Ontario Review Board

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for weapons and mischief offences.

The accused has treatment-resistant schizophrenia and severe substance use disorders, with recent incidents of cocaine use while detained at the hospital.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing substance use and poor insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition, adding conditions to permit community living within a 275 km radius of the hospital in approved accommodation, subject to reporting requirements, to facilitate potential residential addictions treatment.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and a history of substance abuse, had recently missed medication doses and tested positive for cannabis.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his fragile mental state, ongoing negative symptoms, and recent non-compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition, with an amendment requiring the accused to report to the hospital at least once per week while living in the community.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences due to schizophrenia.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

While the accused made significant progress, including finding employment and engaging in programming, he remains in the early stages of insight into his illness and substance use.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition with amended conditions to allow for community living in Brockville and increased passes to visit family.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breach of probation, was subject to a mandatory annual review by the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing symptoms of schizophrenia, alcohol cravings, and recent incidents of elopement and unprovoked assault while in hospital.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition to manage his risk and facilitate further treatment.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats.

The hospital recommended continuing the detention order but increasing community passes to seven days, despite recent positive urine drug screens for methamphetamines.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorder.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with the recommended seven-day passes, adding a condition that the accused must return to the hospital for urine drug screening upon request.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for four counts of assault in 2013.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, has been living in a high-support community residence under a conditional discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to her chronic mental illness, limited insight, and need for a highly structured environment to manage her behaviours and supervise medication.

The Board ordered that the current conditional discharge disposition continue without change.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges of sexual assault and is detained at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

The Board accepted the psychiatric evidence that the accused remains permanently unfit to stand trial due to treatment-refractory schizophrenia and cognitive deficits.

Finding that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, the Board ordered the current disposition of detention with community privileges to be continued without change.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.

The Board found the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his history of violence, medication non-adherence, and substance use.

The Board accepted a joint submission to expand the detention order to include the privilege of residing in the community in approved accommodation, but denied the accused's request for a travel provision due to insufficient evidence and the need to monitor his transition to the community.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge following a finding of not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The hospital and Crown sought to add a residence condition requiring the accused to live with his parents, citing concerns about medication compliance and stability if he moved out.

The accused opposed the residence condition.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety and that residing with his parents is a key factor in managing his risk and ensuring medication compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with the added residence condition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, a young adult with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, exhibited medication non-compliance, lack of engagement in programming, and had recently absconded from the hospital.

The treatment team recommended maintaining the current detention order with privileges up to community living, which the Crown and the accused supported.

The Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety and ordered that the current disposition be maintained without change, emphasizing the need for medication compliance and engagement in treatment.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review of the accused's disposition under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused, who was found NCR for second-degree murder and aggravated assault, has diagnoses of schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, supported by the treating psychiatrist's evidence, that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety but has made positive progress in community living.

The Board ordered that the existing detention order be continued with a variation to reduce reporting requirements to not less than once every two weeks.

The Ontario Review Board convened a hearing to review the restriction of the accused's liberty after he was placed in seclusion for a period exceeding seven days at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.

The accused, who has treatment-refractory schizophrenia and a history of violence, experienced a rapid deterioration of symptoms and became aggressive towards staff.

The Board found that the restriction of liberty was justified, necessary, and represented the least onerous and least restrictive option available to the hospital at the time, given the failure of de-escalation techniques and the risk posed to staff and others.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder, was subject to a mandatory annual review hearing before the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to his bipolar disorder with psychotic features and the risk of relapse.

The Board ordered a continuation of his detention disposition at the hospital, with expanded privileges to allow for gradual reintegration into his community.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the disposition of an accused found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and forcible confinement.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and a severe polysubstance use disorder, sought a conditional discharge to reside with his mother.

The Hospital and the Attorney General argued for a continued detention disposition.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to residual symptoms, limited insight, and a lack of testing in the community.

The Board concluded that a detention disposition remains necessary and appropriate to manage the risk of decompensation and ensure public safety.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had recently transitioned to a 24-hour supervised community residence and demonstrated sustained psychiatric stability on medication.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to the conditional nature of his stability and the severity of the index offence.

The Board ordered a continued detention order with privileges for supervised community living and a reduction in reporting frequency, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

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

While the accused has remained psychiatrically stable and compliant with treatment, the Board concluded that a detention order remains the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Board granted additional privileges, including discretionary community living and travel within Southern Ontario, subject to hospital approval and ongoing supervision.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to his schizophrenia, substance use disorders, and risk of decompensation if unsupervised.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition with the addition of indirectly supervised passes, as jointly recommended by the parties, to support his reintegration into the community.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

The Hospital and the Attorney General recommended continued detention, while the accused sought a conditional discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, limited insight, and upcoming transitions in housing and employment.

The Board ordered a continued detention order with reduced reporting requirements and added travel passes to Quebec.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and theft.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, polysubstance use disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, was residing in the community under a detention order.

The Board found that the accused lacks insight into his mental illness, the need for treatment, and the gravity of his index offences.

Applying the Winko framework, the Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention order with discretionary community living privileges.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the accused's disposition under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and other offences, has diagnoses of schizophrenia and severe stimulant use disorder.

While the accused demonstrated stability in the community, the Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to the risk of rapid clinical destabilization if he relapses into substance use.

The Board concluded that a conditional discharge was premature and ordered the continuation of the existing detention order to ensure adequate supervision and risk management.