Here are the recent Tribunal Actions by the College. Visit the Disciplinary Proceedings and Tribunal page to view the full decisions.
• Lionel Abeyrathne Samayawardhena, of Serendib Consultants in Toronto, Ontario, had their licence revoked following findings of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee. The committee found the RCIC misrepresented facts and submitted fraudulent documents on behalf of a client during the application process for a work permit application to IRCC and a Provincial Nominee Program. The RCIC was also retained to assist a second client in immigrating to Canada via a study permit. In this situation the RCIC submitted fraudulent documents to a university knowing the information was false. The RCIC misrepresented themselves to be an Attorney at Law when in fact they are not licensed as a lawyer in Ontario. The RCIC entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty with the College related to their admissions and violations. The RCIC is ordered to pay restitution to one of the clients in the amount of 2,432,000.00 Sri Lankan Rupees, pay a fine of $8,000 CAN to the College and pay costs to the College in the amount of $5,000 CAN.
• Zora Kainth, of World Gateway Immigration Company in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was reprimanded and had conditions imposed on their licence following findings of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee. The committee found the RCIC did not clarify with a client whether they were acting in their role as an RCIC or whether they were acting as a representative of a college that the client had wished to attend. The RCIC also failed to disclose that $6,000 of an $18,000 tuition fee, payable by the client, was allocated to the RCIC for services rendered to the college. In the second complaint, the RCIC directly or through staff members, breached the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act by using the client’s personal information and documentation without obtaining or verifying their consent. The RCIC entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty with the College related to their admissions and violations. The RCIC must complete 3 Practice Management Education courses and must fully comply with all terms of the Voluntary Resolution Program agreement executed by the parties concerning complaints that have not yet been referred to the Discipline Committee. The RCIC is ordered to pay costs to the College in the amount of $5,000.
• Anwar Lewin, of Trillium Immigration in Toronto, Ontario, had their licence suspended for a period of 8 months following findings of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee. The committee found the RCIC had failed to provide clients with service agreements or service agreements for new services, invoices or receipts for transactions; failed to inform a client of their decision to withdraw from representation; failed to provide the College during its investigation with all documents pertaining to client files; failed to submit a Work Permit application and a Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds application to the IRCC on behalf of their clients; and failed to refund clients. The RCIC also failed to notify the College of the civic address of their Leamington office and continued to practice using an unregistered company name, until the issue was brought to their attention when a complaint was filed. The RCIC entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty with the College related to their admissions and violations. The RCIC must complete Practice Management Education courses and additional Continuing Professional Development training relevant to this discipline matter. The RCIC is to return all client documents or confirm that there are no outstanding client documents to be returned. The RCIC is ordered to pay restitution to the clients in the total amount of $14,130, pay a fine of $7,500 to the College and pay costs to the College in the amount of $2,500.
• Mahdi Khademi, of Papillon Immigration Services Corp., in Toronto, Ontario, appealed a Registrar’s decision to revoke their licence for failure to renew their annual Professional Liability Insurance to the Registrar Appeal Committee. The committee found that there was no error in the Registrar’s decision to revoke the Appellant’s licence and therefore the Registrar’s decision was upheld, and the appeal was dismissed. Costs in the amount of $9,040 was awarded to the College.
• Mounir Bendaoud, of Davidson Immigration, in Montréal, Quebec, appealed a Registrar’s decision to revoke their licence for failure to complete their annual renewal. The Registrar Appeal Committee determined that notices sent to the Appellant contained factual errors or contradictory information which created confusion. As a result, the committee found the Registrar's decision to revoke the licence unreasonable and overturned it. The Appellant’s licence was reinstated with 30 days to settle payments of any outstanding amounts for the 2024–2025 annual fees up to the date of their revocation and 2025–2026 annual fees from the date of re-registration, with all remaining payments for that year to be paid on a quarterly basis; and to complete any other requirements of their licence as of the date of their re-registration, such as continuing professional education and professional liability insurance. In the event of non-payment or failure to comply with any of the other requirements, the Registrar may resume the appropriate procedure in accordance with the applicable Regulations.