- Added Party
- A person who is not the Appellant but who is affected by a
decision concerning the Appellant's CPP or OAS benefits. For
example, a former spouse may be involved in CPP credit splitting
with the Appellant. This person is considered to be an Added
Party to the appeal.
- Adjournment
- A decision of a Review Tribunal to reschedule the hearing to
another date and time. This usually occurs at the hearing.
- Appellant
- A person who has received a Reconsideration decision from the
Minister of SDC concerning their application for CPP or OAS benefits,
and who has filed an appeal to the Commissioner of Review Tribunals
(CPP/OAS).
- Client Service Officer
- A person from the Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals
who provides Appellants with individual counselling regarding
the Review Tribunal process and eligibility requirements for
benefits.
- Detailed Record of Earnings
- This report provides you with information on your earnings
and contributions to the Canada Pension Plan.
- Governor-in-Council
- Governor-in-Council appointments are those made by the Governor
General on the advice of Cabinet. Recommendations for appointments
originate from many sources, including the political, commercial
and academic and professional communities, senior public servants,
and advocacy groups. In addition, for most full-time fixed term
appointments, qualified candidates are actively sought through
publicized notices of vacancy that appear in the Canada Gazette.
- Hearing File
- The Hearing File contains copies of all the papers the OCRT
receives from the Appellant, from SDC and from any Added Party.
These papers include all the information that SDC used to arrive
at their Reconsideration decision, including application for
benefits (CPP or OAS), decision letters, etc.
- MQP (see Minimum
Qualifying Period)
- New Facts
- Subsection 84(2) of the CPP states that a Review Tribunal may,
on obtaining new facts, re-open a decision given by the tribunal.
An appellant that decided not to appeal to the Pension Appeals
Board can ask the Review Tribunal to re-open its decision if
they have new information that:
- Supports the appeal, and
- Could not reasonably have been given to the Review Tribunal
when it heard the appeal earlier.
- Postponement
- A decision of the Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals
to reschedule a hearing to a different date and time. This usually
occurs before the hearing takes place.
- Reconsideration
- A written request by a person who has applied for benefits
to the Minister of Social Development Canada to review the decision
made about those benefits. A government officer reviews the case
and makes a Reconsideration decision.
- Representative
- A representative is someone that you appoint to act on your
behalf to present your appeal before the Review Tribunal. A representative
can be a family member, a friend, a member of your community,
advocate, union representative, or a professional such as a lawyer,
or doctor.
- Representative for CPP Disability (or OAS GIS, CPP)
- An SDC employee that presents the reasons for the Reconsideration
decision by the Minister of SDC at the Review Tribunal.
- Review Tribunal
- A group of three people who are Panel Members, including a
Chairperson who is a lawyer and two other members. The Review
Tribunal conducts hearings and makes a decision concerning an
appeal involving CPP or OAS benefits. See About
Review Tribunals.
- SDC
- Department of Social Development Canada. This department is
responsible for the administration of CPP and OAS programs.
- SDC Explanation of Decision Under Appeal
- SDC Explanation of Decision Under Appeal gives a full explanation
of what SDC decided and why.
- Withdrawal
- An appellant may, at any time withdraw the appeal by notifying
the Commissioner, who will inform the other parties of the withdrawal.
- Witness
- A person who is in a position to provide information about
the facts in an appeal.
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