{"id":46772,"date":"2012-04-11T20:48:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T00:48:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:32:06","slug":"can-i-appeal-if-i-am-refused","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/can-i-appeal-if-i-am-refused","title":{"rendered":"Can I appeal a decision about benefits?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Service Canada may decide that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you do not qualify for benefits, or<\/li>\n<li>you should get less than what you expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you do not agree, the first step is to ask Service Canada to review their decision. This review is called a <strong>reconsideration<\/strong>.You must do this within <strong>90 days<\/strong> of getting the letter from Service Canada that gives you their decision.<\/p>\n<p>If you disagree with what Service Canada decides, you may be able to appeal to the <strong>Social Security Tribunal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<p>CLEO&#8217;s Guided Pathways has a free tool that helps you write a letter to ask for a reconsideration. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways\/guided-pathway-for-cpp-d-denials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepstojustice.ca\/GP-CPPD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46772","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can I appeal a decision about benefits? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/can-i-appeal-if-i-am-refused\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I appeal a decision about benefits? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Service Canada may decide that: you do not qualify for benefits, or you should get less than what you expected. 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