After the hearing

Decision and Reasons 

After the hearing, the panel will send its decision and reasons in writing to the parties by email. Tribunal reasons are freely accessible and searchable on the Canadian Legal Information Institute’s (CanLII) website. They are also available on the College’s public register by searching for the registrant’s name.

If the panel makes an order for suspension or revocation orally at the conclusion of the hearing (with written reasons to follow), the suspension or revocation will typically take effect the day after the hearing. If the suspension or revocation is ordered in the written reasons, it will usually take effect immediately upon release. In either case, once the order takes effect, you must stop practising immediately.

If no finding of professional misconduct is made in your case, the result of the proceeding will be removed from the public register after 90 days of the Tribunal’s decision (Section 11.1 of the Code), and your name will be anonymized in the published decision, unless you request otherwise.

Appeals

Once the final decision of the Tribunal is released, either party is entitled to appeal the decision to the Divisional Court by serving and filing a Notice of Appeal within 30 days. The Divisional Court may overturn, confirm or modify the order of the Tribunal or refer the decision back to the Tribunal for redetermination. For more information, consult the Divisional Court’s website.