The Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT) is an
adjudicative tribunal
A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title.
For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a sing ...
in the province of
Ontario,
Canada. It is one of the 13 adjudicative tribunals overseen by the
Ministry of the Attorney General that make up
Tribunals Ontario.
Authority
The SBT is empowered to hear appeals of administrative decisions related to
social assistance
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...
and was created under the ''Ontario Works Act''. The members of the tribunal are appointed by the
Lieutenant Governor in Council. Members of the SBT are empowered to hear cases in person or in writing. All hearings of the SBT are private.
The SBT may hear appeals under the ''Ontario Works Act'' as well as the ''Ontario Disability Support Program Act''.
References
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External links
Social Benefits TribunalOntario Laws
Ontario government tribunals