THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE PHYSICIAN REGISTER SECTION OF THE WEBSITE OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF ONTARIO (WWW.CPSO.ON.CA) AS OF THE DATE AND TIME NOTED BELOW
05/07/25 17:54:11 PM

General Information

Former Name: No Former Name
Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 1991
Gender: Man
Languages Spoken: ENGLISH

Practice Information

Primary Business Location: Address not Available
Business Email: No Information Available
Phone: No Information Available
Fax: No Information Available

Specialties

No Specialty Reported

Hospital Privileges

No information available

Professional Corporation Information

Corporation Name: Dr. Jeffrey R.H. Matheson Medicine Professional Corporation
Certificate of Authorization Status: Issued Date: 21 Dec 2005
Shareholders:
Dr. J. Matheson (CPSO#: 63625 )
Business Address: 1st Floor
555 Kingston Road West
Ajax Ontario L1S 6M1 (905) 477-4677

General Information

Former Name: No Former Name
Gender: Man
Languages Spoken: ENGLISH
Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 1991

Practice Information

Primary Business Location: Address not Available
Business Email: No Information Available
Phone: No Information Available
Fax: No Information Available

Specialties

No Specialty Reported

Hospital Privileges

No information available

Professional Corporation Information

Corporation Name: Dr. Jeffrey R.H. Matheson Medicine Professional Corporation
Certificate of Authorization Status: Issued Date: 21 Dec 2005
Shareholders:
Dr. J. Matheson (CPSO#: 63625 )
Business Address: 1st Floor
555 Kingston Road West
Ajax Ontario L1S 6M1 (905) 477-4677

Practice Conditions

This physician is inactive (Expired, Resigned, Suspended, Revoked, or Deceased) and is not permitted to practise medicine.
This physician is inactive (Expired, Resigned, Suspended, Revoked, or Deceased) and is not permitted to practise medicine.

Current Tribunal Proceedings

No information available

Past Tribunal Proceedings (2)

Date of Decision: 14 Jun 2022
Summary of Decision:
The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal found that Dr. Matheson contravened a term, condition or limitation on his certificate of registration and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct. He did so by breaching his undertaking to the College, signed March 3, 2021, that he would wear a surgical mask during all in-person encounters and require his staff to do the same while at work; failing to abide by COVID-19 public health directives about mask wearing; and giving patients information on COVID-19 that was inconsistent with public health and College directives.

The Tribunal ordered that:
  • Dr. Matheson attend before the panel to be reprimanded;
  • the Registrar suspend Dr. Matheson’s certificate of registration for nine months commencing immediately;
  • the Registrar place the following terms, conditions and limitations on Dr. Matheson’s certificate of registration effective immediately:
i. Dr. Matheson shall not communicate to his patients advice or recommendations that are contrary to directives and/or guidelines issued by the provincial government or public health authorities regarding public health measures related to COVID-19.
  • Dr. Matheson pay the College costs in the amount of $6,000.00 by July 14, 2022.
More detail can be found in the reasons for decision linked below. The exhibits, including the Agreed Statement of Facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected]. 
Reasons for Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF)
Hearing Date(s): 2022-06-14
Date of Decision: 01 May 2017
Summary of Decision:
On May 1, 2017, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson committed an act of professional misconduct in that he has failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and in that he has engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional.

Dr. Matheson is a family physician practising in Ajax. Beginning in 2002, Dr. Matheson developed a specialty in Chronic Pain Management.

PRESCIBING PRACTICES

During the period from July, 2013 to October, 2014, the College received four telephone calls from four pharmacists raising concerns about Dr. Matheson’s prescribing practices.

The College retained an expert to review Dr. Matheson’s opioid prescribing. The expert concluded that Dr. Matheson did not meet the expected standard of practice as outlined in the Canadian Guidelines either at the level of primary care physicians, or at a reasonably higher standard of physicians, like Dr. Matheson, holding themselves out as a specialist in the field. The experts concerns included that:
- Dr. Matheson consistently demonstrated a lack of understanding of the expectations outlined in the Canadian guidelines with respect to instituting opioid therapy, following up, changing from one opioid to another and the medical implications of high-dose opioids.
- Dr. Matheson consistently demonstrated an almost cavalier approach to switching opioids, most often increasing the total daily morphine equivalent, by as much as 30% rather than allowing for incomplete tolerance and decreasing by 30 – 50%, all the time with no documentation of discussion around the driving or fall risk.
- Dr. Matheson’s greatest failure of judgment is perhaps his complete lack of adherence to and recognition of the importance of the fundamental importance of the Canadian guidelines to an opioid practice. That he would initiate a specialty pain practice in October 2013, 3 years after the Canadian guidelines were published in large volumes without adequately tracing this process, all shows a significant lack of judgment to the point of negligence causing harm.
- Dr. Matheson’s prescribing of opioids and failure to follow any standards of care beyond opioid agreements is nothing short of reckless…there is a risk to both his clients health and that of the public at large.

As a result of concerns raised by the College and its expert during the investigation, Dr.Matheson voluntarily ceased prescribing narcotics and controlled substances on March 16, 2015.On May 28, 2015, Dr. Matheson signed a formal interim undertaking to cease prescribing narcotics and controlled substances.

OUT OF HOSPITAL PREMISES

Dr. Matheson was a medical director of premises that were subject to the inspection / assessment regime at the College under regulation. Pursuant to the regulation, no person may perform procedures as defined in the regulation, in premises, unless the College “passes” the premises or passes it with conditions that allow procedures to be performed.

On September 9, 2014, the College’s Out of Hospital Premises Inspection Program received notice that Dr. Matheson’s premises was intending to move in December 2014 and advised Dr.Matheson that the premises must be assessed prior to becoming operational.

The new premises were inspected on February 2, 2015. Dr. Matheson was provided with the Inspection Assessment Report, which noted some deficiencies, and was asked twice to submit feedback for consideration by the Premises Inspection Committee. Although Dr. Matheson was given deadlines on both of those occasions, he did not respond.

On June 11, 2015, Dr. Matheson’s premises were subject to an unannounced visit by the Premises Inspection Program. During the inspection, Dr. Matheson acknowledged that he had been performing “Level 2” procedures at the premises since February.

On June 19, 2015, Dr. Matheson’s premises received a grade of “Fail”. The Premises Inspection Committee informed Dr. Matheson of its concern that there was a risk to patient health and safety as Dr. Matheson performed procedures at this premises without the approval of the Committee. The Committee further informed Dr. Matheson that he failed, by act or omission, to comply with any duty or requirement under the regulation.

On May 1, 2017, the Discipline Committee ordered and directed on the matter of penalty and costs that:
- the Registrar suspend Dr. Matheson’s certificate of registration for four (4) months commencing May 1, 2017;
- Dr. Matheson appear before the panel to be reprimanded;
- the Registrar impose the following terms, conditions and limitations on Dr. Matheson’s Certificate of Registration:

Prescribing Privileges
(1) Dr. Matheson shall not issue new prescriptions or renew existing prescriptions for any of the following substances:
(a) Narcotic Drugs (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(b) Narcotic Preparations (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(c) Controlled Drugs (from Part G of the Food and Drug Regulations under the Food and Drugs Act, S.C., 1985, c. F-27);
(d) Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances (from the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations made under
the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act., S.C., 1996, c. 19); or (A summary of the above-named drugs [from Appendix I to the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties] is attached hereto as Schedule “A”; and the current regulatory lists are attached hereto as Schedule “B”); and
(e) All other Monitored Drugs (as defined under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 22 as noted in Schedule “C”); and as amended from time to time.
Posting a Sign
(2) Dr. Matheson shall post a sign in the waiting room(s) of his office, in a clearly visible and secure location, in the form set out at Schedule “D”. For further clarity, this sign shall state as follows: "Dr. Matheson shall not prescribe Narcotic Drugs, Narcotic Preparations, Controlled Drugs, Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances, or any other Monitored Drugs. Further information may be found on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario website at www.cpso.on.ca".
(3) Dr. Matheson shall post a certified translation in any language in which he provides services, of the sign described in paragraph 5.(2) above, in the waiting room(s) of his office.
(4) Dr. Matheson shall provide the certified translation(s) described in paragraph 5.(3), to the College within thirty (30) days of this Order.
(5) Should Dr. Matheson elect to provide services in any other language(s), he must notify the College prior to providing any such services.
(6) Dr. Matheson shall provide to the College the certified translation(s) described in paragraph 5.(4) prior to beginning to provide services in the language(s) described in paragraph 5.(5).
Coursework
(7) At his own expense, Dr. Matheson shall participate in and successfully complete, within 6 months of the date of this Order, the following programs:
a) Medical Record Keeping;
b) Opioid Prescribing; and
c) Individualized instruction in medical ethics satisfactory to the College, with an instructor selected by the College.
Compliance
(8) Dr. Matheson must inform the College of each and every location that he practises or has privileges, including, but not limited to, hospital(s), clinic(s) and office(s),in any jurisdiction (collectively the "Practice Location(s)"), within five (5) days of commencing practice at that location.
(9) Dr. Matheson shall be solely responsible for payment of all fees, costs, charges, expenses, etc. arising from the implementation of any of the terms of this Order.
(10) Dr. Matheson shall co-operate with unannounced inspections of his Practice Location(s) and patient charts by the College and to any other activity the College deems necessary in order to monitor his compliance with the terms of this Order.
(11) Dr. Matheson shall provide his irrevocable consent to the College to make appropriate enquiries of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan ("OHIP"), the Drug Program Services Branch, the Narcotics Monitoring System ("NMS") implemented under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010 and any person or institution that may have relevant information, in order for the College to monitor his compliance with the terms of this Order.
(12) Dr. Matheson acknowledges that the College may provide this Order to any Chief(s) of Staff, or a colleague with similar responsibilities, at any Practice Location where he practices or has privileges ("Chief(s) of Staff"), or other person or individual as necessary for the implementation of this Order and shall consent to the College providing to said Chief(s) of Staff, person or organization with any information the College has that led to this Order and/or any information arising from the monitoring of his compliance with this Order.
- Dr. Matheson pay costs to the College in the amount of $6,663.60 within thirty (30) days of the date this Order becomes final.
 
Reasons for Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF)
Hearing Date(s): Hearing: May 1, 2017

Other Notifications (8)

Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 25 Jun 2025
Summary:
Interim Order
 
Effective June 25, 2025, the Inquiries, Complaints and Report Committee (ICRC) made an interim order directing the Registrar to suspend the certificate of registration of Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson under section 25.4(7).

Source: Other
Effective Date: 02 Jun 2025
Summary:
Charges

Jeffrey Rice Matheson was charged with the following offences:

1.  Sexual Assault, between June 20, 2022 and June 21, 2022, contrary to section 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada.
2. Two counts of  Voyeurism, between June 20, 2022 and June 21, 2022, and on or about January 20, 2023, contrary to section 162(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada
3.  Three counts of Sexual Assault with a weapon, on or about January 20, 2023, contrary to section 272(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.


Date of Charge:  June 2, 2025 
Place of Charge:  City of Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Police Services

Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 14 Sep 2023
Summary:
Caution-in-Person:
               
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed.  A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee.  The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.

See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person: 

Download Full Document (PDF)
Source: Member
Effective Date: 14 Mar 2023
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective March 14, 2023:

Dr. Matheson will comply with all COVID-19 public health directives, protocols and guidelines issued by Ontario Public Health and/or the Ontario government applicable to physicians and healthcare facilities in Ontario, while in effect and as may be amended from time to time.
 

Source: Member
Effective Date: 11 Aug 2020
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective August 11, 2020:

A College investigation was conducted into whether Dr. Matheson engaged in professional misconduct and/or was incompetent in the practice of complementary/alternative medicine. As a result of the investigation, Dr. Matheson must not prescribe complementary/alternative medications or treatments to patients on the basis of an assessment conducted by someone else outside the province of Ontario.

Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 20 Nov 2019
Summary:
Caution-in-Person:
               
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed.  A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee.  The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.

See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person:

Download Full Document (PDF)
Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 05 Dec 2018
Summary:
Caution-in-Person:

A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015 or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.

See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a caution-in-person. 

Download Full Document (PDF)
Source: Member
Effective Date: 16 Feb 2016
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective February 16, 2016:

Dr. Matheson is the subject of a referral to the Discipline Committee into allegations that he has failed to maintain the standard of practice, is incompetent and has engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct in his pain management practice. As a result of the referral:

•Dr. Matheson must co-operate with unannounced inspections of his practice to ensure compliance with the out of hospital premises regulation and with his previous undertaking not to prescribe narcotics or controlled drugs, which remains in full force and effect.

Download Full Document (PDF)

Current Tribunal Proceedings

No information available

Past Tribunal Proceedings (2)

Date of Decision: 14 Jun 2022
Summary of Decision:
The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal found that Dr. Matheson contravened a term, condition or limitation on his certificate of registration and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct. He did so by breaching his undertaking to the College, signed March 3, 2021, that he would wear a surgical mask during all in-person encounters and require his staff to do the same while at work; failing to abide by COVID-19 public health directives about mask wearing; and giving patients information on COVID-19 that was inconsistent with public health and College directives.

The Tribunal ordered that:
  • Dr. Matheson attend before the panel to be reprimanded;
  • the Registrar suspend Dr. Matheson’s certificate of registration for nine months commencing immediately;
  • the Registrar place the following terms, conditions and limitations on Dr. Matheson’s certificate of registration effective immediately:
i. Dr. Matheson shall not communicate to his patients advice or recommendations that are contrary to directives and/or guidelines issued by the provincial government or public health authorities regarding public health measures related to COVID-19.
  • Dr. Matheson pay the College costs in the amount of $6,000.00 by July 14, 2022.
More detail can be found in the reasons for decision linked below. The exhibits, including the Agreed Statement of Facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected]. 
Reasons for Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF)
Hearing Date(s): 2022-06-14
Date of Decision: 01 May 2017
Summary of Decision:
On May 1, 2017, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson committed an act of professional misconduct in that he has failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and in that he has engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional.

Dr. Matheson is a family physician practising in Ajax. Beginning in 2002, Dr. Matheson developed a specialty in Chronic Pain Management.

PRESCIBING PRACTICES

During the period from July, 2013 to October, 2014, the College received four telephone calls from four pharmacists raising concerns about Dr. Matheson’s prescribing practices.

The College retained an expert to review Dr. Matheson’s opioid prescribing. The expert concluded that Dr. Matheson did not meet the expected standard of practice as outlined in the Canadian Guidelines either at the level of primary care physicians, or at a reasonably higher standard of physicians, like Dr. Matheson, holding themselves out as a specialist in the field. The experts concerns included that:
- Dr. Matheson consistently demonstrated a lack of understanding of the expectations outlined in the Canadian guidelines with respect to instituting opioid therapy, following up, changing from one opioid to another and the medical implications of high-dose opioids.
- Dr. Matheson consistently demonstrated an almost cavalier approach to switching opioids, most often increasing the total daily morphine equivalent, by as much as 30% rather than allowing for incomplete tolerance and decreasing by 30 – 50%, all the time with no documentation of discussion around the driving or fall risk.
- Dr. Matheson’s greatest failure of judgment is perhaps his complete lack of adherence to and recognition of the importance of the fundamental importance of the Canadian guidelines to an opioid practice. That he would initiate a specialty pain practice in October 2013, 3 years after the Canadian guidelines were published in large volumes without adequately tracing this process, all shows a significant lack of judgment to the point of negligence causing harm.
- Dr. Matheson’s prescribing of opioids and failure to follow any standards of care beyond opioid agreements is nothing short of reckless…there is a risk to both his clients health and that of the public at large.

As a result of concerns raised by the College and its expert during the investigation, Dr.Matheson voluntarily ceased prescribing narcotics and controlled substances on March 16, 2015.On May 28, 2015, Dr. Matheson signed a formal interim undertaking to cease prescribing narcotics and controlled substances.

OUT OF HOSPITAL PREMISES

Dr. Matheson was a medical director of premises that were subject to the inspection / assessment regime at the College under regulation. Pursuant to the regulation, no person may perform procedures as defined in the regulation, in premises, unless the College “passes” the premises or passes it with conditions that allow procedures to be performed.

On September 9, 2014, the College’s Out of Hospital Premises Inspection Program received notice that Dr. Matheson’s premises was intending to move in December 2014 and advised Dr.Matheson that the premises must be assessed prior to becoming operational.

The new premises were inspected on February 2, 2015. Dr. Matheson was provided with the Inspection Assessment Report, which noted some deficiencies, and was asked twice to submit feedback for consideration by the Premises Inspection Committee. Although Dr. Matheson was given deadlines on both of those occasions, he did not respond.

On June 11, 2015, Dr. Matheson’s premises were subject to an unannounced visit by the Premises Inspection Program. During the inspection, Dr. Matheson acknowledged that he had been performing “Level 2” procedures at the premises since February.

On June 19, 2015, Dr. Matheson’s premises received a grade of “Fail”. The Premises Inspection Committee informed Dr. Matheson of its concern that there was a risk to patient health and safety as Dr. Matheson performed procedures at this premises without the approval of the Committee. The Committee further informed Dr. Matheson that he failed, by act or omission, to comply with any duty or requirement under the regulation.

On May 1, 2017, the Discipline Committee ordered and directed on the matter of penalty and costs that:
- the Registrar suspend Dr. Matheson’s certificate of registration for four (4) months commencing May 1, 2017;
- Dr. Matheson appear before the panel to be reprimanded;
- the Registrar impose the following terms, conditions and limitations on Dr. Matheson’s Certificate of Registration:

Prescribing Privileges
(1) Dr. Matheson shall not issue new prescriptions or renew existing prescriptions for any of the following substances:
(a) Narcotic Drugs (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(b) Narcotic Preparations (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(c) Controlled Drugs (from Part G of the Food and Drug Regulations under the Food and Drugs Act, S.C., 1985, c. F-27);
(d) Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances (from the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations made under
the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act., S.C., 1996, c. 19); or (A summary of the above-named drugs [from Appendix I to the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties] is attached hereto as Schedule “A”; and the current regulatory lists are attached hereto as Schedule “B”); and
(e) All other Monitored Drugs (as defined under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 22 as noted in Schedule “C”); and as amended from time to time.
Posting a Sign
(2) Dr. Matheson shall post a sign in the waiting room(s) of his office, in a clearly visible and secure location, in the form set out at Schedule “D”. For further clarity, this sign shall state as follows: "Dr. Matheson shall not prescribe Narcotic Drugs, Narcotic Preparations, Controlled Drugs, Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances, or any other Monitored Drugs. Further information may be found on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario website at www.cpso.on.ca".
(3) Dr. Matheson shall post a certified translation in any language in which he provides services, of the sign described in paragraph 5.(2) above, in the waiting room(s) of his office.
(4) Dr. Matheson shall provide the certified translation(s) described in paragraph 5.(3), to the College within thirty (30) days of this Order.
(5) Should Dr. Matheson elect to provide services in any other language(s), he must notify the College prior to providing any such services.
(6) Dr. Matheson shall provide to the College the certified translation(s) described in paragraph 5.(4) prior to beginning to provide services in the language(s) described in paragraph 5.(5).
Coursework
(7) At his own expense, Dr. Matheson shall participate in and successfully complete, within 6 months of the date of this Order, the following programs:
a) Medical Record Keeping;
b) Opioid Prescribing; and
c) Individualized instruction in medical ethics satisfactory to the College, with an instructor selected by the College.
Compliance
(8) Dr. Matheson must inform the College of each and every location that he practises or has privileges, including, but not limited to, hospital(s), clinic(s) and office(s),in any jurisdiction (collectively the "Practice Location(s)"), within five (5) days of commencing practice at that location.
(9) Dr. Matheson shall be solely responsible for payment of all fees, costs, charges, expenses, etc. arising from the implementation of any of the terms of this Order.
(10) Dr. Matheson shall co-operate with unannounced inspections of his Practice Location(s) and patient charts by the College and to any other activity the College deems necessary in order to monitor his compliance with the terms of this Order.
(11) Dr. Matheson shall provide his irrevocable consent to the College to make appropriate enquiries of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan ("OHIP"), the Drug Program Services Branch, the Narcotics Monitoring System ("NMS") implemented under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010 and any person or institution that may have relevant information, in order for the College to monitor his compliance with the terms of this Order.
(12) Dr. Matheson acknowledges that the College may provide this Order to any Chief(s) of Staff, or a colleague with similar responsibilities, at any Practice Location where he practices or has privileges ("Chief(s) of Staff"), or other person or individual as necessary for the implementation of this Order and shall consent to the College providing to said Chief(s) of Staff, person or organization with any information the College has that led to this Order and/or any information arising from the monitoring of his compliance with this Order.
- Dr. Matheson pay costs to the College in the amount of $6,663.60 within thirty (30) days of the date this Order becomes final.
 
Reasons for Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF)
Hearing Date(s): Hearing: May 1, 2017

Other Notifications (8)

Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 25 Jun 2025
Summary:
Interim Order
 
Effective June 25, 2025, the Inquiries, Complaints and Report Committee (ICRC) made an interim order directing the Registrar to suspend the certificate of registration of Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson under section 25.4(7).

Source: Other
Effective Date: 02 Jun 2025
Summary:
Charges

Jeffrey Rice Matheson was charged with the following offences:

1.  Sexual Assault, between June 20, 2022 and June 21, 2022, contrary to section 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada.
2. Two counts of  Voyeurism, between June 20, 2022 and June 21, 2022, and on or about January 20, 2023, contrary to section 162(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada
3.  Three counts of Sexual Assault with a weapon, on or about January 20, 2023, contrary to section 272(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.


Date of Charge:  June 2, 2025 
Place of Charge:  City of Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Police Services

Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 14 Sep 2023
Summary:
Caution-in-Person:
               
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed.  A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee.  The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.

See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person: 

Download Full Document (PDF)
Source: Member
Effective Date: 14 Mar 2023
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective March 14, 2023:

Dr. Matheson will comply with all COVID-19 public health directives, protocols and guidelines issued by Ontario Public Health and/or the Ontario government applicable to physicians and healthcare facilities in Ontario, while in effect and as may be amended from time to time.
 

Source: Member
Effective Date: 11 Aug 2020
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective August 11, 2020:

A College investigation was conducted into whether Dr. Matheson engaged in professional misconduct and/or was incompetent in the practice of complementary/alternative medicine. As a result of the investigation, Dr. Matheson must not prescribe complementary/alternative medications or treatments to patients on the basis of an assessment conducted by someone else outside the province of Ontario.

Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 20 Nov 2019
Summary:
Caution-in-Person:
               
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed.  A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee.  The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.

See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person:

Download Full Document (PDF)
Source: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Effective Date: 05 Dec 2018
Summary:
Caution-in-Person:

A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015 or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.

See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a caution-in-person. 

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Source: Member
Effective Date: 16 Feb 2016
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Jeffrey Rice Holmes Matheson to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective February 16, 2016:

Dr. Matheson is the subject of a referral to the Discipline Committee into allegations that he has failed to maintain the standard of practice, is incompetent and has engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct in his pain management practice. As a result of the referral:

•Dr. Matheson must co-operate with unannounced inspections of his practice to ensure compliance with the out of hospital premises regulation and with his previous undertaking not to prescribe narcotics or controlled drugs, which remains in full force and effect.

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Training

Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 1991

Registration History

DETAILS DATE
Suspension of registration imposed: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee Effective: 25 Jun 2025
Terms and conditions amended by Member. Effective: 26 Jun 2024
Terms and conditions amended by Member. Effective: 01 Jun 2024
Terms and conditions amended by Member. Effective: 21 Sep 2023
Suspension of registration removed. Effective: 14 Mar 2023
Suspension of registration imposed: Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal Effective: 14 Jun 2022
Suspension of registration imposed: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee Effective: 28 Apr 2021
Terms and conditions amended by Member. Effective: 03 Mar 2021
Terms and conditions amended by Member. Effective: 11 Aug 2020
Suspension of registration removed. Effective: 01 Sep 2017
Suspension of registration imposed: Discipline Committee Effective: 01 May 2017
Terms and conditions amended by Discipline Committee. Effective: 01 May 2017
Terms and conditions amended by Member. Effective: 16 Feb 2016
Transfer of class of registration to: Restricted Certificate Effective: 28 May 2015
Arrow_iconTerms and conditions imposed on certificate by: Member Effective: 28 May 2015
Subsequent certificate of registration issued: Independent Practice Certificate Effective: 19 Jun 1992
Expired: Terms and conditions of certificate of registration Effective: 14 Jun 1992
First certificate of registration issued: Postgraduate Education Certificate Effective: 15 Jun 1991
DETAILS: Suspension of registration imposed: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Date: Effective: 25 Jun 2025
DETAILS: Terms and conditions amended by Member.
Date: Effective: 26 Jun 2024
DETAILS: Terms and conditions amended by Member.
Date: Effective: 01 Jun 2024
DETAILS: Terms and conditions amended by Member.
Date: Effective: 21 Sep 2023
DETAILS: Suspension of registration removed.
Date: Effective: 14 Mar 2023
DETAILS: Suspension of registration imposed: Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal
Date: Effective: 14 Jun 2022
DETAILS: Suspension of registration imposed: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee
Date: Effective: 28 Apr 2021
DETAILS: Terms and conditions amended by Member.
Date: Effective: 03 Mar 2021
DETAILS: Terms and conditions amended by Member.
Date: Effective: 11 Aug 2020
DETAILS: Suspension of registration removed.
Date: Effective: 01 Sep 2017
DETAILS: Suspension of registration imposed: Discipline Committee
Date: Effective: 01 May 2017
DETAILS: Terms and conditions amended by Discipline Committee.
Date: Effective: 01 May 2017
DETAILS: Terms and conditions amended by Member.
Date: Effective: 16 Feb 2016
DETAILS: Transfer of class of registration to: Restricted Certificate
Date: Effective: 28 May 2015
DETAILS: Terms and conditions imposed on certificate by: Member
Date: Effective: 28 May 2015
DETAILS: Subsequent certificate of registration issued: Independent Practice Certificate
Date: Effective: 19 Jun 1992
DETAILS: Expired: Terms and conditions of certificate of registration
Date: Effective: 14 Jun 1992
DETAILS: First certificate of registration issued: Postgraduate Education Certificate
Date: Effective: 15 Jun 1991