Hearings

Disciplinary and other regulatory matters brought by CIRO Enforcement against individual advisors and firms are heard by panels composed of Hearing Committees’ members (Hearing Panels). Hearing Committees’ members are independent adjudicators, who hear and decide on CIRO disciplinary and regulatory matters in 10 Districts.

The Hearings Office plays a neutral role in the hearing process. It administers all hearing related matters, including the selection of hearing panels, care and distribution of hearing documents, and maintenance of hearing records.

The Hearings Office is independent of parties to proceedings, including Enforcement Staff, and acts as the liaison between the parties and hearing panels. Outside of a hearing room, all communications between the parties to proceedings and hearing panels must go through the Hearings Office.

General questions relating to the hearing process can be answered by members of the Hearings Office. The Hearings Office does not provide legal advice.

The Hearings Office can be reached at [email protected] or 416-943-5846.

The Hearings Office’s mailing address is:

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
Hearings Office
Suite 2600, 40 Temperance Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5H 0B4

Updates

CIRO Hearing Committees hear disciplinary matters in-person, videoconference and hybrid hearings. Members of the public and media can observe public proceedings by contacting the Hearings Office at [email protected] or filling out this questionnaire. Please refer to the Observer Guidelines.

Hearing Calendar

In the Matter of	Will Take Place	Date and Time
George Alexander Abisaleh	Ontario – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	June 8, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EST
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Peter Fullerton	Ontario – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	June 9-12, 15, 18, 19, 22, and 23 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Haimeng Wang	British Columbia – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	June 10 at 10:00 a.m. PST
Donald Edward McMillan	British Columbia – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	June 10, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. PST
Milan Sharma	Québec – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	June 12 at 9:30 a.m. EST
Paul Vincent Ongcapin Encarnacion and Mari Sophia Mendoza Encarnacion	Ontario – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	June 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EST
Tumer Salih Bahcheli	Alberta – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	June 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. MST
Christina (Lorna) Cole	British Columbia – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	June 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PST
Tiffany Lee Felker	Alberta – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	July 14-15 at 10:00 a.m. MST
Debojyoti (Debo) Majumder	Ontario – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	July 21 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Angie Lau	Ontario – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	August 3-5 and 10-11 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Yi Cun (Harry) Liu	British Columbia – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	August 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PST
Haimeng Wang	British Columbia – Via Videoconference – Register to attend a hearing	August 18-20 at 10 a.m. PST
Abid Hossain	Ontario – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	September 29, 30 & October 1 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Michael Alan Kemp and Jessica Anne Kemp	Ontario – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	October 19-23 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Alain Georges Cogan	Ontario – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	November 2-6 at 10:00 a.m. EST
James Hartwell	Alberta – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	November 16-20 at 10:00 a.m. MST
Mazhar Hussain Malik	Ontario – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	November 16 - 20, 23 and 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Robert o Daniel Chu	British Columbia – In-Person – Register to attend a hearing	January 25-29, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PST

Enforcement Proceedings

You may search all CIRO ongoing and closed enforcement cases under Enforcement Proceedings.