Review of the treatment of a complaint
The decision of the Complaints Committee to refer, or not to refer, a complaint to the Discipline Committee is final. No statutory appeal lies from the decisions of the Complaints Committee. A decision of the Complaints Committee is accompanied by a Notice advising the complainant of the right to apply to the Complaints Review Councillor (CRC[DM1] ).
Indeed, section 26 of the Act provides that a complainant may apply to the CRC for a review of the treatment of the complaint after a decision has been made by the Complaints Committee. In addition, the Act allows a complainant to apply for a CRC review, should a complaint not be disposed of by the Complaints Committee within 90 days after the complaint is filed with the Registrar.
The procedure to request a CRC review is by way of application. It should be noted that the CRC is not under any statutory obligation to undertake such a review, and may in certain circumstances issue a decision not to make a review or a decision not to continue a review.
It is therefore only in some cases, that the CRC will actually issue a Notice informing of his/her intention to commence a review. A report is the outcome of a completed CRC review. The CRC is prohibited under section 26(4) of the Act from inquiring into the actual merits of any particular complaint. As such, a review of the treatment of a complaint is a review of the procedures followed from the receipt of a complaint, to the disposition of the complaint by the Complaints Committee, and to the ultimate notification of this decision to the complainant.
Forms
- To apply for a review of the treatment of a complaint, please complete the Application for Review Form
- Per s. 26(3.1) of the Professional Engineers Act the complainant must also provide Notice to the complained against engineer. Please complete the Notice of Application to the CRC Form
Stakeholder Comments Requested
As part of its commitment to deliver fair and impartial adjudicative services, the Complaints Review Councillor invites stakeholder comment/suggestions to improve access, document interactivity, guidelines, forms, or general ease of use of the webpage. Please email your comments, in confidence, to: [email protected].
About the Complaints Review Councillor (CRC)
The CRC acts independently of the Complaints Committee. The Complaints Review Councillor is a member of Council appointed by the Attorney General of Ontario, and was appointed by Council to discharge the role of the CRC pursuant to section 25(1)(b) as amended.
Complaints Review Councillor
Yufei (Fiona) Wang, LL.B.
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 416-224-8168
The CRC may not be a member of the Complaints Committee or the Fees Mediation Committee.
For the Membership Roster please go to the following link (Committees and Task Force Roster): https://www.peo.on.ca/about-peo/committees-and-task-forces/annual-reports-committees-task-force (Note: see page 9 for CRC)
Complaints Review Councillor
25.(1) There shall be a Complaints Review Councillor who shall be appointed by Council and shall be,
(a) a member of the Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under clause 3 (2) (c); or
(b) a person who is neither a member of the Council nor a member of the Association, and approved by the Attorney General. 2010, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 5 (45).
General Inquiries and any accessibility assistance requests (B):
Lana Tereshchenko
Tribunal Administrative Officer
Tel: 416-224-1100 ext. 2269
E-mail: [email protected]
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