Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals
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Appealing a Decision to a Review Tribunal Under the Canada Pension Plan
The Tribunal’s decision
After the hearing, all members of the Review Tribunal will meet privately to decide on your appeal. The Tribunal’s decision will be based only on the information they were given at your hearing. The Review Tribunal may not consider any information our office gets after the hearing.
All members of the Tribunal do not have to agree to the decision. If two members of the Tribunal decide in your favour, your appeal is allowed. The Tribunal sends its decision and reasons for the decision to the Commissioner who has the responsibility of sending the decision to all parties. The Commissioner, who is not a member of the Tribunal, cannot change the decision.
The Review Tribunal decision is final and binding, unless it is appealed to the Pension Appeals Board. The words final and binding mean that the decision cannot be changed.
If you or another party (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada or an added party) wish to appeal the Tribunal’s decision, you must ask the Pension Appeals Board’s (PAB) permission for the right to make an appeal. That request, known as ‘requesting leave to appeal’ must be made within 90 days of receiving the Tribunal’s decision.
More information about appealing to the PAB will be sent to you with the Review Tribunal decision.
After your hearing, if you get new information that you think may support your appeal
- Contact our office to ask about the options available to you.
- Our office will explain to you what this involves.
If you move
Be sure to give our office:
- your new address
- your new telephone number
- the name and telephone number of a person we may contact if we need to get in touch with you
