List of Federal Tribunals & Ontario Tribunals
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Federal tribunals
Name[1] | Area of concern | Description[2] |
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Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal | agriculture and agri-food | An independent, quasi-judicial tribunal that reviews agricultural and agri-food administrative monetary penalties issued to those who have allegedly "contravened federal rules pertaining to: the import of animal and plant products; the humane transport of livestock; the use of pesticides; or the inspection of plants, animals and meats." |
Canada Industrial Relations Board | industrial relations | Promotes constructive labour-management relations in the federally-regulated private sector by "overseeing the acquisition and termination of bargaining rights; resolving unfair labour practice complaints through mediation or adjudication; and assuring the continuity of services necessary to protect public health and safety in the event of a labour dispute." |
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council[3] | programming of private broadcasters | |
Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board | cultural property | The CCPERB is an independent decision-making body that reports to the Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. It "determines whether cultural property is of outstanding significance and national importance." |
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal | human rights | An independent, quasi-judicial tribunal that inquires into allegations of prohibited discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. |
Canadian International Trade Tribunal | trade | The CITT adjudicates "trade remedy, customs, excise tax, and federal procurement cases." It also inquires into tariff and commercial matters for the Minister of Finance. |
Copyright Board of Canada[4] | copyright law | |
Patent Appeal Board[5] | patent law | The Patent Appeal Board of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, headed by the Commissioner of Patents, is an advisory body primarily concerned with the "review of rejected applications, the review of rejected applications for the reissue of a patent, and determinations of first inventorship in patent conflict situations." |
Competition Tribunal | competition laws | The CT is an independent specialized tribunal deal with such matters as mergers, misleading advertising, and restrictive trade practices. |
Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada | environmental protection | Formerly the Environmental Protection Review Canada, the EPTC is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal that carries out review hearings of AMPs and Compliance Orders issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board[6] | labour relations, public sector | Established from merging the Public Service Labour Relations Board and the Public Service Staffing Tribunal, the board is a quasi-judicial statutory tribunal that administers the collective bargaining and grievance adjudication systems in the public service as well as in the institutions of Parliament. |
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | immigration & refugee law | |
Information Commissioner of Canada[7] | access to information | The Office of the Information Commissioner is concerned with the handling of access requests by federal institutions. |
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada | ||
Mutual Fund Dealers Association | ||
Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal Canada[8] | occupational safety & health | As part of the Employment and Social Development Canada portfolio, this administrative tribunal provides support to appeals officers in occupational health and safety dealing with issues pursuant to the Canada Labour Code. |
Privacy Commissioner of Canada | ||
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal | federal accountability | The PSDPT is responsible for hearing reprisal complaints referred by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. |
Social Security Tribunal of Canada | pensions | The SST is an independent administrative body that makes quasi-judicial decisions on appeals related to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), or Employment Insurance (EI). |
Specific Claims Tribunal Canada | Indigenous land claims | The SCT is an independent specialized tribunal tasked with deciding issues of "validity and compensation relating to specific claims of First Nations." |
Trademarks Opposition Board[9] | trademark law | The Trademarks Opposition Board of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office conducts hearings and renders decisions pursuant to the Trademarks Act and Trademarks Regulations. |
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada | transportation | The TATC provides a "recourse mechanism to the national transportation sector regarding administrative actions taken by the Minister of Transport and the Canadian Transportation Agency under various pieces of federal transportation legislation." |
Veterans Review and Appeal Board[10] | veterans affairs |
The Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) is responsible for providing support services and facilities to 11 federal administrative tribunals by way of a single, integrated organization. This organization falls under the purview of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.[2]
- ↑ "Canada (Federal)." CanLII. Retrieved 2021 April 24.
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