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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.


Region: Brampton
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.

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.

23 – Steps taken by registrant
A registrant shall inform a client of all significant steps that the registrant takes in the course of representing the client.

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

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: Brampton
Hearing Type: Penalty Hearing

Allegations:

2(1) – Brokers and salespersons
A broker or salesperson shall not do or omit to do anything that causes the brokerage that employs the broker or salesperson to contravene this Regulation.

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

30 – Business records by way of Section 2(1), 38 and 39]
In addition to the records required by Ontario Regulation 579/05 (Educational Requirements, Insurance, Records and Other Matters) made under the Act, a brokerage shall make and keep such records as are reasonably required for the conduct of the brokerage's business of trading in real estate.

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: Brampton
Hearing Type: Discipline Hearing

Allegations:

2(1) – Brokers and salespersons
A broker or salesperson shall not do or omit to do anything that causes the brokerage that employs the broker or salesperson to contravene this Regulation.

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.

12 – Copies of written agreements
If a brokerage and one or more other persons enter into a written agreement in connection with a trade in real estate, the brokerage shall ensure that each of the other persons is immediately given a copy of the agreement.

14 – Buyer representation agreements
If a brokerage enters into a buyer representation agreement with a buyer and the agreement is not in writing, the brokerage shall, before the buyer makes an offer, reduce the agreement to writing, have it signed on behalf of the brokerage and submit it to the buyer for signature.

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.

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.