Decisions by subject: Department of Employment and Social Development Act and Social Security Tribunal Regulations
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- Legislation
- Time limits to appeal and extensions of time (s. 52 and 57)
- Grounds of appeal
- Leave to appeal
- Powers of the appeal division and nature of an appeal before the appeal division
- Written reasons
- Rescinding or amending a decision (s. 66)
- Social Security Tribunal regulations
- Questions of procedure and procedural fairness
- Filing of documents
- Form of hearing
- Intervenors
- Requests for further information on leave to appeal
Use this tool to find relevant decisions that could help you prepare your appeal. It is organized by subject under the Department of Employment and Social Development Act (DESDA) and the Social Security Tribunal Regulations. It will be updated over time.
Tribunal members must follow decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court. They do not have to follow previous Tribunal decisions, but these could influence their decision.
If the legislation changes or the court decides otherwise, some of the decisions in this tool may no longer be relevant.
Legislation
- Part 5 of the Department Employment and Social Development Act
Time limits to appeal and extensions of time (s. 52 and 57)
General principles
Test for extension of time
- Dube v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 43
- Bossé v. Canada (AG), 2015 FC 1142
- Jama v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1290
Factual examples
Grounds of appeal
General principles
- Tracey v. Canada (AG), 2015 FC 1300
- Belo-Alves v. Canada (AG), 2014 FC 11003
- Canada (AG) v O’Keefe, 2016 FC 503
- McCann v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 878
- Bergeron v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 220
- Miter v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 262
- Cardin v. Canada (AG), 2017 FCA 150
- Hurtubise v. Canada (AG), 2016 FCA 147
- Marcia v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1367
- Quadir v.Canada (AG), 2018 FCA 21
- Tsagbey v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 356
Failed to observe a principle of natural justice or otherwise acted beyond or refused to exercise its jurisdiction
Factual examples
- Parchment v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 354
- Grosvenor v. Canada (AG), 2018 FC 36
- Belo-Alves v. Canada (AG), 2014 FC 1100
- S.N. v. Minister of Employment and Social Development, 2018 SST 155
Erred in law in making its decision, whether or not the error appears on the face of the record
Factual examples
- Canada (AG) v. Bellil, 2017 FCA 104
- Canada (AG) v. Thériault, 2017 FC 405
- Murphy v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1208
- Plaquet v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1209
Based its decision on an erroneous finding of fact it made in a perverse or capricious manner or without regard for the material before it
- Miter v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 262
- Grosvenor v. Canada (AG), 2018 FC 36
- Rouleau v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 534
- Joseph v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 391
- Canada v. Bernier (AG), 2017 FC 120
- Murphy v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1208
- Minister of Employment and Social Development v. L.A., 2018 SST 147
Arguments that do not disclose a ground of appeal
Leave to appeal
General principles
- Bossé v. Canada (AG), 2015 FC 1142
- Paradis v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1282
- Osaj v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 115
- Canada (AG) v. Thériault, 2017 FC 405
- D. D. v. Minister of Employment and Social Development, 2018 SST 37
- Tracey v. Canada (AG), 2015 FC 1300
- Marcia v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1367
- Canada (AG) v. O’Keefe, 2016 FC 503
- Belo-Alves v. Canada (AG), 2014 FC 1100
- McCann v. Canada (AG), 2016 878
- Grosvenor v. Canada (AG), 2018 FC 36
- Rouleau v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 534
- Karadeolian v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 615
- Joseph v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 391
- Canada (AG) v. Hoffman, 2015 FC 1348
Test for leave to appeal
Reasonable chance of success
- Belo-Alves v. Canada (AG), 2014 FC 1100
- Osaj v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 115
- Parchment v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 354
- Glover v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 363
- Hussein v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1417
- Paradis v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1282
- Marcia v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1367
- Joseph v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 391
- Ingram v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 259
- Canada (AG) v. Bernier, 2017 FC 120
- Canada (AG) v. Thériault, 2017 FC 405
- Bossé v. Canada (AG), 2015 FC 1142
Burden of proof
- Tracey v. Canada (AG), 2015 FC 1300
- Hussein v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1417
- Bergeron v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 220
- Griffin v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 874
Deciding leave to appeal
Grounds pleaded in application
- Karadeolian v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 615
- Joseph v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 391
- Bossé v. Canada (AG), 2015 FC 1142
Reviewing the record
- El Haddadi v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 482
- Karadeolian v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 615
- Joseph v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 391
- Griffin v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 874
- Eby v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 468
- Hideq v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 439
- Bissessar v. Canada (AG), 2018 FC 264
Leave supported by the record
Restricting or limiting leave to appeal
Seeking leave to appeal an interlocutory decision of the general division
- E. C. v. Minister of Employment and Social Development, 2017 SSTADIS 426 but also see Minister of Employment and Social Development v. P. F., 2017 SSTADIS 476
Finality of leave decisions
Powers of the appeal division and nature of an appeal before the appeal division
Mandate and powers of the appeal division
- Canada (AG) v. Tsagbey, 2017 FC 356
- Canada (AG) v. Jean, 2015 FCA 242
- Parchment v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 354
- Mette v. Canada (AG), 2016 FCA 276
- Sharma v. Canada (AG), 2018 FCA 48
- Bergeron v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 220
- Hideq v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 439
- Johnson v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1254
- Marcia v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1367
Nature of the appeal
- Canada (AG) v. Jean, 2015 FCA 242 supported in Maunder v. Canada (AG), 2015 FCA 274
- Bergeron v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 220
- Canada (AG) v O’Keefe, 2016 FC 503
- Marcia v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1367
- Hideq v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 439
- Parchment v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 354
- Johnson v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 1254
- El Haddadi v. Canada (AG), 2016 FC 482
- Mette v. Canada (AG), 2016 FCA 276
Written reasons
General principles
Rescinding or amending a decision (s. 66)
General principles
- Glover v. Canada (AG), 2017 FC 363
- Bellefeuille v. Canada (AG), 2014 FC 963
- Tang v. Canada (AG), 2017 FCA 59
Test in employment insurance (s. 66(1)(a))
- Currently no case law
Test in income security (s. 66(1)(b))
Factual examples
Employment insurance
- Currently no case law
Income security
Social Security Tribunal Regulations
Questions of procedure and procedural fairness
Filing of documents
Currently no case law