What If I Do Not Agree With the Decision?
If you do not agree with the decision in your case, the following options are available:
Review
If a single Board member made a decision about your claim, you can make a written request within 15 days for a new hearing with two new Board members. If an award was ordered, the compensation cheque must be returned to CICB before the new hearing will be scheduled.
The new hearing panel may confirm the original decision, increase or decrease the award, or even deny the claim. Your new hearing will be scheduled as soon as the schedule permits.
Appeal
If a panel of two or more Board Members made a decision about your claim, you can appeal to the Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court, within 30 days of receiving the order. Please note that appeals can only be made on a point of law. This type of decision cannot be appealed based on the amount of an award. The location for an appeal will depend on where the hearing took place.
CICB cannot help you file an appeal. For more information about the appeal process, please call the applicable courthouse listed below. You can also download the Appeal Information Package from the Divisional Court's website at: http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/scj/en/divct
| Hearing locations | Appeal Location |
| Ottawa Belleville Kingston |
Ottawa Court House East Region 161 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2K1 Telephone: 613-239-1071 |
| Thunder Bay Dryden Kenora |
Thunder Bay Court House North West Region 277 Camelot Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 4B3 Telephone: 807-343-2700 x 6046 |
| Hamilton Kitchener St Catharines |
Hamilton Court House Central South Region 45 Main Street East, Suite 110 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 2B7 Telephone: 905-645-5252 x 3873 |
| London Windsor |
London Court House South West Region 80 Dundas Street East London, Ontario N6A 2P3 Telephone: 519-660-3026 |
| Sudbury Saulte Ste. Marie Timmins North Bay |
Sudbury Court House North East Region 155 Elm Street Sudbury, Ontario P3C 1T9 Telephone: 705-564-7756 |
| Orillia Peterborough |
Newmarket Court House Central East Region 50 Eagle Street West Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 6B1 Telephone: 905-853-4823 x 2 |
| Toronto Vancouver |
Toronto Osgoode Hall 130 Queen Street West, Room 174 Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N5 Telephone: 416-327-5100 |
