Disciplinary matters against Saskatchewan doctors rose in 2025: CPSS

A stethoscope is seen in the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

In 2025, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) reported an increase in disciplinary matters.

The top discipline complaint allegations included billing concerns, regulatory matters and breach of undertaking, failure to maintain the standard of practice of the profession, inappropriate communication with patient / non-sexual boundary breach, and sexual misconduct.

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In 2025, 390 physicians received complaints, compared to 323 in 2024. Seventeen physicians were charged with unprofessional conduct in 2025, compared to 18 in 2024. Over 100 files were opened for the first time in 2025, with a continued high volume of discipline coming out of regulatory matters.

These matters included failure to respond or providing false information to the CPSS, CME non-compliance and breach of undertaking.

Additionally, the report outlined a continued trend of physicians appealing to the Court of King’s Bench following contested discipline and penalty hearings. In 2025, there was also an increased number of complaints resolved by alternative dispute resolution, 26 in 2025, compared to 14 in 2024.

Given the trend of increased volume of disciplinary matters, the CPSS legal department began a review of its processes in 2025 to consider ways to improve efficiency and consistency.

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That work will continue in 2026 as the CPSS begins a new five-year strategic plan.

Another change that was implemented in 2025 was to streamline the process to present triage matters to the executive committee, which involves presenting complaints and directing them to the proper department.

Additionally, the college implemented a new numbering system – ensuring all documents tied to a decision shared the same root number.

CPSS’s full report can be found here.