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Ontario Review Board

Ministry
Health
URL
www.orb.on.ca
Address
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
1. Chair (Full-Time) MICHAEL DAMBROT
13-Jun-2024 - 12-Jun-2027
toronto
2. Member (Part-Time) NICOLE LEMIEUX-MCKINNON
15-Jul-2022 - 14-Jul-2025
ottawa
3. Member (Part-Time) BENJAMIN BORDOFF
31-Jul-2022 - 30-Jul-2025
windsor
4. Member (Part-Time) JOEL GOLDENBERG
01-Dec-2022 - 06-Nov-2025
toronto
5. Member (Part-Time) ANGELA PARK
14-Dec-2023 - 13-Dec-2025
waterloo
6. Member (Part-Time) AGI METE
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
welland
7. Member (Part-Time) ALEXANDER SIMPSON
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
toronto
8. Member (Part-Time) AMANDA KERRY
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
plainfield
9. Member (Part-Time) ANDREW BERNARDO
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
ottawa
10. Member (Part-Time) CHERYL YOUNG
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
oshawa
11. Member (Part-Time) CHRISTINE MURRAY
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
barrie
12. Member (Part-Time) DAVID D'INTINO
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
welland
13. Member (Part-Time) GEORGE STONES
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
kitchener
14. Member (Part-Time) GREGORY KERRY
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
plainfield
15. Member (Part-Time) JANE FERGUSON
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
toronto
16. Member (Part-Time) KAREN WEISBAUM
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
kingston
17. Member (Part-Time) KIM BRISSON
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
augusta
18. Member (Part-Time) MOHAMED ATTIA
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
toronto
19. Member (Part-Time) RAJ CHOPRA
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
mississauga
20. Member (Part-Time) REBECCA LOUIS
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
ottawa
21. Member (Part-Time) STEVEN DOHERTY
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
mississauga
22. Member (Part-Time) TANIA STIRPE
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2026
toronto
23. Member (Part-Time) JOHN HANBIDGE
15-Jan-2021 - 14-Jan-2026
london
24. Member (Part-Time) SEBASTIEN PRAT
18-Feb-2023 - 17-Feb-2026
hamilton
25. Member (Part-Time) WESLEY SUTTON
18-Feb-2023 - 17-Feb-2026
grimsby
26. Member (Part-Time) CURT FLANAGAN
11-Mar-2023 - 10-Mar-2026
elizabethtown
27. Member (Part-Time) SUZANNE CLAPP
11-Mar-2023 - 10-Mar-2026
toronto
28. Member (Part-Time) KRISTINE CONNIDIS
01-Apr-2021 - 31-Mar-2026
toronto
29. Member (Part-Time) PETER VICE
01-Apr-2023 - 31-Mar-2026
ottawa
30. Member (Part-Time) BETH ALLEN
08-Apr-2023 - 07-Apr-2026
toronto
31. Member (Part-Time) M. LYNNE BRIDGER
08-Apr-2023 - 07-Apr-2026
toronto
32. Member (Part-Time) PHILIPPE CAPELLE
09-Apr-2023 - 08-Apr-2026
ottawa
33. Member (Part-Time) DIANA SMITH
03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026
springwater
34. Member (Part-Time) MARTIN HAJEK
03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026
ottawa
35. Member (Part-Time) MICHELLE MCKINNON
03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026
stratford
36. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT DAWSON RAINBOTH
03-Jun-2023 - 02-Jun-2026
ottawa
37. Member (Part-Time) RALPH STEINBERG
16-Aug-2024 - 15-Aug-2026
toronto
38. Member (Part-Time) SHAHEEN DARANI
15-Sep-2023 - 14-Sep-2026
toronto
39. Member (Part-Time) LAURA BANKS
05-Nov-2023 - 04-Nov-2026
toronto
40. Member (Part-Time) ALEXANDER SOSNA
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
oshawa
41. Member (Part-Time) NEIL KOZLOFF
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
toronto
42. Member (Part-Time) NORINE NATHANSON
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
toronto
43. Member (Part-Time) KIRAN PATEL
24-Feb-2024 - 23-Feb-2027
etobicoke
44. Member (Part-Time) MAXYM CHOPTIANY
24-Feb-2024 - 23-Feb-2027
toronto
45. Member (Part-Time) ARIEL HERSCOVITCH
04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027
toronto
46. Member (Part-Time) ERIC SIEBENMORGEN
04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027
waterdown
47. Member (Part-Time) JESSYCA GREENWOOD
04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027
toronto
48. Member (Part-Time) KATHERINE TOMASZEWSKI
04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027
strathroy
49. Member (Part-Time) MARGO DEN HAAN
04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027
nepean
50. Member (Part-Time) MARTHA CHAMBERLAIN
04-Mar-2024 - 03-Mar-2027
toronto
51. Member (Part-Time) JOEL WATTS
20-Apr-2023 - 19-Apr-2027
ottawa
52. Member (Part-Time) ALINA IOSIF
08-May-2025 - 07-May-2027
toronto
53. Member (Part-Time) JONATHAN DUBOFF
08-May-2025 - 07-May-2027
ancaster
54. Member (Part-Time) KHASHAYAR SHARIATI
08-May-2025 - 07-May-2027
hamilton
55. Member (Part-Time) STEPHANIE BOUSKILL
08-May-2025 - 07-May-2027
grimsby
56. Member (Part-Time) AIMEE ISRAEL
11-Jun-2025 - 10-Jun-2027
north york
57. Member (Part-Time) BRUCE DURNO
11-Jun-2025 - 10-Jun-2027
brampton
58. Member (Part-Time) JESSICA FULLER
11-Jun-2025 - 10-Jun-2027
pembroke
59. Member (Part-Time) KAREN J MCMILLAN
11-Jun-2025 - 10-Jun-2027
toronto
60. Member (Part-Time) MATTHEW GARFIELD
11-Jun-2025 - 10-Jun-2027
toronto
61. Member (Part-Time) GUY GOULARD
22-Jun-2024 - 21-Jun-2027
ottawa
62. Member (Part-Time) WAGDY LOZA
05-Jul-2024 - 04-Jul-2027
kingston
63. Member (Part-Time) SUMEETA CHATTERJEE
19-Jul-2024 - 18-Jul-2027
toronto
64. Member (Part-Time) GERTRUDE EAYRS
24-Jul-2022 - 23-Jul-2027
toronto
65. Member (Part-Time) LORIE CAPPE
24-Aug-2022 - 23-Aug-2027
toronto
66. Member (Part-Time) PERCY WRIGHT
24-Aug-2022 - 23-Aug-2027
toronto
67. Member (Part-Time) CYNTHIA FROMSTEIN
25-Aug-2022 - 24-Aug-2027
toronto
68. Member (Part-Time) SANDOR WISEMAN
25-Aug-2022 - 24-Aug-2027
toronto
69. Member (Part-Time) MADNAYAKNAHALLI ARUN PRAKASH
29-Aug-2022 - 28-Aug-2027
london
70. Member (Part-Time) HY BLOOM
01-Oct-2022 - 30-Sep-2027
toronto
71. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT CORMIER
02-Dec-2022 - 01-Dec-2027
stittsville
72. Member (Part-Time) GARY CHAIMOWITZ
04-Dec-2022 - 03-Dec-2027
ancaster
73. Member (Part-Time) JOSEPH FERENCZ
04-Dec-2022 - 03-Dec-2027
hamilton
74. Member (Part-Time) REGHUVARAN KUNJUKRISHNAN
04-Dec-2022 - 03-Dec-2027
ottawa
75. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT SHEPPARD
11-Dec-2022 - 10-Dec-2027
thunder bay
76. Member (Part-Time) STEVEN COHEN
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Dec-2027
toronto
77. Member (Part-Time) WILLIAM JOHNSTON
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Dec-2027
toronto
78. Member (Part-Time) BARBARA NAEGELE
09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028
ottawa
79. Member (Part-Time) GEOFF BEASLEY
09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028
grand bend
80. Member (Part-Time) JAMES CYR
09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028
oshawa
81. Member (Part-Time) MURRAY SEGAL
09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028
toronto
82. Member (Part-Time) THOMAS VERNY
09-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2028
stratford
83. Member (Part-Time) KAREN DE FREITAS
13-Jan-2023 - 12-Jan-2028
whitby
84. Member (Part-Time) RUTH MACINTYRE
13-Jan-2023 - 12-Jan-2028
perth road
85. Member (Part-Time) MINI MAMAK
27-Jan-2023 - 26-Jan-2028
toronto
86. Member (Part-Time) STEPHEN HUCKER
02-Feb-2023 - 01-Feb-2028
kingston
87. Member (Part-Time) SAM SWAMINATH
14-Feb-2023 - 13-Feb-2028
london
88. Member (Part-Time) ANDY BOUVIER
20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028
long sault
89. Member (Part-Time) CATHERINE KRASNIK
20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028
burlington
90. Member (Part-Time) GJYLENA NEXHIPI
20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028
toronto
91. Member (Part-Time) LARRY CALZAVARA
20-Feb-2023 - 19-Feb-2028
toronto
92. Member (Part-Time) DAVID MCCOMBS
27-Feb-2023 - 26-Feb-2028
toronto
93. Member (Part-Time) SERGE LESSARD
27-Feb-2023 - 26-Feb-2028
ottawa
94. Member (Part-Time) YURI ALATISHE
22-Mar-2023 - 21-Mar-2028
burlington
95. Member (Part-Time) ANGELA LA VIOLA
09-Apr-2023 - 08-Apr-2028
barrie on
96. Member (Part-Time) BRUCE GARROW
09-Apr-2023 - 08-Apr-2028
toronto
97. Member (Part-Time) TREENA WILKIE
22-Apr-2023 - 21-Apr-2028
toronto
98. Member (Part-Time) SATYADEV NAGARI NANDIESHWAR
29-May-2025 - 28-May-2028
hamilton
99. Member (Part-Time) KAREN HAND
03-Nov-2023 - 02-Nov-2028
guelph
100. Member (Part-Time) PHILLIP NORRIS
18-Jan-2024 - 17-Jan-2029
london
101. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT BIGELOW
01-Feb-2024 - 31-Jan-2029
toronto
102. Member (Part-Time) CRAWFORD MACINTYRE
01-Apr-2024 - 31-Mar-2029
perth road
103. Member (Part-Time) BILL KOMER
03-May-2024 - 02-May-2029
london
104. Member (Part-Time) DOMINIQUE BOURGET
03-Jun-2024 - 02-Jun-2029
ottawa
105. Member (Part-Time) CATHY PLYLEY
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
st.thomas
106. Member (Part-Time) DR GILLES BOULAIS
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
orléans
107. Member (Part-Time) J. CHRISTINE ROSE
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
kingston
108. Member (Part-Time) LESLIE MAUNDER
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
toronto
109. Member (Part-Time) MICHELLE GREEN
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
toronto
110. Member (Part-Time) STEPHEN DUFFY
29-Aug-2024 - 28-Aug-2029
brockville
111. Member (Part-Time) LAURA LEONG
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
toronto
112. Member (Part-Time) MONIK KALIA
17-Oct-2024 - 16-Oct-2029
mississauga
113. Member (Part-Time) TAMRA MANN
25-Oct-2024 - 24-Oct-2029
london
114. Member (Part-Time) CATHARINE FINLEY
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
toronto
115. Member (Part-Time) CLIFFORD NELSON
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
toronto
116. Member (Part-Time) HEATHER MOULDEN
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
hamilton
117. Member (Part-Time) JOANNA KIS
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
mississauga
118. Member (Part-Time) LAURA SILVER
31-Oct-2024 - 30-Oct-2029
toronto
119. Member (Part-Time) ANN JONES
02-Nov-2024 - 01-Nov-2029
aurora
120. Member (Part-Time) MICHÈLE LABROSSE
25-Nov-2024 - 24-Nov-2029
ottawa
121. Member (Part-Time) CATHERINE (BETSY) LITTLE
07-Dec-2024 - 06-Dec-2029
arva
122. Member (Part-Time) LISA RAMSHAW
09-Dec-2024 - 08-Dec-2029
toronto
123. Member (Part-Time) PETER COOK
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2029
hamilton
124. Member (Part-Time) MARK BEN-ARON
14-Dec-2024 - 13-Dec-2029
toronto
125. Member (Part-Time) WOOD HILL
15-Dec-2024 - 14-Dec-2029
toronto
126. Member (Part-Time) KEVIN MCKENNA
09-Jan-2025 - 08-Jan-2030
hamilton
127. Member (Part-Time) JANETTE MILLS
17-Jan-2025 - 16-Jan-2030
king city
128. Member (Part-Time) SHAYNE KERT
17-Jan-2025 - 16-Jan-2030
toronto
129. Member (Part-Time) EMILE KRUZICK
31-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2030
toronto
130. Member (Part-Time) TIMOTHY LIPSON
31-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2030
toronto
131. Member (Part-Time) LYNN LIGHTFOOT
04-Feb-2025 - 03-Feb-2030
ancaster
132. Member (Part-Time) RANJITH CHANDRASENA
04-Feb-2025 - 03-Feb-2030
morpeth
133. Member (Part-Time) GRAHAM GLANCY
01-Mar-2025 - 28-Feb-2030
toronto
134. Member (Part-Time) JOHN M BRADFORD
01-Mar-2025 - 28-Feb-2030
grand bend
135. Member (Part-Time) PETER PRENDERGAST
01-Mar-2025 - 28-Feb-2030
toronto
136. Member (Part-Time) DAVID SANDOR
05-Mar-2025 - 04-Mar-2030
windsor
137. Member (Part-Time) PADRAIG DARBY
17-Apr-2025 - 16-Apr-2030
toronto
138. Member (Part-Time) CRAIG FRASER
08-May-2025 - 07-May-2030
burlington
139. Member (Part-Time) JEFFREY WEINSTEIN
08-May-2025 - 07-May-2030
mississauga
140. Member (Part-Time) ANDREA GIBAS
29-May-2025 - 28-May-2030
oshawa
141. Member (Part-Time) ELIZABETH COLEMAN
29-May-2025 - 28-May-2030
whitby
142. Member (Part-Time) JAMES CHESTON
29-May-2025 - 28-May-2030
toronto
143. Member (Part-Time) PETER HAGERAATS
29-May-2025 - 28-May-2030
ottawa
144. Member (Part-Time)
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159. Member (Part-Time)
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