Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal

The Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal was established in September 2002. It is an independent quasi-judicial agency established to hear appeals of the following:

• Ministry of Social Development decisions that refuse, reduce or discontinue income, disability assistance or a supplement under the:
  • Employment and Assistance Act
  • Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act
• Ministry of Children and Family Development decisions that refuse, reduce or discontinue a subsidy under the:
  • Child Care Subsidy Act

For example, the tribunal will hear appeals of decisions that result in:

• A refusal to provide income assistance, disability assistance, hardship assistance or a supplement to or for someone in the person's family unit.
• A discontinuance of income assistance, disability assistance or a supplement provided to or for someone in the person's family unit.
• A reduction of income assistance, disability assistance or a supplement provided to or for someone in the person's family unit.
• The amount of a supplement provided to or for someone in the person's family unit is less than the lesser of the maximum amount of the supplement under the regulations, and the cost of the least expensive and appropriate manner of providing the supplement.
• A refusal to pay a child care subsidy to or for the person.
• A discontinuance or reduction of the person's child care subsidy.

If you have decided to move forward with the tribunal process, you may want to use this Tribunal Hearing Preparation checklist to help you get ready. The Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal website contains helpful videos about the hearing process.