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Social Benefits Tribunal
_{Tribunal de l’aide sociale (French)}
Agency overview
Type	Tribunal
Jurisdiction	Province of Ontario
Headquarters	25 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario
Minister responsible	Attorney General of Ontario;
Parent agency	Tribunals Ontario
Key document	Ontario Works Act;
Website	tribunalsontario.ca/sbt

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The Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT) is an adjudicative tribunal 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.^[1]

Authority

The SBT is empowered to hear appeals of administrative decisions related to social assistance 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.^[2]

The SBT may hear appeals under the Ontario Works Act as well as the Ontario Disability Support Program Act.^[3]

References

^ "Tribunals Ontario". Tribunals Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Ontario Works Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, Part IV".
^ "Ontario Disability Support Program Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, s. 23(1)".

External links

[1] "Tribunals Ontario". Tribunals Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[2] "Ontario Works Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, Part IV".

[3] "Ontario Disability Support Program Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, s. 23(1)".

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+The '''Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal''' (SBT) is an [[Tribunal|adjudicative tribunal]] 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tribunals Ontario|url=https://tribunalsontario.ca/sbt/|access-date=15 April 2021|website=Tribunals Ontario}}</ref>
 ==Authority==
-The SBT was created under the Ontario Works Act. The members of the tribunal are appointed by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ontario Works Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, Part IV|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97o25a_e.htm#s60s1}}</ref>
+The SBT is empowered to hear appeals of administrative decisions related to [[social assistance]] and was created under the ''Ontario Works Act''. The members of the tribunal are appointed by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ontario Works Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, Part IV|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97o25a_e.htm#s60s1}}</ref>
-The SBT may hear appeals under the Ontario Works Act as well as the Ontario Disability Support Program Act.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ontario Disability Support Program Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, s. 23(1)|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97o25b_e.htm#s23s1}}</ref> The jurisdiction of the SBT is limited; the SBT cannot make an order on appeal that the original administrator did not have the authority to make, nor can the SBT make a decision on the constitutional validity of legislation or on the legislative authority for a regulation made under any legislation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ontario Works Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, s. 67|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97o25a_e.htm#s67s1}}</ref>
+The SBT may hear appeals under the ''Ontario Works Act'' as well as the ''Ontario Disability Support Program Act''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ontario Disability Support Program Act, S.O. 1997, C. 25, s. 23(1)|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97o25b_e.htm#s23s1}}</ref>
 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.sbt.gov.on.ca Social Benefits Tribunal]
+*[https://tribunalsontario.ca/sbt Social Benefits Tribunal]
+*[https://www.ontario.ca/laws Ontario Laws]
 [[Category:Ontario government tribunals]]