Social Security Tribunal of Canada

List of Social Security Tribunal members

Social Security Tribunal (SST) members are impartial and independent decision-makers who decide the outcome of appeals. The federal government appoints members for terms of up to 5 years. Read the list of members currently appointed to the SST below.

Learn more about the role of members, their code of conduct, and how they work within the SST.

Appeal Division

Appeal Division members as of March 27, 2023:
Name Province Tenure Appointment/Expiry date
Bergen, Stephen Alberta Part-time 2022/06/24 to 2024/06/23
Lafontaine, Pierre Quebec Full-time 2022/05/30 to 2027/05/29
Lew, Janet British Columbia Full-time 2022/04/29 to 2027/04/28
Losier, Solange Ontario Full-time 2021/05/29 to 2024/05/28
Nawaz, Neil Ontario Full-time 2021/12/17 to 2026/12/16
Petrunia, Melanie Nova Scotia Part-time 2022/04/29 to 2024/04/28
Salmon, Candace New Brunswick Full-time 2022/02/01 to 2025/01/31
Sellar, Kate Ontario Full-time 2021/12/01 to 2026/11/30

General Division, Income Security

General Division, Income Security members as of March 27, 2023:
Name Province Tenure Appointment/Expiry date

Bateman, Selena

Ontario

Full-time

2021/09/27 to 2024/09/26

Beaton, James

Alberta

Full-time

2021/09/27 to 2024/09/26

Buchanan, Sharon

Ontario

Part-time

2021/06/10 to 2023/06/09

Byrne, Lianne

Ontario

Full-time

2013/05/20 to 2024/05/19

Cardillo, Antoinette

Ontario

Full-time

2021/12/17 to 2024/12/16

Clark, Anne S.

Nova Scotia

Part-time

2021/06/02 to 2023/06/01

Goff, Dechen

Ontario

Full-time

2023/01/10 to 2026/02/05

Guérin, François

Ontario

Part-time

2021/07/16 to 2023/07/15

Hollingsworth, Brenda

Ontario

Part-time

2022/02/01 to 2024/01/31

Kershaw, Dawn J.

Ontario

Full-time

2023/01/11 to 2026/02/05

Laidlaw, Jacqueline

Ontario

Full-time

2022/05/16 to 2025/05/15

Lazure, Jean

Quebec

Part-time

2022/02/01 to 2024/01/31

McCarthy, Gerard

Ontario

Full-time

2021/11/29 to 2024/11/28

Medeiros, Michael

British Columbia

Part-time

2021/06/10 to 2023/06/09

Nathan, Anita

Ontario

Part-time

2021/09/27 to 2024/09/26

Picotte, Adam

British Columbia

Part-time

2022/02/01 to 2024/01/31

Russell, Shannon

Quebec

Full-time

2021/08/04 to 2024/08/03

Ryan Bourgeois, Angela

Nova Scotia

Full-time

2021/06/29 to 2024/06/28

Saunders, Virginia

British Columbia

Full-time

2021/12/17 to 2024/12/16

Shalland-Bennett, Brianne

Ontario

Full-time

2021/06/07 to 2024/06/06

Sheaves, Sarah

Ontario

Part-time

2021/09/27 to 2024/09/26

Turner, Tanille

Ontario

Full-time

2021/06/07 to 2024/06/06

Vanderhout, Pierre

Ontario

Full-time

2021/08/06 to 2024/08/05

van der Meide, Wayne

Ontario

Full-time

2022/03/14 to 2025/03/13

Wilton, Carol

Ontario

Full-time

2021/08/06 to 2024/08/05

General Division, Employment Insurance

General Division, Employment Insurance members as of March 27, 2023:
Name Province Tenure Appointment/Expiry date

Bastien, Jean Yves

Quebec

Full-time

2023/01/13 to 2025/01/08

Bell, Linda

British Columbia

Full-time

2022/05/04 to 2025/05/03

Betteridge, Jonathan Glenn

Ontario

Full-time

2022/07/11 to 2025/07/10

Bourassa, Leanne

Quebec

Full-time

2021/11/29 to 2024/11/28

Bourgeois, Denis

New Brunswick

Full-time

2023/01/09 to 2025/01/08

Bourque, Charline

Quebec

Full-time

2021/05/20 to 2024/05/19

Brien, Guillaume

Quebec

Full-time

2023-01-14 to 2025-01-08

Conrad, Gary

Alberta

Full-time

2017/05/29 to 2024/05/28

Cowan, Benson

British Columbia

Part-time

2023/01/15 to 2025/01/08

Day, Teresa

Ontario

Full-time

2021/04/13 to 2024/04/12

Dusome, Paul

Ontario

Part-time

2021/11/29 to 2023/11/28

Dyck, Connie

Manitoba

Full-time

2021/12/17 to 2024/12/16

Edwards, Bret

Ontario

Full-time

2022/07/11 to 2025/07/10

Evans, Jillian

Ontario

Part-time

2022/07/11 to 2024/07/10

Graves, Suzanne

Ontario

Part-time

2021/06/02 to 2023/06/01

Hartslief, Laura

Ontario

Part-time

2023/01/16 to 2025/01/08

Hicks, Barbara

Ontario

Part-time

2023-01-17 to 2025-01-08

Houlihan, Edward

Quebec

Part-time

2023/01/18 to 2025/01/08

Klein, Lilian

Ontario

Full-time

2021/07/03 to 2024/07/02

Langlois, Josée

Quebec

Full-time

2021/07/03 to 2024/07/02

Léger, Nathalie

Quebec

Part-time

2021/06/21 to 2023/06/20

Leonard, Mark

Ontario

Part-time

2021/11/29 to 2023/11/28

Mancini, Peter

Nova Scotia

Part-time

2022/07/11 to 2024/07/10

Mitchell, Audrey

Ontario

Full-time

2021/07/03 to 2024/07/02

Morin, Normand

Quebec

Full-time

2021/11/29 to 2024/11/28

Noonan, John

Newfoundland and Labrador

Full-time

2022/02/01 to 2025/01/31

O'Connell, Stuart

Ontario

Part-time

2023-01-19 to 2025-01-08

Parker, Katherine

Ontario

Part-time

2023/01/20 to 2025/01/08

Pezzutto, Amanda

British Columbia

Full-time

2021/05/20 to 2024/05/19

Rattray, John

Ontario

Part-time

2023/01/21 to 2025/01/08

Rosen, Elyse

Quebec

Part-time

2023/01/22 to 2025/01/08

Sauvé, Manon

Quebec

Full-time

2022/03/06 to 2025/03/05

Shaw, Catherine

New Brunswick

Full-time

2022/02/01 to 2025/01/31

Skelly, Greg

Manitoba

Part-time

2023/01/23 au 2025/01/08

Stapleton, Susan

Nova Scotia

Full-time

2022/07/11 to 2025/07 10

St-Jules, Marc-André

Ontario

Full-time

2022/07/11 to 2025/07/10

Thomas, Raelene

Newfoundland and Labrador

Full-time

2022/02/01 to 2025/01/31

Thompson, Kristen

Ontario

Full-time

2022/07/11 to 2025/07/10

Turtle, Paula

Ontario

Part-time

2023/01/24 to 2025/01/08

Usprich, Elizabeth

Ontario

Full-time

2022/07/11 to 2025/07/10

Varaschin, Ambrosia

Saskatchewan

Full-time

2023/01/12 to 2025/01/08

Victor, Marisa

Ontario

Part-time

2023/01/25 to 2025/01/08

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