Discipline Committee

Discipline Committee members hear and determine matters related to alleged professional misconduct or incompetence against members of the College. The parties to a hearing are the College and the member who is the subject of the complaint.

It is the responsibility of the Discipline Committee to determine if the teacher is guilty of professional misconduct or incompetence and, if so, to determine and impose a penalty. These may include:

revoking a member's certificate
suspending a certificate for up to 24 months
imposing specific terms, limitations or conditions on a certificate
reprimanding, admonishing or counselling the teacher
fining the member up to $5,000
publishing the findings in a manner considered appropriate*
fixing costs to be paid by the member*
requiring the successful completion of a course of study, and/or
fixing a period during which the member is ineligible for reinstatement or variation of the committee's order.

Discipline hearings are generally open to the public. The Committee panel may direct that the public be excluded from a hearing under certain circumstances.

Dates and times of upcoming hearings are available in advance to the media and the public by way of a brief summary of discipline cases.

*Incompetence findings are not subject to publication, fines or fixed costs.