Forensic psychiatry is a psychiatric subspecialty in which scientific and clinical expertise are applied to legal issues arising in civil, criminal, correctional legal contexts.
The Broadway Forensic Group provides Independent Medical Examination forensic assessments for a variety of matters including:
CIVIL FORENSIC MATTERS
- Damages for Psychiatric Injuries related to Personal Injury
- Damages for Psychiatric Injury related to Sexual Victimization and Sexual Harassment
- Mental Health and Capacity – Testamentary Capacity, Capacity to Contract, Financial Competency
- Professional Regulatory Body – Fitness to Practice and Conduct Matters
- Employment Law – Fitness for Duty and Disability, Harassment in the Workplace, Workplace Threats and Aggression
CRIMINAL FORENSIC MATTERS
- Criminal Responsibility – Defence of Mental Disorder (Section 16(1) NCRMD), Intoxication, Diminished Responsibility
- Violence Risk Assessment
- Sexual Violence Risk Assessment
- Sentencing and Rehabilitation
- Dangerous Offender and Long Term Offender Assessments
- Youth Criminal Justice Act Assessments
- Voluntariness of Statements and Testimonial Capacity
- Fitness to Stand Trial
Update [March 2026]
We continue to conduct Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) for civil matters using Zoom video conferencing and in-person, upon request.
Examination format (video conference or in person) for matters related to criminal proceedings will be determined on a case by case basis and will need to consider institutional restrictions in place for in custody assessments.
Please contact us by email at contact@broadwayforensic.ca to inquire about booking with one of our forensic psychiatry consultants.