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All proceedings before the Discipline Committee and Appeals Committee are held electronically and commence at 10:00 a.m., unless otherwise specified. In exceptional circumstances, proceedings may be conducted in person or in writing, or by a combination of in person, electronic, and/or written formats.

Want to attend a hearing?

Electronic hearings are generally conducted via videoconference. Please email hearings@reco.on.ca at least two business days before the scheduled hearing you want to attend. After your email request is approved, we will provide you with login instructions.

For hearings not conducted electronically, the hearing location or other details will be provided to you.

Important Notice: Members of the public attending a proceeding are prohibited from taking or attempting to take photographs, motion pictures, audio or video recording, or producing any other visual or audio representations by any means.

Scheduled hearings

The matters posted below relate to alleged contraventions of the Code of Ethics regulation under the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 and alleged contraventions of the Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2002 and its associated regulations that have been referred by the Registrar to the Discipline Committee for a hearing. Appeals Committee hearings are also posted below.

The schedule includes a summary of the allegations that will be considered by the panel at the hearing.

Please check back regularly. The schedule is subject to change and hearings may be rescheduled on short notice at the request of the parties.

There are no hearings scheduled for August

Region: Naughton
Hearing Type: Discipline Hearing

Allegations:

5 – Conscientious and competent service, etc.
A registrant shall provide conscientious service to the registrant's clients and customers and shall demonstrate reasonable knowledge, skill, judgment and competence in providing those services.

21(1) – Material facts
A broker or salesperson who has a client in respect of the acquisition or disposition of a particular interest in real estate shall take reasonable steps to determine the material facts relating to the acquisition or disposition and, at the earliest practicable opportunity, shall disclose the material facts to the client.

21(2) – Material facts
A broker or salesperson who has a customer in respect of the acquisition or disposition of a particular interest in real estate shall, at the earliest practicable opportunity, disclose to the customer the material facts relating to the acquisition or disposition that are known by or ought to be known by the broker or salesperson.

38 – Error, misrepresentation, fraud, etc.
A registrant shall use the registrant's best efforts to prevent error, misrepresentation, fraud or any unethical practice in respect of a trade in real estate.

Region: Markham
Hearing Type: Penalty Hearing

Allegations:

3 – Fairness, honesty, etc.
A registrant shall treat every person the registrant deals with in the course of a trade in real estate fairly, honestly and with integrity.

39 – Unprofessional conduct, etc.
A registrant shall not, in the course of trading in real estate, engage in any act or omission that, having regard to all of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unbecoming a registrant.

Region: Mississauga
Hearing Type: Discipline Hearing

Allegations:

38 – Error, misrepresentation, fraud, etc.
A registrant shall use the registrant's best efforts to prevent error, misrepresentation, fraud or any unethical practice in respect of a trade in real estate.

39 – Unprofessional conduct, etc.
A registrant shall not, in the course of trading in real estate, engage in any act or omission that, having regard to all of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unbecoming a registrant.

Region: Naughton
Hearing Type: Discipline Hearing

Allegations:

5 – Conscientious and competent service, etc.
A registrant shall provide conscientious service to the registrant's clients and customers and shall demonstrate reasonable knowledge, skill, judgment and competence in providing those services.

38 – Error, misrepresentation, fraud, etc.
A registrant shall use the registrant's best efforts to prevent error, misrepresentation, fraud or any unethical practice in respect of a trade in real estate.

39 – Unprofessional conduct, etc.
A registrant shall not, in the course of trading in real estate, engage in any act or omission that, having regard to all of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unbecoming a registrant.

Region: Mississauga
Hearing Type: Discipline Hearing

Allegations:

3 – Fairness, honesty, etc.
A registrant shall treat every person the registrant deals with in the course of a trade in real estate fairly, honestly and with integrity.

4 – Best interests
A registrant shall promote and protect the best interests of the registrant's clients.

5 – Conscientious and competent service, etc.
A registrant shall provide conscientious service to the registrant's clients and customers and shall demonstrate reasonable knowledge, skill, judgment and competence in providing those services.

6(1) – Providing opinions, etc.
A registrant shall demonstrate reasonable knowledge, skill, judgment and competence in providing opinions, advice or information to any person in respect of a trade in real estate.

6(2)(a) – Providing opinions, etc.
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) or section 5, a brokerage shall not provide an opinion or advice about the value of real estate to any person unless the opinion or advice is provided on behalf of the brokerage by a broker or salesperson who has education or experience related to the valuation of real estate.

7(1) – Dealing with other registrants
A registrant who knows or ought to know that a person is a client of another registrant shall communicate information to the person for the purpose of a trade in real estate only through the other registrant, unless the other registrant has consented in writing.

28(1) – Copies of agreements
If a registrant represents a client who enters into a written agreement that deals with the conveyance of an interest in real estate, the registrant shall use the registrant’s best efforts to ensure that all parties to the agreement receive a copy of the agreement at the earliest practicable opportunity.

28(2) – Copies of agreements
Subsection (1) applies, with necessary modifications, if a brokerage and a customer have an agreement that provides for the brokerage to provide services to the customer in respect of any agreement that deals with the conveyance of an interest in real estate.

37(1) – Inaccurate representations
A registrant shall not knowingly make an inaccurate representation in respect of a trade in real estate.

37(2) – Inaccurate representations
A registrant shall not knowingly make an inaccurate representation about services provided by the registrant.

38 – Error, misrepresentation, fraud, etc.
A registrant shall use the registrant's best efforts to prevent error, misrepresentation, fraud or any unethical practice in respect of a trade in real estate.

39 – Unprofessional conduct, etc.
A registrant shall not, in the course of trading in real estate, engage in any act or omission that, having regard to all of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unbecoming a registrant.

40 – Abuse and harassment
A registrant shall not abuse or harass any person in the course of trading in real estate.