[3][5] In 2013, a new Ideal Org was opened in Cambridge, Ontario at 1305 Bishop St. N.[6] In 2017, Scientology rented the building at 40 Baker Street for administrative offices.
[7][8] Religious scholars David G. Bromley and Douglas Cowan, writing in a 2006 publication, state that Scientology has so far failed to gain official recognition as a religion in Canada.
Though Scientologists disclaim any interest in healing physical or mental disorders, they also claim that 70% of human illness is psychosomatic and can be cured by Scientology.
In the end, the committee concluded that scientologists do purport to heal and that "Scientology should not be excluded from the proscriptions of the practice of medicine under the Medical Act on the grounds of being a religion.
As a result of documents stolen from public and private agencies in Canada and information on other covert activities found as evidence collected in the Operation Snow White case,[15][16] investigations into the Church of Scientology in Ontario were started.
Manning read from and commented upon allegations in a notice of motion by Scientology, intending to commence criminal contempt proceedings against a Crown Attorney, Casey Hill.
[22] A professional lawyers' newspaper concluded that the C$1.6M amount was likely the third-to-fourth highest libel award affirmed by an appellate court in North America at the time.
The court of appeal wrote that the libel was serious, was published in circumstances designed to cause the most serious damage to Hill's reputation and to ensure the widest circulation possible.