Key Takeaways
- Health: terminations or privilege restrictions for misconduct, incompetence or incapacity must be reported within 30 days (Code, s. 85.5).
- Teachers: terminations, suspensions or restrictions for misconduct within 30 days (OCT Act, s. 43.2); certain charges and conduct within 30 days (s. 43.3).
- ECEs: similar duties (ECE Act, ss. 49.1–49.2).
- Social workers: terminations for misconduct, incompetence or incapacity within 30 days (SWSSW Act, s. 41).
Health Professions
A person who terminates employment, revokes, suspends or restricts privileges, or dissolves a partnership for reasons of professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity must file a report with the Registrar within 30 days (Code, s. 85.5(1)). The duty also applies, in some cases, where the member resigns or relinquishes privileges (s. 85.5(2)). Facility operators have separate reporting duties for incompetence, incapacity and sexual abuse (s. 85.2).
Teachers and ECEs
Employers must report terminations, suspensions or restrictions for professional misconduct within 30 days (OCT Act, s. 43.2; ECE Act, s. 49.1). Employers must also report certain charges, convictions and conduct that, in the employer’s opinion, should be reviewed by a College committee (OCT Act, s. 43.3; ECE Act, s. 49.2).
Social Workers
Employers must report terminations for misconduct, incompetence or incapacity within 30 days (SWSSW Act, s. 41) and promptly report certain sexual-conduct convictions (s. 42).
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I see the report?
Not always immediately. If the College investigates, you will usually receive notice and an opportunity to respond.
Does resigning avoid a report?
Not necessarily. Several statutes require reports when a member resigns in connection with misconduct.
Sources
Statutory references are to the provisions listed below, as consolidated on e-Laws when this page was prepared.
- Health Professions Procedural Code (RHPA, Sched. 2), ss. 85.2, 85.5 — Checked November 10, 2026.
- Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, ss. 43.2, 43.3 — Checked November 10, 2026.
- Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, ss. 49.1, 49.2 — Checked November 10, 2026.
- Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998, ss. 41, 42 — Checked November 10, 2026.