John Spirou

On February 6, 2023, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (“the Committee”) of the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (the “College”) made a decision regarding an investigation into the practice and conduct of John Spirou. After reviewing this information, the Committee identified certain concerns regarding the John Spirou’s practice and conduct. In order to emphasize the seriousness of the concerns, the Committee decided to require John Spirou to attend before them to receive a caution regarding inappropriate billing practices and waiving insurance co-payments.

On May 3, 2023, John Spirou requested a Judicial Review of the Committee's decision. The appeal was heard at the Divisional Court on January 23, 2024.  The Court's decision to uphold the Committee's decision was released on February 13, 2024. Costs were awarded to the College in the amount of $10,000, all-inclusive. The Court's decision and reasons is available on Canlii (www.canlii.org).

On September 17, 2024, the motion for leave to appeal was dismissed with costs to the College in the amount of $5,000, all-inclusive.

Since 2017, as required by law, the College has been posting cautions on the public register. A caution is a decision made by the ICRC when a concern raised in a complaint or in a formal investigation is sufficient to require the physiotherapist to attend before a panel of the ICRC to receive feedback from the panel on how to prevent similar concerns from arising in the future. A caution does not involve a finding of wrongdoing, professional misconduct or incompetence and is not disciplinary in nature.  

File: 2019-0268
Status: Delivered January 28, 2025