Guide to the Appeal Process

1

Send your notice of appeal

To start your appeal, fill out the Notice of Appeal form and send it to the Board.

Read How to Appeal to find the form, the time limit, and how to send it.

Forms

• Form 1: Notice of Appeal

Information sheets

• How to Start an Appeal
• Stays Pending Appeal

2

The Board writes to you

The Board will send you a letter. The letter confirms that the Board received your notice of appeal. It also gives you more information about the next steps.

3

SkilledTradesBC sends its documents

SkilledTradesBC must send the Board and you a copy of all the documents it looked at when it made the decision you are appealing.

Information sheets

• Preparing the Appeal Record

4

Appeal management conference

The Board holds a meeting with you and SkilledTradesBC. This meeting is called an appeal management conference. It helps both sides get ready for the hearing.

Information sheets

• Pre-Hearing Appeal Management Conferences

5

The Board schedules your hearing

The Board will tell you in writing when and how your hearing will happen. A hearing can be in writing or spoken (oral).

If your hearing is spoken (oral), the Board usually holds it either in the area where you live or online. If going to an in-person hearing would cause you serious difficulty, you can ask the Board to hold it online instead.

6

Send in written materials before the hearing

To help both sides get ready, the Board usually asks you and SkilledTradesBC to send in:

• An outline of the arguments you both plan to make at the hearing.
• Copies of any other documents you both plan to use as evidence.
• Information about any witnesses you both plan to bring to the hearing.

Information sheets

• Statement of Points and Additional Documents
• The Evidence: Proving Your Case
• Expert Evidence
• Preparing for an Oral Hearing
• Preparing for a Written Hearing

7

The hearing

At the hearing, you and SkilledTradesBC both tell your story and give evidence. You can give the Board documents that are important to the appeal and call witnesses to help explain what happened.

Most hearings are open to the public. You can also bring other people with you. They can be witnesses, help explain information, or simply support you.

Information sheets

• Attending an Oral Hearing

8

You receive the decision

The Board usually sends a written decision after the hearing, not on the same day. You and SkilledTradesBC each get a copy.

The Board also posts its decisions on this website and on CanLII. See Decisions.

9

After the decision

The Board’s decision is final.

If you want to challenge it, you must ask the Supreme Court of British Columbia to review it. This is called a judicial review. You must apply to the court within 60 days after the Board issues its decision.

A lawyer can tell you how to apply for a judicial review.