Filtness, Julia, RN
Penalty and costs
Oct 30, 2025
A panel of the Discipline Committee (the Panel) of the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) previously found that Ms. Filtness, while employed with Correction Services Canada (CSCS) as a registered nurse at a CSC Institution, entered into an inappropriate personal, romantic, and sexual relationship with an inmate. The Panel found that Ms. Filtness had breached numerous BCCNM Professional and Practice Standards and that her conduct constituted professional misconduct, including sexual misconduct.
Following that decision, submissions were made to the Panel on penalty and costs, and the Panel has issued that decision. The panel ordered that Ms. Filtness's registration with BCCNM be cancelled, that she not be eligible to apply for reinstatement for two years, pay a fine of $10,000, and pay BCCNM $40,280.99 toward the costs of the hearing. Ms. Filtness must pay the fine and costs before being eligible to apply for reinstatement. In ordering cancellation, the most serious penalty that can be imposed, the Panel noted that “a strong message must be sent to the profession that professional misconduct, including sexual misconduct, of incarcerated persons and persons on parole will not be tolerated, and where this occurs, registrants will be met with the most serious penalties available."
The full decision of the Panel can be found here.
Inquiry should be directed to media@bccnm.ca.