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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Continuing Care Act

Part 5 — Appeals

36 Appeals of licence cancellations

Current to 2025-12-18 · Official PDF

(1) A continuing care home operator or supportive living
accommodation operator whose licence has been cancelled may
appeal the cancellation.
(2) An appeal under subsection (1) must be commenced by
(a) filing an application with the Court, and
(b) serving a filed copy of th e application on the director
within 15 days after the date on which the notice of cancellation
was served on the continuing care home operator or supportive
living accommodation operator.
(3) A judge of the Court may extend the time for filing or serving
an application.
(4) On an appeal under this section, the Court
(a) shall inquire into all matters leading to the licence
cancellation,

(b) shall determine whether, in its opinion, there were sufficient
grounds for cancelling the licence,
(c) shall confirm the licence cancellation or reinstate the
licence, and
(d) may make any other order in respect of matters under this
Act that the Court considers appropriate in the
circumstances.
(5) This section and section 27 apply in respect of a licence
cancellation regardless of whether
(a) the contravention or failure to comply that gave rise to the
licence cancellation is an offence, and
(b) a continuing care home operator, supportive living
accommodation operator or other person has been convicted
of the offence.