Glossary
In Family Law
Reasons for judgment is a judge’s written or oral explanation of a decision they have made. If a judge gives oral reasons, they read the reasons for judgment out loud in court. The parties may order a transcript from the court to get a copy of the judge’s reasons.
In Criminal Law
This is a type of release from custody. If you’ve been released from custody after a bail hearing, you will get a recognizance of bail. This document states the terms under which you have been released. It says when you must go to the court. It may also include conditions of your release. For example, you may be required to be home during certain hours. A recognizance requires you or your surety to pledge a specific amount of money as a security before you’re released.
In Injured at work, WSIB benefits, Getting injured, Reporting an injury
If you do not agree with a decision that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) makes, you can ask them to review and change it. This is called asking for a reconsideration. For example, you might disagree with a decision about qualifying for benefits, how much money you get, or how long you can get benefits.
Usually, the person who made the decision reconsiders it. But sometimes the person’s manager does.
When you ask for a reconsideration, you can give new information and documents that the WSIB did not have when they made the original decision.
In Employment and Work, Income Assistance
A “reconsideration” is when you ask Service Canada to review a decision. For example, this could be a decision about Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits, or payments from the Old Age Security (OAS) program.
Someone at Service Canada reviews the decision and decides whether or not to change it. This is a different person than the one who made the decision you disagree with.
The Record of Employment is a form that your employer must fill out every time you experience an interruption of earnings. The Record of Employment has information like how long you worked for your employer, how many hours you worked, and how much money you earned. Your employer has to choose from a list of reasons why you stopped working or stopped being paid. For example, you might have quit, got fired, been laid off, or be taking a leave of absence from work.
A record of landing, which is also known as a landing paper, is a document that proves a person is a Permanent Resident. It was given to people who were first approved to be permanent residents before July 2002. After July 2002, the document is called a confirmation of permanent residence.
In Criminal Law, Employment and Work, Human Rights, Refugee Law
A record suspension used to be called a pardon. If you have a criminal record, you may be able to apply to the Parole Board of Canada for a record suspension. If you get a record suspension, your criminal record is not erased. But it is set aside and you can say you do not have one.
There are rules about how long you have to wait to apply and what you need to show for your application to be successful.
In Health and Disability, Mental health
Records are documents that contain information about something or someone. Health records contain information about your health. Records can be physical documents, such as a doctor’s notes on paper, or they can be electronic, such as files stored on a computer.
In Refugee Law
The Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) decides if decisions that the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) made on refugee claims should be changed. The RAD is part of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
In Refugee Law
The Refugee Protection Division (RPD) holds refugee hearings to decide whether refugee claimants are Convention refugees or persons in need of protection. The RPD is part of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).