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Fire Safety Commission (Tribunals Ontario)

Ministry
Attorney General
URL
http://tribunalsontario.ca/fsc/
Address
Box 250
TORONTO
M7A1N3
Phone
416-327-6500
Fax
416-314-4270
Background
Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (opens a new window)
Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 (opens a new window)
Function

The commission hears appeals concerning the orders made by the Fire Marshal or the Fire Marshal's assistants, under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act. The Fire Safety Commission is designated as part of an adjudicative tribunal cluster by regulation made under the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009.

Membership

The Lieutenant Governor in Council determines the number of members, makes appointments and may designate one of the members as chair and one or more of the members as vice-chair. In accordance with the governance structure of the clusters, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint: an executive chair to be responsible for all of the adjudicative tribunals included in a cluster; an associate chair for each adjudicative tribunal that is included in a cluster; one or more of the associate chairs as alternate executive chairs of the cluster; one or more vice-chairs for each adjudicative tribunal that is included in a cluster. The executive chair and each alternate executive chair must also be members of each of the adjudicative tribunals in the cluster, and the associate chair and each vice-chair must also be members of the tribunal to which they are appointed as associate chair and vice-chair.

Term

There is no limitation in legislation.

Meetings
The commission meets an average six times per year.
Remuneration

Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive

Appointments & Vacancies

No. Position Member Term Location
1. Associate Chair (Part-Time) STEPHANIE ZWICKER SLAVENS
01-Dec-2024 - 30-Nov-2027
toronto
2. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) PATRICK CUMMINS
02-Nov-2023 - 01-Nov-2025
milton
3. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) AVRIL FARLAM
07-Jan-2023 - 06-Jan-2026
windsor
4. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) ROBERT PATCHETT
17-Jun-2023 - 16-Jun-2026
ottawa
5. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) LINDSAY LAKE
03-Feb-2024 - 02-Feb-2027
thorndale
6. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) SUSAN CLARKE
06-Nov-2024 - 05-Nov-2027
thornhill
7. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) ZIBA HEYDARIAN
02-Mar-2025 - 01-Mar-2028
ottawa
8. Member (Part-Time) JAMES RHODES Resigned
13-Jul-2023 - 12-Jul-2025
kitchener
9. Member (Part-Time) PAUL STOPCIATI
01-Oct-2022 - 30-Sep-2025
sudbury
10. Member (Part-Time) FRANÇOIS HENRIE
09-Nov-2023 - 08-Nov-2025
ottawa
11. Member (Part-Time) MARK SRAGA
09-Nov-2023 - 08-Nov-2025
caledon
12. Member (Part-Time) PETER DANIELSON
23-Nov-2023 - 22-Nov-2025
hamilton
13. Member (Part-Time) MINDY CATERINA
03-Dec-2022 - 02-Dec-2025
hamilton
14. Member (Part-Time) JAMES MINNS Resigned
10-Dec-2022 - 09-Dec-2025
brantford
15. Member (Part-Time) ROCCO IAMELLO
06-May-2023 - 05-May-2026
oxford mills
16. Member (Part-Time) NICOLE GAJRAJ
22-Jun-2025 - 21-Jun-2026
owen sound
17. Member (Part-Time) DEBRA BACKSTEIN
26-Sep-2024 - 25-Sep-2026
toronto
18. Member (Part-Time) RON KATZ
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
toronto
19. Member (Part-Time) PETER SIMMONS
24-Mar-2024 - 23-Mar-2027
hamilton
20. Member (Part-Time) ANXHELA (ANGELA) PECO
07-Apr-2024 - 06-Apr-2027
toronto
21. Member (Part-Time) ASHLEY DEATHE
07-Apr-2024 - 06-Apr-2027
ottawa
22. Member (Part-Time) CLAUDINE WILSON
20-Oct-2024 - 19-Oct-2027
windsor
23. Member (Part-Time) MATTHEW LETOURNEAU
28-Feb-2023 - 27-Feb-2028
ottawa
24. Member (Part-Time) GARY HOUGHTON
11-May-2025 - 10-May-2028
port stanley
25. Member (Part-Time) RYAN DELISLE
11-May-2025 - 10-May-2028
guelph
26. Member (Part-Time) STEPHEN EATON
11-May-2025 - 10-May-2028
oakville
27. Member (Part-Time) ALISA CHAPLICK
22-Jun-2025 - 21-Jun-2028
north york
28. Member (Part-Time)
29. Member (Part-Time)
30. Executive Chair (Full-Time) SEAN WEIR
02-Dec-2022 - 01-Dec-2025
oakville