Licence Appeal Tribunal (Tribunals Ontario)

Ministry

Attorney General

URL

http://tribunalsontario.ca/lat/

Address

Box 250
TORONTO
M7A1N3

Phone

416-327-6500

Fax

416-325-1060

Background

Licence Appeal Tribunal Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, c. 12, Sched. G, ss. 2(1) (opens a new window)

Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 5, s. 15; O. Reg. 126/10 (opens a new window)

Function

The Licence Appeal Tribunal hears appeals from decisions concerning compensation claims and licensing activities regulated by the Ministry of Consumer Services, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal 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 appoints not fewer than three members and designates one of the members as chair and may designate one or more other members as vice-chairs. 

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

The Lieutenant Governor in Council designates the term of appointment. If the term of office of a member of the tribunal sitting for a hearing expires during the hearing, the member remains a member of the tribunal for the purposes of completing the hearing.

Meetings

The chair arranges the sittings of the tribunal. Members, including one member appointed to chair the panel, are assigned by the chair to conduct hearings as circumstances require.

Remuneration

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

Appointments & Vacancies