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 August 1, 2023:
Name	Province	Tenure	Appointment/Expiry date
Bergen, Stephen	Alberta	Full-time	2023/07/24 to 2026/07/23
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 August 1, 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	2023/06/10 to 2025/06/09
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	2023/06/02 to 2025/06/01
Dyck, Connie	Manitoba	Full-time	2021/12/17 to 2024/12/16
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
Medeiros, Michael	British Columbia	Part-time	2023/06/10 to 2025/06/09
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
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 August 1, 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
Bouchard, Jacques	Quebec	Part-time	2023/06/19 to 2025/06/08
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
Dhaliwal, Ranjit	Ontario	Part-time	2023/06/19 to 2025/06/08
Dusome, Paul	Ontario	Part-time	2021/11/29 to 2023/11/28
Edwards, Bret	Ontario	Full-time	2022/07/11 to 2025/07/10
Evans, Jillian	Ontario	Part-time	2022/07/11 to 2024/07/10
Fortier, Mylène	Quebec	Full-time	2023/06/19 to 2025/06/08
Graves, Suzanne	Ontario	Part-time	2023/06/22 to 2025/06/21
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	2023/06/22 to 2025/06/21
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
McCarthy, Emily	Ontario	Part-time	2023/06/19 to 2025/06/08
McCarthy, Gerald	Ontario	Full-time	2021/11/29 to 2024/11/28
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
Ramkay, Rena	Ontario	Part-time	2023/06/19 to 2025/06/08
Rattray, John	Ontario	Part-time	2023/01/21 to 2025/01/08
Rosen, Elyse	Quebec	Part-time	2023/01/22 to 2025/01/08
Ryan Bourgeois, Angela	Nova Scotia	Full-time	2021/06/29 to 2024/06/28
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
Singh, Harkamal	Ontario	Part-time	2023/06/19 to 2025/06/08
Skelly, Greg	Manitoba	Part-time	2023/01/23 to 2025/01/08
Stapleton, Susan	Nova Scotia	Full-time	2022/07/11 to 2025/07 10
St-Jules, Marc	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