The College of Psychologists of Ontario appealed a decision of the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board ordering the College to register the respondent as a psychological associate.
The respondent had completed an online master's degree, which the College's Registration Committee found did not meet the resident study requirement and was not substantially similar.
The Board found the Committee acted improperly by not following the Board's prior recommendation that the program was substantially similar.
The Divisional Court granted the appeal, holding that the Committee was not bound by the Board's recommendation and that the Board erred in finding an improper exercise of power.
The matter was remitted to a newly constituted panel of the Registration Committee.
