Introduction The Ontario adjudicative tribunal justice system consists of specialized, expert bodies that take the place of the courts in resolving a range of disputes that arise in specific fields of law. Adjudicative tribunals are part of our justice system, and they are different from the many other government boards or agencies that are focused […]

Over the course of a mandate, governments make thousands of appointments to agencies boards and tribunals. In Ontario, the Standing Committee on Government Agencies is mandated to bring some oversight to these appointments by requiring selected intended appointees to appear before the Committee. This system has degenerated to the point that very few appointees appear, […]

The need for change Ontario’s adjudicative tribunals resolve many more disputes than the courts. Ontario’s citizens are much more likely to have legal issues before tribunals – about all aspects of their lives – than before the courts. Public confidence in the administration of justice requires that adjudicative tribunals and their adjudicators are independent, impartial, […]

Introduction The Ontario adjudicative tribunal justice system consists of specialized, expert bodies that take the place of the courts in resolving all disputes in narrow fields of law. The advantage of this system is that disputes are resolved by tribunals with expertise in the specific subject matter and law pertinent to those fields. They are […]