Appeal by recipient of disability support payments from a decision quashing an order of the Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal forgiving recovery of one-half of overpayment

27. May 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Disability Support Program – Overpayment – Discretion of tribunal – Jurisdiction – Regulatory powers of tribunal – Government – Funding of programs – Social assistance – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Statutory interpretation Ontario (Director, Disability Support Program) v. Surdivall, [2014] O.J. No. 1505, 2014 ...

The Appellant Attorneys General were largely unsuccessful in an appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision imposing procedural fairness obligations on the governments when attempting to collect sponsorship debts from sponsors of immigrants applying for permanent resident status.

26. July 2011 0
Administrative law – Government – Immigration – Sponsorship debts – Social assistance – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Ministerial – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness Canada (Attorney General) v. Mavi, [2011] S.C.J. No. 30, 2011 SCC 30, Supreme Court of Canada, June 10, 2011, McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, LeBel, ...

In a judicial review proceeding, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court declined to exercise its power to quash a decision made by the Assistance Appeal Board which awarded a mother of a special needs child increased funding to pay personal care workers for their assistance with her son. This was notwithstanding the existence of a directive that limited the amount of funding available for respite help.

24. May 2011 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Assistance Appeal Board – Government – Funding of programs – Social assistance – Home care for disabled – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Correctness   Nova Scotia (Department of Community Services) v. Boudreau, [2011] N.S.J. No. 193, 2011 NSSC 126, Nova Scotia ...