Social Security Tribunal Rules of Procedure (SOR/2022-256)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 1(1)

  • • 1 (1) Paragraph 2(2)(c) of the Social Security Tribunal Rules of ProcedureFootnote ¹ is repealed.

      • Return to footnote ¹SOR/2022-256

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 2

  • 2 Paragraph 3(h) of the Rules is replaced by the following:

    • (h) Part 8 sets out specific rules for Employment Insurance appeals at the Appeal Division; and

• — SOR/2026-45, ss. 3(2), (3), (5), (6)

  • • 3 (2) The definition Employment Insurance appeal in section 5 of the Rules is replaced by the following:

      Employment Insurance appeal

      Employment Insurance appeal means an appeal from a Board of Appeal decision to the Appeal Division. (appel en assurance-emploi)

    • (3) Paragraphs (b) to (d) of the definition party in section 5 of the Rules are replaced by the following:

      • (b) the appellant and any other party at the General Division or the Board of Appeal, for appeals at the Appeal Division; and

      • (c) any person added as a party under section 33. (partie)

    • (5) The definition reconsideration decision in section 5 of the Rules is amended by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (a.1), by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by repealing paragraph (c).

    • (6) The definition reconsideration request in section 5 of the Rules is amended by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (a.1), by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by repealing paragraph (c).

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 7(2)

  • • 7 (2) Subsection 26(2) of the Rules is replaced by the following:

      • When to file the application for permission to appeal

        (2) The appellant must file the application for permission to appeal by the deadline set out in section 57(1) of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act.

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 9

  • 9 Section 26.2 of the Rules is repealed.

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 10

  • 10 Subsection 33(1) of the Rules is replaced by the following:

    • When the Tribunal automatically adds a party

      • 33 (1) The Tribunal must add a person as a party to an Income Security appeal when the Minister notifies the Tribunal of that person under section 65 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act.

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 11(1)

  • • 11 (1) Paragraphs 40(a) to (d) of the Rules are replaced by the following:

      • (a) an Income Security appeal at the General Division;

      • (b) an Income Security appeal at the Appeal Division; and

      • (c) an Employment Insurance appeal, if the appeal is about a question of constitutional law.

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 12(2)

  • • 12 (2) The portion of subsection 41(1) of the Rules before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

      • How to notify the Tribunal about a witness

        • 41 (1) If a party wants to have a witness testify, the party must file a notice with the Tribunal by the filing deadline. The notice must include the following information:

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 13

  • 13 Subsection 42(1) of the Rules is replaced by the following:

    • If a party files evidence or written arguments after a deadline

      • 42 (1) The Tribunal must not consider any evidence or written argument that a party files after a filing deadline set by the Tribunal unless it gives the party permission to use that evidence or written argument.

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 14

  • 14 Sections 50 to 53 of the Rules and the heading after section 53 are replaced by the following:

    • What Part 8 is about

      50 This Part sets out specific rules for Employment Insurance appeals at the Appeal Division.

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 17

  • 17 Section 60 of the Rules is replaced by the following:

    • Sending a copy of the decision to the Board of Appeal

      60 For Employment Insurance appeals, the Appeal Division sends a copy of its final decision to the Board of Appeal.

• — SOR/2026-45, s. 18

  • 18 An appeal from a General Division Employment Insurance decision to the Appeal Division is to be dealt with in accordance with the Social Security Tribunal Rules of Procedure as they read immediately before the day on which this section comes into force.