Unauthorized Practice and Court Orders

CCO members are subject to the statutory requirements outlined in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA).

Only a member of CCO can:

  • Hold him or herself out as a person qualified to engage in chiropractic practice
  • Use the title “Dr.” in the course of providing or offering to provide in Ontario, health care to individuals, (unless he or she is a medical doctor or member of another health regulatory college authorized to use the “Dr.” title)
  • Perform the controlled acts set out in s. 4 of the Chiropractic Act, 1991, including communicating a diagnosis within the chiropractic scope of practice and moving the joints of the spine (unless otherwise a member of a profession that is authorized to perform these controlled acts in Ontario)
  • Bill for chiropractic services, including billing third-party payers or insurance companies for chiropractic services
  • Treat or advise a person with respect to his or her health in circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that serious physical harm may result

All CCO members are listed on the public register. If someone is not listed on the register, they are not licensed as a chiropractor in Ontario. Please check beside any member’s name on the public register to determine their class of registration, status and authority to practise chiropractic in Ontario.

CCO may prosecute individuals for holding themselves out as persons being qualified to engage in chiropractic practice, using the “doctor” title, performing any controlled acts set out in section 4 of the Chiropractic Act and subsection 27(2) of the Regulated Health Professions Act, or performing other acts authorized to members of CCO.

CCO encourages anyone who has information a out individuals who may be practising chiorpractic without a certificate of registration to contact CCO and provide all relevant information and details.

Please see the following information related to specific individuals:

Aron Airall

Andres Avalos

  • Andres Avalos is not a member of CCO

Lloyd Anthony Deutscher

Stephen Dies

Marc Andre Fortier

Dieter Hardtke

Feng Lee

Thomas Manzuk

Brian Moore

  • Brian Moore was suspended from chiropractic practice as a result of a discipline hearing confirmed by a Divisional Court decision received November 5, 2025, and is not authorized to practise or bill for chiropractic services or perform controlled acts

Sachin Patel

  • Sachin Patel is not a member of CCO

Shahin (Shawn) Pourgol

Sabbi Haddiyan Wala

ਸਾਬੀ ਹੱਡੀਆਂ ਵਾਲਾ

  • Sabbi Haddiyan Wala is not a member of CCO. Please see a communication from CCO dated February 26, 2026 to Sabbi Haddiyan Wala to stop performing controlled acts or representing himself as someone who is authorized to perform the controlled act of moving the joints of the spine.
  • ਸਾਬੀ ਹੱਡੀਆਂ ਵਾਲਾ CCO ਦਾ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ 26 ਫ਼ਰਵਰੀ, 2026 ਦੀ CCO ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਾਬੀ ਹੱਡੀਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਭੇਜੀ ਗਈ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਵੇਖੋ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਾਰਜ (controlled acts) ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਪੇਸ਼ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਮਨ੍ਹਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਦੇ ਜੋੜਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਿਸਕਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰਨ ਵਰਗੇ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਾਰਜ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਹੋਵੇ।