News – College of Veterinarians of BC

Discipline Decision: Dr. Janice Posnikoff (File No. 24-147)

May 21, 2026

Dr. Janice Posnikoff is ordered to serve a suspension that will end at the later of the date that is two months after the start of the suspension or the date on which Dr. Posnikoff provides substantive responses to investigative questions posed by the College in a letter dated April 2, 2024; complete two specified continuing education courses; and pay $9,139.83.

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Discipline Decision: Dr. Janice Posnikoff (File No. 21-103)

May 21, 2026

Dr. Janice Posnikoff is reprimanded; ordered to complete four hours of continuing education on specified topics and complete an additional specified course; and ordered to pay $28,154.92.

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Election of Council Treasurer

May 21, 2026

Dr. Kirsten Riphagen was elected Treasurer by Council on May 15, 2026 to replace outgoing Council member Mr. Gian Sihota (Bylaws 1.21).

The College is deeply grateful to Mr. Gian Sihota, whose term as an appointed public member of Council ended on April 1, 2026, for his dedicated and valuable service to the College. Mr. Sihota was first appointed to Council in 2019, was reappointed twice, and served as Treasurer since 2022.

Election of Council Officers

March 23, 2026

The following members of Council were elected by Council on March 20, 2026 to serve a one-year term as officers of Council (Bylaws 1.19-1.25):

President: Dr. Jane Pritchard

Vice-President: Dr. Gigi Lin

Treasurer: Mr. Gian Sihota

Discipline Decision: Dr. Pavitar Bajwa

March 4, 2026

Dr. Pavitar Bajwa is ordered to pay $46,174.40 and is suspended for four months effective March 3, 2026.

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Discipline Decision: Dr. Hardeep Kataria

February 18, 2026

Dr. Hardeep Kataria is ordered to pay $35,889.55 and ordered to complete the CVBC Bylaw and Ethics Seminar and take and pass the CVBC Bylaw and Ethics Exam.

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2025-2026 Council Election Outcome

February 17, 2026

Dr. Douglas Casey and Dr. Robert McLeod have been elected to the Council of the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia, each for a 3-year term effective March 20, 2026.

The College is grateful to outgoing Council members Dr. Michele Martin and Dr. Justin McLash for their dedicated and valuable service to the College.

More information on the election can be found here.

AGM 2025 Q&A

December 9, 2025

We thank registrants for attending the 2025 AGM and for their thoughtful questions. A summary of the questions and answers, including answers that we were not able to get to at the AGM, can be found via the AGM page