, which had been deemed revoked under section 30.3 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 following a 2009 finding of professional misconduct involving the sexual abuse of a student.

The Member was permitted to apply for reinstatement because he had received a criminal pardon for his related conviction.

Applying the Lamarche factors, the Discipline Committee denied the application, finding that the Member lacked sufficient insight into his misconduct, had not undertaken adequate psychological counselling, and continued to view his relationship with the student as having developed naturally.

The Committee concluded that reinstatement would pose an unacceptable risk to students and negatively affect public trust in the profession.

The Registrar was directed to immediately revoke the Member's certificate.

In a professional discipline hearing subject to a publication ban, the member admitted boundary violations and sexual conduct with a vulnerable client following the provision of counselling-related social work services.

The Panel found professional misconduct under the governing statute and regulation, including sexual misconduct, failure to maintain proper boundaries, failure to prioritize the client's interests, and recordkeeping failures.

The Panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, holding that departure was unwarranted absent a risk to public confidence in the discipline process.

The member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was revoked, reinstatement was barred for five years, publication was ordered, and costs of $3,000.00 were imposed.

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

The Member was alleged to have verbally abused students by using profanity and making culturally insensitive comments, and to have failed to keep accurate records of student marks, which adversely affected at least one student's post-secondary applications.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework.

The Member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

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 professional misconduct contrary to several subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed terms requiring the successful completion of coursework regarding student evaluation and applying ethical standards in a diverse classroom.

The member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

Written reasons were to follow.