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* '''Option 1''': Fill out the Application to the Appeal Division – Employment Insurance Form, and mail or fax it to the SST. The form can be filled out on the computer and then printed or printed and filled out by hand. This form is accessible [https://www1.canada.ca/en/sst/forms/lta-ad-ei-en-v1.pdf online]. | * '''Option 1''': Fill out the Application to the Appeal Division – Employment Insurance Form, and mail or fax it to the SST. The form can be filled out on the computer and then printed or printed and filled out by hand. This form is accessible [https://www1.canada.ca/en/sst/forms/lta-ad-ei-en-v1.pdf online]. | ||
: If the claimant is unable to print the form, the claimant may contact the SST and the Tribunal will send the form to the claimant. | |||
* '''Option 2''': Write the SST a letter of appeal containing all the information required in the form. It is important to ensure that all the required information is included. | * '''Option 2''': Write the SST a letter of appeal containing all the information required in the form. It is important to ensure that all the required information is included. | ||
: If a claimant submits an appeal form after the 30 days, the claimant can request an extension in the form. However, the decision is ultimately up to the Tribunal’s discretion as to whether to grant the extension. When a Notice of Appeal is received, a Tribunal Member will be assigned to the claimant’s file to decide whether to grant permission to allow the appeal to proceed. The grounds for appeal to the Appeal Division are: | |||
::* the General Division failed to observe a principle of natural justice or otherwise acted beyond, or refused to exercise, its jurisdiction; | |||
::* the General Division erred in law in making its decision; or, | |||
::* the General Division based its decision on an erroneous finding of fact that was made in a perverse or capricious manner or without regard for the evidence before it. | |||
