Here are the recent Tribunal Actions by the College. Visit our Disciplinary Proceedings and Tribunal page to view the full decisions.
• Simon Chelat, of Noaisys Immigration Inc., in Delta, British Columbia, had their licence suspended following findings of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee. The committee found the RCIC had engaged in a job selling scheme and failed to communicate with the client in accordance with their obligation to maintain quality service. In doing so, they violated the 2012 and 2016 Code of Professional Ethics. The RCIC was ordered to take several Practice Management Education courses, pay a fine of $5,000 and pay costs to the College in the amount of $11,545.
• Janet Yates, of Mahmoudzadeh & Associates, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, had their licence suspended following findings of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee. The committee found the RCIC advised their client’s family member that they could obtain permanent residency in Canada by making an investment into a start-up company, resulting in a conflict of interest, as the RCIC was named as a cooperating party in the retainer agreement, and the RCIC’s husband was one of the directors. The RCIC failed to enter into an initial consultation agreement or a separate written retainer agreement with the family member. The RCIC entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty with the College related to her admissions of violating the Code of Professional Conduct, By-laws, Client File Management Regulation and Retainer Agreement Regulation in force at the time of the conduct. The RCIC was ordered to take several Practice Management Education courses and a Continuing Professional Development course, pay a fine of $5,000 and pay costs to the College in the amount of $5,000.
• David Won and Rageiy El-Hamarnah, of HG Immigration Limited, in Burlington, Ontario, had their licences suspended on an interim basis. The Discipline Committee found that suspending their practice until a Discipline Hearing is held and a final decision is rendered was necessary to protect the public and the public’s confidence in the immigration consulting profession. In reaching this decision, the committee considered allegations related to job selling and/or deploying fraudulent means to facilitate job selling. The RCICs are to jointly pay costs to the College in the amount of $10,000.
• Liza Lucion, of Canadian Global Immigration Consulting Services, in Vancouver, British Columbia, had their motion to introduce new evidence dismissed by the Discipline Committee. The suspended licensee failed to establish the relevance of the proposed new evidence to the issues in the conduct hearing. Moreover, the committee found the documents the RCIC referred to as prejudicial and determined that they should not form part of their case.