Ontario Review Board
- Ministry
- Health
- URL
- www.orb.on.ca
- Address
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10TH FLOOR, 151 BLOOR STREET WEST
TORONTO
M5S2T5 - Phone
- (416) 327-8866
- Fax
- (416) 327-8867
- Background
- Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, ss. 672.38-672.4; O.C. 348/97 (opens a new window)
- Function
Established under the Criminal Code, the Ontario Review Board makes or reviews dispositions concerning any accused in respect of whom a verdict of not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder or unfit to stand trial is rendered. Hearings must be held within forty-five or ninety days of the verdict and within 12 months thereafter. In addition, upon notice from a hospital of a restriction of the accused’s liberties for more than 7 days, the ORB must hold a hearing to review the hospitals discretion as soon as practicable.
- Membership
The Lieutenant Governor in Council appoints not less than five members. The chair, who is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, shall be a judge of the Federal Court or of a Superior, District or County Court in Ontario, or may also be a person who is qualified for appointment to, or who has retired from, such a judicial office. The board usually sits in panels of five members: one chair, one lawyer, two psychiatrists and one public member. A quorum consists of the chair, one member who is legally entitled to practise psychiatry in Ontario and one other member. Alternate Chairs are selected by the Chair.
- Term
Members are appointed for two, three or five years.
- Meetings
- The Board conducts approximately 2000 proceedings/hearings per year; there is no minimum or maximum number in which a Board member must participate. The amount of time/work required in advance of a hearing depends on the complexity and volume of written material. Alternate Chairs in the main perform all post hearing work; the time required varies depending on the complexity and number of hearings for which disposition and reasons are to be written. Board members may be required to travel for up to a week at a time anywhere in Ontario but primarily Toronto, Ottawa, Brockville, Hamilton, London, St. Thomas, North Bay, Whitby, Thunder Bay, Kingston, and Penetanguishene.
- Remuneration
Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive
Appointments & Vacancies
No. | Position | Member | Term | Location |
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1. | Chair (Full-Time) | MICHAEL DAMBROT | 13-Jun-2023 - 12-Jun-2024 |
toronto |
2. | Member (Part-Time) | BILL KOMER | 03-May-2021 - 02-May-2024 |
london |
3. | Member (Part-Time) | SCOTT WOODSIDE | 04-May-2021 - 03-May-2024 |
toronto |
4. | Member (Part-Time) | DOMINIQUE BOURGET | 03-Jun-2021 - 02-Jun-2024 |
ottawa |
5. | Member (Part-Time) | E. JEAN POLAK | 21-Jun-2019 - 20-Jun-2024 |
bracebridge |
6. | Member (Part-Time) | GUY GOULARD | 22-Jun-2021 - 21-Jun-2024 |
ottawa |
7. | Member (Part-Time) | JONATHAN ROOTENBERG | 22-Jun-2021 - 21-Jun-2024 |
toronto |
8. | Member (Part-Time) | WILLIAM DONALDSON | 25-Jun-2021 - 24-Jun-2024 |
aurora |
9. | Member (Part-Time) | WAGDY LOZA | 05-Jul-2021 - 04-Jul-2024 |
kingston |
10. | Member (Part-Time) | SUMEETA CHATTERJEE | 19-Jul-2021 - 18-Jul-2024 |
toronto |
11. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT MCMASTER | 26-Jul-2021 - 25-Jul-2024 |
toronto |
12. | Member (Part-Time) | RALPH STEINBERG | 16-Aug-2019 - 15-Aug-2024 |
toronto |
13. | Member (Part-Time) | CATHY PLYLEY | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
st.thomas |
14. | Member (Part-Time) | DR GILLES BOULAIS | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
orléans |
15. | Member (Part-Time) | EDWARD THEN | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
toronto |
16. | Member (Part-Time) | J. CHRISTINE ROSE | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
kingston |
17. | Member (Part-Time) | LESLIE MAUNDER | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
toronto |
18. | Member (Part-Time) | MICHELLE GREEN | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
toronto |
19. | Member (Part-Time) | MILAN POMICHALEK | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
north bay |
20. | Member (Part-Time) | RHONA ZITNEY | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
toronto |
21. | Member (Part-Time) | STEPHEN DUFFY | 29-Aug-2021 - 28-Aug-2024 |
brockville |
22. | Member (Part-Time) | ANGUS MCDONALD | 26-Sep-2019 - 25-Sep-2024 |
mississauga |
23. | Member (Part-Time) | WAYNE FURLONG | 04-Oct-2021 - 03-Oct-2024 |
thornhill |
24. | Member (Part-Time) | LAURA LEONG | 17-Oct-2021 - 16-Oct-2024 |
toronto |
25. | Member (Part-Time) | MONIK KALIA | 17-Oct-2021 - 16-Oct-2024 |
mississauga |
26. | Member (Part-Time) | TAMRA MANN | 25-Oct-2021 - 24-Oct-2024 |
london |
27. | Member (Part-Time) | CATHARINE FINLEY | 31-Oct-2021 - 30-Oct-2024 |
toronto |
28. | Member (Part-Time) | CLIFFORD NELSON | 31-Oct-2021 - 30-Oct-2024 |
toronto |
29. | Member (Part-Time) | HEATHER MOULDEN | 31-Oct-2021 - 30-Oct-2024 |
hamilton |
30. | Member (Part-Time) | JOANNA KIS | 31-Oct-2021 - 30-Oct-2024 |
mississauga |
31. | Member (Part-Time) | LAURA SILVER | 31-Oct-2021 - 30-Oct-2024 |
toronto |
32. | Member (Part-Time) | ANN JONES | 02-Nov-2021 - 01-Nov-2024 |
aurora |
33. | Member (Part-Time) | MICHÈLE LABROSSE | 25-Nov-2019 - 25-Nov-2024 |
ottawa |
34. | Member (Part-Time) | CATHERINE (BETSY) LITTLE | 07-Dec-2021 - 06-Dec-2024 |
arva |
35. | Member (Part-Time) | LISA RAMSHAW | 09-Dec-2019 - 08-Dec-2024 |
toronto |
36. | Member (Part-Time) | WILLIAM BASSEL | 10-Dec-2019 - 09-Dec-2024 |
toronto |
37. | Member (Part-Time) | PETER COOK | 12-Dec-2019 - 11-Dec-2024 |
hamilton |
38. | Member (Part-Time) | MARK BEN-ARON | 14-Dec-2021 - 13-Dec-2024 |
toronto |
39. | Member (Part-Time) | WOOD HILL | 15-Dec-2021 - 14-Dec-2024 |
toronto |
40. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT ARMSTRONG | 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Dec-2024 |
toronto |
41. | Member (Part-Time) | JULIE ALBERT | 09-Jan-2022 - 08-Jan-2025 |
pickering |
42. | Member (Part-Time) | KEVIN MCKENNA | 09-Jan-2022 - 08-Jan-2025 |
hamilton |
43. | Member (Part-Time) | ZOHAR WAISMAN | 15-Jan-2022 - 14-Jan-2025 |
richmond hill |
44. | Member (Part-Time) | JANETTE MILLS | 17-Jan-2020 - 16-Jan-2025 |
king city |
45. | Member (Part-Time) | SHAYNE KERT | 17-Jan-2020 - 16-Jan-2025 |
toronto |
46. | Member (Part-Time) | CHRISTINE LUND | 31-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2025 |
brampton |
47. | Member (Part-Time) | EMILE KRUZICK | 31-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2025 |
toronto |
48. | Member (Part-Time) | LYNN MARIE LANDRY | 31-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2025 |
otonabee |
49. | Member (Part-Time) | TIMOTHY LIPSON | 31-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2025 |
toronto |
50. | Member (Part-Time) | DONALD GALBRAITH | 04-Feb-2022 - 03-Feb-2025 |
lambton shores |
51. | Member (Part-Time) | LYNN LIGHTFOOT | 04-Feb-2022 - 03-Feb-2025 |
ancaster |
52. | Member (Part-Time) | RANJITH CHANDRASENA | 04-Feb-2022 - 03-Feb-2025 |
morpeth |
53. | Member (Part-Time) | DR LARRY CRAIG LITMAN | 25-Feb-2022 - 24-Feb-2025 |
london |
54. | Member (Part-Time) | ANDRE COTE | 01-Mar-2022 - 28-Feb-2025 |
ottawa |
55. | Member (Part-Time) | GRAHAM GLANCY | 01-Mar-2022 - 28-Feb-2025 |
toronto |
56. | Member (Part-Time) | JOHN M BRADFORD | 01-Mar-2022 - 28-Feb-2025 |
grand bend |
57. | Member (Part-Time) | PADRAIG DARBY | 01-Mar-2022 - 28-Feb-2025 |
toronto |
58. | Member (Part-Time) | PETER PRENDERGAST | 01-Mar-2022 - 28-Feb-2025 |
toronto |
59. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT BUCKINGHAM | 01-Mar-2022 - 28-Feb-2025 |
toronto |
60. | Member (Part-Time) | DAVID SANDOR | 05-Mar-2022 - 04-Mar-2025 |
windsor |
61. | Member (Part-Time) | JEFFREY WEINSTEIN | 25-Mar-2020 - 24-Mar-2025 |
mississauga |
62. | Member (Part-Time) | PETER HAGERAATS | 02-Apr-2020 - 01-Apr-2025 |
ottawa |
63. | Member (Part-Time) | ANDREA GIBAS | 24-Apr-2022 - 23-Apr-2025 |
oshawa |
64. | Member (Part-Time) | CRAIG FRASER | 24-Apr-2022 - 23-Apr-2025 |
burlington |
65. | Member (Part-Time) | JAMES CHESTON | 24-Apr-2022 - 23-Apr-2025 |
toronto |
66. | Member (Part-Time) | SATYADEV NAGARI NANDIESHWAR | 24-Apr-2022 - 23-Apr-2025 |
hamilton |
67. | Member (Part-Time) | ELIZABETH COLEMAN | 13-May-2020 - 12-May-2025 |
whitby |
68. | Member (Part-Time) | WILLIAM APTED | 04-Jun-2020 - 03-Jun-2025 |
oakville |
69. | Member (Part-Time) | NICOLE LEMIEUX-MCKINNON | 15-Jul-2022 - 14-Jul-2025 |
ottawa |
70. | Member (Part-Time) | BENJAMIN BORDOFF | 31-Jul-2022 - 30-Jul-2025 |
windsor |
71. | Member (Part-Time) | JOEL GOLDENBERG | 01-Dec-2022 - 06-Nov-2025 |
toronto |
72. | Member (Part-Time) | PAUL FEDOROFF | 17-Nov-2022 - 16-Nov-2025 |
ottawa |
73. | Member (Part-Time) | JACK ELLIS | 21-Nov-2022 - 20-Nov-2025 |
port stanley |
74. | Member (Part-Time) | ANGELA PARK | 14-Dec-2023 - 13-Dec-2025 |
waterloo |
75. | Member (Part-Time) | AGI METE | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
welland |
76. | Member (Part-Time) | ALEXANDER SIMPSON | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
toronto |
77. | Member (Part-Time) | AMANDA KERRY | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
plainfield |
78. | Member (Part-Time) | ANDREW BERNARDO | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
ottawa |
79. | Member (Part-Time) | CHERYL YOUNG | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
oshawa |
80. | Member (Part-Time) | CHRISTINE MURRAY | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
barrie |
81. | Member (Part-Time) | DAVID D'INTINO | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
welland |
82. | Member (Part-Time) | GEORGE STONES | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
kitchener |
83. | Member (Part-Time) | GREGORY KERRY | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
plainfield |
84. | Member (Part-Time) | JANE FERGUSON | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
toronto |
85. | Member (Part-Time) | KAREN WEISBAUM | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
kingston |
86. | Member (Part-Time) | KIM BRISSON | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
prescott |
87. | Member (Part-Time) | MOHAMED ATTIA | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
toronto |
88. | Member (Part-Time) | RAJ CHOPRA | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
mississauga |
89. | Member (Part-Time) | REBECCA LOUIS | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
ottawa |
90. | Member (Part-Time) | STEVEN DOHERTY | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
mississauga |
91. | Member (Part-Time) | TANIA STIRPE | 11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026 |
toronto |
92. | Member (Part-Time) | JOHN HANBIDGE | 15-Jan-2021 - 14-Jan-2026 |
london |
93. | Member (Part-Time) | SEBASTIEN PRAT | 18-Feb-2023 - 17-Feb-2026 |
hamilton |
94. | Member (Part-Time) | WESLEY SUTTON | 18-Feb-2023 - 17-Feb-2026 |
grimsby |
95. | Member (Part-Time) | CURT FLANAGAN | 11-Mar-2023 - 10-Mar-2026 |
elizabethtown |
96. | Member (Part-Time) | SUZANNE CLAPP | 11-Mar-2023 - 10-Mar-2026 |
toronto |
97. | Member (Part-Time) | KRISTINE CONNIDIS | 01-Apr-2021 - 31-Mar-2026 |
toronto |
98. | Member (Part-Time) | PETER VICE | 01-Apr-2023 - 31-Mar-2026 |
ottawa |
99. | Member (Part-Time) | BETH ALLEN | 08-Apr-2023 - 07-Apr-2026 |
toronto |
100. | Member (Part-Time) | M. LYNNE BRIDGER | 08-Apr-2023 - 07-Apr-2026 |
toronto |
101. | Member (Part-Time) | PHILIPPE CAPELLE | 09-Apr-2023 - 08-Apr-2026 |
ottawa |
102. | Member (Part-Time) | DIANA SMITH | 03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026 |
springwater |
103. | Member (Part-Time) | MARTIN HAJEK | 03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026 |
ottawa |
104. | Member (Part-Time) | MICHELLE MCKINNON | 03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026 |
stratford |
105. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT DAWSON RAINBOTH | 03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026 |
ottawa |
106. | Member (Part-Time) | SHAHEEN DARANI | 15-Sep-2023 - 14-Sep-2026 |
toronto |
107. | Member (Part-Time) | LAURA BANKS | 05-Nov-2023 - 04-Nov-2026 |
toronto |
108. | Member (Part-Time) | KIRAN PATEL | 24-Feb-2024 - 23-Feb-2027 |
etobicoke |
109. | Member (Part-Time) | MAXYM CHOPTIANY | 24-Feb-2024 - 23-Feb-2027 |
toronto |
110. | Member (Part-Time) | ARIEL HERSCOVITCH | 04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027 |
toronto |
111. | Member (Part-Time) | ERIC SIEBENMORGEN | 04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027 |
waterdown |
112. | Member (Part-Time) | JESSYCA GREENWOOD | 04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027 |
toronto |
113. | Member (Part-Time) | KATHERINE TOMASZEWSKI | 04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027 |
strathroy |
114. | Member (Part-Time) | MARGO DEN HAAN | 04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027 |
nepean |
115. | Member (Part-Time) | MARTHA CHAMBERLAIN | 04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027 |
toronto |
116. | Member (Part-Time) | JOEL WATTS | 20-Apr-2023 - 19-Apr-2027 |
ottawa |
117. | Member (Part-Time) | GERTRUDE EAYRS | 24-Jul-2022 - 23-Jul-2027 |
toronto |
118. | Member (Part-Time) | MICHELLE MATHIAS | 26-Jul-2022 - 25-Jul-2027 |
ottawa |
119. | Member (Part-Time) | LORIE CAPPE | 24-Aug-2022 - 23-Aug-2027 |
toronto |
120. | Member (Part-Time) | PERCY WRIGHT | 24-Aug-2022 - 23-Aug-2027 |
toronto |
121. | Member (Part-Time) | CYNTHIA FROMSTEIN | 25-Aug-2022 - 24-Aug-2027 |
toronto |
122. | Member (Part-Time) | SANDOR WISEMAN | 25-Aug-2022 - 24-Aug-2027 |
toronto |
123. | Member (Part-Time) | MADNAYAKNAHALLI ARUN PRAKASH | 29-Aug-2022 - 28-Aug-2027 |
london |
124. | Member (Part-Time) | HY BLOOM | 01-Oct-2022 - 30-Sep-2027 |
toronto |
125. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT CORMIER | 02-Dec-2022 - 01-Dec-2027 |
stittsville |
126. | Member (Part-Time) | GARY CHAIMOWITZ | 04-Dec-2022 - 03-Dec-2027 |
ancaster |
127. | Member (Part-Time) | JOSEPH FERENCZ | 04-Dec-2022 - 03-Dec-2027 |
hamilton |
128. | Member (Part-Time) | REGHUVARAN KUNJUKRISHNAN | 04-Dec-2022 - 03-Dec-2027 |
ottawa |
129. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT SHEPPARD | 11-Dec-2022 - 10-Dec-2027 |
thunder bay |
130. | Member (Part-Time) | STEVEN COHEN | 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Dec-2027 |
toronto |
131. | Member (Part-Time) | WILLIAM JOHNSTON | 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Dec-2027 |
toronto |
132. | Member (Part-Time) | BARBARA NAEGELE | 09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028 |
ottawa |
133. | Member (Part-Time) | GEOFF BEASLEY | 09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028 |
grand bend |
134. | Member (Part-Time) | JAMES CYR | 09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028 |
oshawa |
135. | Member (Part-Time) | MURRAY SEGAL | 09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028 |
toronto |
136. | Member (Part-Time) | THOMAS VERNY | 09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028 |
stratford |
137. | Member (Part-Time) | KAREN DE FREITAS | 13-Jan-2023 - 12-Jan-2028 |
whitby |
138. | Member (Part-Time) | RUTH MACINTYRE | 13-Jan-2023 - 12-Jan-2028 |
perth road |
139. | Member (Part-Time) | MINI MAMAK | 27-Jan-2023 - 26-Jan-2028 |
toronto |
140. | Member (Part-Time) | STEPHEN HUCKER | 02-Feb-2023 - 01-Feb-2028 |
kingston |
141. | Member (Part-Time) | SAM SWAMINATH | 14-Feb-2023 - 13-Feb-2028 |
london |
142. | Member (Part-Time) | ANDY BOUVIER | 20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028 |
long sault |
143. | Member (Part-Time) | CATHERINE KRASNIK | 20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028 |
burlington |
144. | Member (Part-Time) | GJYLENA NEXHIPI | 20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028 |
toronto |
145. | Member (Part-Time) | LARRY CALZAVARA | 20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028 |
toronto |
146. | Member (Part-Time) | DAVID MCCOMBS | 27-Feb-2023 - 26-Feb-2028 |
toronto |
147. | Member (Part-Time) | SERGE LESSARD | 27-Feb-2023 - 26-Feb-2028 |
ottawa |
148. | Member (Part-Time) | YURI ALATISHE | 22-Mar-2023 - 21-Mar-2028 |
burlington |
149. | Member (Part-Time) | ANGELA LA VIOLA | 09-Apr-2023 - 08-Apr-2028 |
barrie on |
150. | Member (Part-Time) | BRUCE GARROW | 09-Apr-2023 - 08-Apr-2028 |
toronto |
151. | Member (Part-Time) | TREENA WILKIE | 22-Apr-2023 - 21-Apr-2028 |
toronto |
152. | Member (Part-Time) | KAREN HAND | 03-Nov-2023 - 02-Nov-2028 |
guelph |
153. | Member (Part-Time) | PHILLIP NORRIS | 18-Jan-2024 - 17-Jan-2029 |
london |
154. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT BIGELOW | 01-Feb-2024 - 31-Jan-2029 |
toronto |
155. | Member (Part-Time) | CRAWFORD MACINTYRE | 01-Apr-2024 - 31-Mar-2029 |
perth road |
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