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Consent and Capacity Board

Ministry
Health
URL
www.ccboard.on.ca
Address
Box 52
TORONTO
M7A1N3
Phone
416-327-4142
Fax
416-327-4207;1-866-777-7273
Background
Health Care Consent Act, S.O. 1996, c. 2, Sched. A, Part V, ss. 70(1) (opens a new window)
Function

The Consent and Capacity Board is established under the Health Care Consent Act, 1996. The primary responsibilities of the board include hearings for the review of a patient's involuntary status in a psychiatric facility under the Mental Health Act, 1990 and for the review of capacity issues under the Health Care Consent Act, 1996 and the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992. The board also holds hearings under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 and the Mandatory Blood Testing Act, 2006. The board is an independent tribunal headed by a full-time Chair. Hearing panels are made up of a lawyer, a psychiatrist or, where permitted by legislation a nurse in the extended class or a physician, and a community member. Additionally, where permitted by legislation, a panel may be comprised of a legal member sitting alone.

Membership

Members are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council who designates one member as chair and one or more other members as vice-chair(s). The chair is the chief executive officer of the board.

Term

Members are appointed for two, three or five years.

Meetings
Hearings are held throughout the province and must be convened within seven calendar days of receipt of an application. Decisions must be issued within one calendar day of the hearing. Lawyer members prepare Reasons for Decision when requested; by statute, these must be issued within four business days of the request if the request is made within 30 days of the decision. On average, hearings last about two hours and preparation of reasons typically require a minimum of five hours of work. Members usually attend hearings within their residential geographic area but may be asked to travel anywhere throughout the province.
Remuneration

Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive

Appointments & Vacancies

No. Position Member Term Location
1. Chair (Full-Time) PHILIP SQUIRE
11-Mar-2025 - 10-Mar-2026
london
2. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) LORA PATTON
11-Jul-2022 - 10-Jul-2027
algonquin highlands
3. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) M. KRISTA BULMER
20-Oct-2024 - 19-Oct-2027
fort erie
4. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) MICHAEL NEWMAN
01-Sep-2022 - 31-Aug-2025
richmond hill
5. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) ANTHONY WARR
26-Aug-2023 - 25-Aug-2026
uxbridge
6. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) TIMOTHY VAILLANCOURT
26-Aug-2023 - 25-Aug-2026
penetanguishene
7. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) REKHA LAKRA
19-Dec-2024 - 18-Dec-2026
toronto
8. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) SUZANNE CLAPP
19-Dec-2024 - 18-Dec-2026
toronto
9. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) NINA LESTER
11-Apr-2023 - 10-Apr-2028
toronto
10. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) RAJIV BHATLA
24-Apr-2023 - 23-Apr-2028
ottawa
11. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) GARY STRANG
15-Jan-2024 - 14-Jan-2029
london
12. Vice-Chair (Part-Time)
13. Member (Part-Time) MYRNA TULANDI
24-Apr-2022 - 23-Apr-2025
toronto
14. Member (Part-Time) PARTHA DATTA
24-Apr-2022 - 23-Apr-2025
markham
15. Member (Part-Time) SUSAN JOHNSTON
24-Apr-2022 - 23-Apr-2025
north bay
16. Member (Part-Time) MARY SMITH
07-May-2022 - 06-May-2025
tiny
17. Member (Part-Time) DIMITRI LOUVISH
28-May-2022 - 27-May-2025
richmond hill
18. Member (Part-Time) RAMPRASAD BISMIL
28-May-2022 - 27-May-2025
toronto
19. Member (Part-Time) GERALD SHUGAR
04-Jul-2022 - 03-Jul-2025
toronto
20. Member (Part-Time) GARY KAY
08-Sep-2020 - 07-Sep-2025
ottawa
21. Member (Part-Time) JACK PANTALONE
22-Sep-2023 - 21-Sep-2025
ottawa
22. Member (Part-Time) LESLEY CAMERON
22-Sep-2023 - 21-Sep-2025
toronto
23. Member (Part-Time) REBECCA KHAN
22-Sep-2023 - 21-Sep-2025
mississauga
24. Member (Part-Time) CHARLES MATHESON
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2025
kitchener
25. Member (Part-Time) SHASHI RAINA
09-Dec-2020 - 08-Dec-2025
brampton
26. Member (Part-Time) GEORGE PAPATHEODOROU
10-Dec-2020 - 09-Dec-2025
toronto
27. Member (Part-Time) ALISON TRUSSELL
14-Dec-2023 - 13-Dec-2025
port perry
28. Member (Part-Time) DANIEL DUBOIS
14-Dec-2023 - 13-Dec-2025
ottawa
29. Member (Part-Time) EMILY REYNEN
14-Dec-2023 - 13-Dec-2025
kingston
30. Member (Part-Time) NATASHA GRAHAM
14-Dec-2023 - 13-Dec-2025
toronto
31. Member (Part-Time) PADRAIG DARBY
14-Dec-2023 - 13-Dec-2025
toronto
32. Member (Part-Time) SABNAVIS GOPIKRISHNA
07-Jan-2023 - 06-Jan-2026
scarborough
33. Member (Part-Time) DEVINA WADHWA
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
thunder bay
34. Member (Part-Time) OMONIYI OYEBODE
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
belle river
35. Member (Part-Time) PLABON ISMAIL
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
barrie
36. Member (Part-Time) JOHN HANBIDGE
15-Jan-2021 - 14-Jan-2026
london
37. Member (Part-Time) JOHN LIDDLE
15-Jan-2021 - 14-Jan-2026
windsor
38. Member (Part-Time) LINDA MARTSCHENKO
15-Jan-2021 - 14-Jan-2026
windsor
39. Member (Part-Time) EUGENE WILLIAMS
31-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
stoney creek
40. Member (Part-Time) HUGH TYE
15-Feb-2024 - 14-Feb-2026
hamilton
41. Member (Part-Time) ROSS STEWART
24-Feb-2021 - 23-Feb-2026
ottawa
42. Member (Part-Time) BARBARA WALKER-RENSHAW
07-Mar-2024 - 06-Mar-2026
oakville
43. Member (Part-Time) YURI ALATISHE
19-Mar-2023 - 18-Mar-2026
burlington
44. Member (Part-Time) MAIJA LAITINEN
04-Apr-2024 - 03-Apr-2026
sault ste. marie
45. Member (Part-Time) DAVID MCFADDEN
29-Apr-2021 - 28-Apr-2026
peterborough
46. Member (Part-Time) KAREN HAND
04-May-2021 - 03-May-2026
guelph
47. Member (Part-Time) SLAVO JOHNSON
13-May-2023 - 12-May-2026
toronto
48. Member (Part-Time) GEOFF BEASLEY
18-May-2021 - 17-May-2026
grand bend
49. Member (Part-Time) CHRISTENA MCDONALD
08-Jul-2023 - 07-Jul-2026
ilderton
50. Member (Part-Time) KUMAR NAIDU
08-Jul-2023 - 07-Jul-2026
toronto
51. Member (Part-Time) RACHEL ERSTLING
08-Jul-2023 - 07-Jul-2026
hamilton
52. Member (Part-Time) SUZANNE LEGAULT
08-Jul-2023 - 07-Jul-2026
mississauga
53. Member (Part-Time) PETER COOK
26-Jul-2024 - 25-Jul-2026
hamilton
54. Member (Part-Time) LESLIE MAUNDER
16-Sep-2023 - 15-Sep-2026
toronto
55. Member (Part-Time) CHANTAL DESLOGES
07-Oct-2023 - 06-Oct-2026
toronto
56. Member (Part-Time) DEBORAH MORRISH
07-Oct-2023 - 06-Oct-2026
toronto
57. Member (Part-Time) JOYCE CURRY
07-Oct-2023 - 06-Oct-2026
toronto
58. Member (Part-Time) DONNA GILES
18-Nov-2023 - 17-Nov-2026
oakville
59. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT SPENCE
20-Nov-2023 - 19-Nov-2026
toronto
60. Member (Part-Time) JILL HERNE
24-Nov-2022 - 23-Nov-2026
kincardine
61. Member (Part-Time) MARTIN FEAKINS
05-Dec-2024 - 04-Dec-2026
hartington
62. Member (Part-Time) ALISA CHAPLICK
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2026
north york
63. Member (Part-Time) JANET HARRIS
12-Dec-2022 - 11-Dec-2026
toronto
64. Member (Part-Time) KATHERINE LIVINGSTONE
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2026
hamilton
65. Member (Part-Time) MAUREEN ADDIE
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2026
toronto
66. Member (Part-Time) ALBINA VELTMAN
26-Jul-2022 - 25-Jul-2027
stoney creek
67. Member (Part-Time) KATE UCHENDU
26-Jul-2022 - 25-Jul-2027
toronto
68. Member (Part-Time) VARADARAJ VELAMOOR
26-Jul-2022 - 25-Jul-2027
toronto
69. Member (Part-Time) FRANCES RASMINSKY
13-Sep-2022 - 12-Sep-2027
toronto
70. Member (Part-Time) JOANN COREY
13-Sep-2022 - 12-Sep-2027
dundas
71. Member (Part-Time) JOE NEMET
13-Sep-2022 - 12-Sep-2027
ridgeway
72. Member (Part-Time) KIMBERLY CATO
13-Sep-2022 - 12-Sep-2027
oakville
73. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT DAWSON RAINBOTH
13-Sep-2022 - 12-Sep-2027
ottawa
74. Member (Part-Time) ELIZABETH HARVIE
26-Sep-2022 - 25-Sep-2027
toronto
75. Member (Part-Time) MAURICE GIROUX
26-Sep-2022 - 25-Sep-2027
brighton
76. Member (Part-Time) YVONNE HARRIS
18-Oct-2022 - 17-Oct-2027
shuniah (thunder bay)
77. Member (Part-Time) CAROLYN WOOGH
12-Dec-2022 - 11-Dec-2027
kingston
78. Member (Part-Time) JOHN PELLETTIER
12-Dec-2022 - 11-Dec-2027
guelph
79. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT BUCKINGHAM
15-Dec-2022 - 14-Dec-2027
toronto
80. Member (Part-Time) DANIEL AMBROSINI
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Dec-2027
toronto
81. Member (Part-Time) LAURA SILVER
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Dec-2027
toronto
82. Member (Part-Time) LOREE HODGSON-HARRIS
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Dec-2027
chatham
83. Member (Part-Time) JOSEPH FERENCZ
15-Jan-2023 - 14-Jan-2028
hamilton
84. Member (Part-Time) JAY NATHANSON
31-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2028
toronto
85. Member (Part-Time) KIM BRISSON
27-Feb-2023 - 26-Feb-2028
augusta
86. Member (Part-Time) RANJITH CHANDRASENA
09-Apr-2023 - 08-Apr-2028
morpeth
87. Member (Part-Time) KATHERINE WHITEHEAD
12-Apr-2023 - 11-Apr-2028
toronto
88. Member (Part-Time) MARTINA POWER
09-Apr-2024 - 08-Apr-2029
guelph
89. Member (Part-Time) JENNIFER SARJEANT
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
north york
90. Member (Part-Time) MARY WOODMAN
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
picton
91. Member (Part-Time) NATASJA MENEZES
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
oakville
92. Member (Part-Time) NATHALIE RANGER
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
oakville
93. Member (Part-Time) PATRICK MURPHY
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
thornbury
94. Member (Part-Time) RAMI SHOUCRI
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
toronto
95. Member (Part-Time) SHELLEY BROOK
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
toronto
96. Member (Part-Time) CATHERINE DANBROOK
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
ottawa
97. Member (Part-Time) DANIELLE DROUIN
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
hearst
98. Member (Part-Time) DARLENE KINDIAK
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
hamilton
99. Member (Part-Time) DOLKAR TULOTSANG
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
toronto
100. Member (Part-Time) JULIE EARLE
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
whitby
101. Member (Part-Time) MARILYN BEATON
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
ottawa
102. Member (Part-Time) PATRICIA DOYLE
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
mississauga
103. Member (Part-Time) STEPHEN DUGGAN
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
barrie
104. Member (Part-Time) ANNE-SOPHIE MULLER-RIBEYRE
25-Oct-2024 - 24-Oct-2029
brockville
105. Member (Part-Time) JULIE PORTER-LOSSING
25-Oct-2024 - 24-Oct-2029
kingston
106. Member (Part-Time) RENEE LADOUCEUR BEAUCHAMP
25-Oct-2024 - 24-Oct-2029
ottawa
107. Member (Part-Time) BARBARA NYTKO
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
toronto
108. Member (Part-Time) FRANCESCA VIVONA
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
brockville
109. Member (Part-Time) JANE ANWEILER
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
london
110. Member (Part-Time) JULIE HANDSOR
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
chatham
111. Member (Part-Time) SHEILA NEUBURGER
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
thornhill
112. Member (Part-Time) GAIL GOODMAN
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2029
toronto
113. Member (Part-Time) SUSAN HEAKES
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2029
toronto
114. Member (Part-Time) BLAIR ROBLIN
28-Nov-2024 - 27-Nov-2029
oakville
115. Member (Part-Time) JANE BULLBROOK
28-Nov-2024 - 27-Nov-2029
oakville
116. Member (Part-Time) KATHERINE TOMASZEWSKI
28-Nov-2024 - 27-Nov-2029
strathroy
117. Member (Part-Time) BRIGITTE PILON
10-Dec-2024 - 09-Dec-2029
orléans
118. Member (Part-Time) HARVEY GOREWICZ
14-Feb-2025 - 13-Feb-2030
thornhill
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