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Find out what happens before, during and after a Child Intervention appeal hearing about a residential facility’s licence.
Hearings are usually held in a community near you. Before the hearing happens, the Appeals Secretariat may arrange a telephone meeting with you and a person from Child Intervention. They will check details about the appeal and answer questions about the appeal process.
Then the Appeals Secretariat sends you a scheduling letter with the date, time and hearing location. You, or a person authorized to act on your behalf, must take part in the hearing.
Contact the Appeals Secretariat when you get their letter if you:
If something comes up at the last minute and you or the person acting on your behalf cannot be at the hearing, tell the Appeals Secretariat immediately.
If you do not take part, the appeal panel may hear your appeal without you and make a decision. If they make a decision it is final. This means your right to appeal will end and your appeal will be closed.
The Appeals Secretariat's scheduling letter tells you how to submit information that supports your appeal. This must happen before the hearing based on the deadline in the letter.
During the hearing, your role is to:
The Appeals Secretariat sends an appeal package to you, Child Intervention and the appeal panel at least one week before the hearing. Make sure to:
Contact the Appeals Secretariat if you:
Appeal hearings are usually held weekdays from 9 am to 4:30 pm. These people will take part:
Usually, the hearing happens as follows:
Once the appeal panel makes a decision:
If you think the appeal hearing was unfair or the appeal panel's decision does not follow the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act and the Residential Facilities Licensing Regulation (CYFE Act and RFL Regulation) you can:
You can make a complaint to the Alberta Ombudsman's office. They cannot reverse or change an appeal panel decision, but they can:
You also have one of these options available:
You can apply for a judicial review if you are:
If you are a licence holder of a residential facility that is not a foster home, you may consider Option 3 below.
When you apply for a judicial review, it happens through the Court of Queen's Bench. The Court cannot reverse or change an appeal panel decision, however they can decide if the panel:
After a judicial review, the Court:
If you wish to apply for a judicial review, you must:
You can choose this option if you are a licence holder of a residential facility that is not a foster home. When you appeal to the Court of Queen’s Bench, they can agree with, change or reverse an appeal panel decision.
If you choose to appeal to the Court of Queen’s Bench, you must:
Within 3 months after filing the appeal to the Court of Queen’s Bench, you must provide the Court and the appeal panel with:
Review the CYFE Act and the Court Rules and Forms Regulation to find out more about the Court of Queen’s Bench appeal process and your duties.
The Appeals Secretariat is a neutral government office that runs separately from Child Intervention.
Connect with the Appeals Secretariat:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed 12 to 1 pm and statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2709
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 780-422-1088
Email: [email protected]
Address:
2nd Floor, Agronomy Centre
6903 116 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5Z2
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