The Licence Appeal Tribunal is an adjudicative agency created on April 1, 2000 under the Licence Appeal Tribunal Act, 1999.
The Tribunal’s mandate is to provide a fair, impartial and efficient means to appeal decisions concerning compensation claims and licensing activities regulated by several ministries of the provincial government.
These include the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Ministry of Consumer Services, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of the Attorney General. The Tribunal receives appeals, conducts hearings, resolves disputes and renders decisions on compensation claims and licensing activities regulated by these ministries.
The Tribunal is subject to the rules of natural justice and the requirements of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act. To protect the public, the specialists appointed to the Tribunal conduct fair, efficient and impartial hearings during which they consider all evidence presented and make a decision with written reasons. Most Tribunal decisions are subject to appeal to the Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court). All Tribunal proceedings are subject to judicial review under the Judicial Review Procedure Act.