Appealing commissioner or hearing committee decisions

Overview

Information on the process for appealing commissioner or hearing committee decisions, applicable fees and payment details.

Complainant appeals

A person who has filed a complaint about teacher or teacher leader conduct or incompetency can appeal a decision by the commissioner of the Alberta Teaching Profession Commission to take no further action on the complaint.

Appeals must be filed within 15 days of receiving notification of the commissioner's decision, along with payment of the $250 appeal fee. If the appeal or fee payment is received after this period, the appeal may be dismissed.

To file an appeal, a complainant must email a notice of complainant appeal to the chair of the Professional Conduct and Competency General Panel at [email protected].

The notice of appeal must be in writing and state the reason(s) for the appeal.

For more details on the complainant appeal process, see:

• Complainant appeals: process and timeline to appeal a commissioner decision

How to pay the fee

Complainant appeal fees can be paid using the following methods:

• Credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express) by requesting a link from [email protected].
• Personal or company cheque, money order or bank draft payable to the "Government of Alberta".

• Payments can be mailed to:
  Secretariat, Professional Conduct and Competency General Panel
  Governance and Registries Branch
  Alberta Education and Childcare, Government of Alberta 
  2nd Floor, 44 Capital Boulevard
  10044 108 Street
  Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 5E6

The fee may be waived based on extenuating circumstances. To learn more about the criteria for waiving appeal fees, see:

• Criteria for waiving appeal fee: information for complainants

Refund

The appeal fee will be refunded if the appeal is successful or:

• the appeal fee is paid but no notice of complainant appeal is filed within the 15-day period after notification
• the appeal is withdrawn after a hearing date has been set but before the hearing has commenced

Appeals of hearing committee decisions

Teacher or teacher leaders who are the subject of a hearing committee decision can submit formal review requests to the chair of the Professional Conduct and Competency General Panel.

• The commissioner of the Alberta Teaching Profession Commission may also submit a request to review a hearing committee’s decision.

There is no fee for appeals of hearing committee decisions.

Appeals of hearing committee decisions must be filed within 15 days of receiving the decision by emailing a notice of appeal to the chair of the Professional Conduct and Competency General Panel at [email protected].

For more details on the process for appealing hearing committee decisions, see:

• Appealing a hearing committee decision: process and timelines