P ART C -Dec isi on und er Appeal T he de cision under app e a l is th e Reconside r a tion De Chi l dren and Family Devel o p men t (mi nist ry) i n w h ich not eli g i ble for a child c are sub si dy for th e period bet bec a use the mi n istry found th at the a ppella nt' s el igib ac cordan c e wi t h S ect ion 4 a n d Sec t ion 13 of the C hi there was no evidence to es t ablish th at th e ministry h comme nceme nt of the ap pellant ' s child ca re subsidy could be backdat PART D -Relev ant L egislati o n C h il d Car e Subsidy Ac t (CCSA ) S ection 4 Ch il d Car e Subsidy Re gulation Section (CC S R) 4 ( 1), EAAT003(10/06/01) I A P PEA L# ci s ion d ated 2 6 March 20 14 of the Min istry of the m i nist ry dete r min ed tha t t he appe ll ant w a s w ee n August 1, 20 1 3 an d Se ptem b e r 30, 20 1 3 il ity fo r t he subsidy b e g a n on Oc t ob e r 1, 2013 in ld Care Subsi dy Re gulati on , and further, tha t ad m ade an administr a t ive e rro r such that the ed to Septe mber 1, 2013. and S ecti o n 13
P A R T E S u m m a r y o f F a c t s T h e e v i d e n c e b e f o r e t h e m i n i s t r y a t r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n i . a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r c h i l d c a r e s u b s i d 2 0 1 3 w i t h a f a x t r a n s m i s s i o n r e c o r i i . a C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y C h i l d C a r e A o n A u g u s t 5 , 2 0 1 3 , a n d s i g n e d b y t i i i . a s e p a r a t e C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y C h i p r o v i d e r o n O c t o b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 3 b u t n i v . a C h i l d C a r e S u b s i d y A p p l i c a t i o n s 1 , 2 0 1 3 v . t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s r e q u e s t f o r r e c o n s i d h e r c h i l d c a r e s u b s i d y o n A u g u s t 1 a p p l i c a t i o n f r o m t h e S e r v i c e B C o f f t h e m i n i s t r y a m o n t h o r s o l a t e r a f t e t h e o r i g i n a l f a x e d a p p l i c a t i o n . I n h e r n o t i c e o f a p p e a l d a t e d A p r i l 4 , 2 0 1 3 ( r e c e i v e d s u b m i t t e d h e r o r i g i n a l a p p l i c a t i o n f o r c h i l d c a r e s u b s t o d e t e r m i n e t h e s t a t u s o f h e r a p p l i c a t i o n , r a t h e r t h a h a d c h a n g e d t h e d a t e o n h e r a p p l i c a t i o n r e c e i v e d b y t o O c t o b e r o n t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s o f t h e S e r v i c e B C s t a f A t t h e h e a r i n g t h e a p p e l l a n t s t a t e d t h a t s h e h a d t r i e d t h r e e t i m e s b e t w e e n A u g u s t a n d O c t o b e r 2 0 1 3 t h r o u l i v e s . S h e s a i d t h a t s h e f i r s t f a x e d t h e c h i l d c a r e s u b S h e t o l d t h e p a n e l t h a t s h e s e n t a s e c o n d c h i l d c a r e 2 0 1 3 a n d t h a t s h e c a l l e d t h e m i n i s t r y a n d l e f t a m e s r e c e i v e d . S h e a l s o t o l d t h e p a n e l t h a t w h e n s h e r e a S e p t e m b e r s h e s e n t a n o t h e r c h i l d c a r e s u b s i d y a p p l t h e p a n e l t h a t a w o r k e r a t t h e S e r v i c e B C o f f i c e i n h e c a r e s u b s i d y a p p l i c a t i o n t o O c t o b e r 8 , 2 0 1 3 . T h e m i n i s t r y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o l d t h e p a n e l t h a t t h e m s u b s i d y a p p l i c a t i o n f o r A u g u s t o r S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 3 a m i n i s t r y r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e a p p e l l a n t w a s d a t e d O c t o E A A T 0 0 3 ( 1 0 / 0 6 / 0 1 )! A P P E A L # c o n s i s t e d o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : y s i g n e d b y t h e a p p e l l a n t a n d d a t e d O c t o b e r 8 , d S e r v i c e B C d a t e d O c t o b e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 3 r r a n g e m e n t f o r m , s i g n e d b y a c h i l d c a r e p r o v i d e r h e a p p e l l a n t o n O c t o b e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 3 l d C a r e A r r a n g e m e n t f o r m , s i g n e d b y a c h i l d c a r e o t c o m p l e t e d b y t h e a p p e l l a n t u b m i t t e d o n J a n u a r y 3 1 , 2 0 1 4 b u t d a t e d A u g u s t e r a t i o n , w h e r e i n s h e a s k e d t h e m i n i s t r y t o s t a rt , 2 0 1 3 , w r i t i n g t h a t s h e h a d f a x e d t h e o r i g i n a l i c e i n e a r l y A u g u s t , a n d m a i l e d a n o t h e r c o p y t o r f i n d i n g o u t t h a t t h e m i n i s t r y h a d n o t r e c e i v e d A p r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 4 ) t h e a p p e l l a n t w r o t e t h a t s h e h a d i d y i n A u g u s t 2 0 1 3 , a n d h a d s u b s e q u e n t l y c a l l e d n r e s u b m i t t i n g i t r i g h t a w a y . S h e w r o t e t h a t s h e t h e m i n i s t ry o n O c t o b e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 3 , f r o m A u g u s t f . t o s u b m i t h e r c h i l d c a r e s u b s i d y a p p l i c a t i o n g h t h e S e r v i c e B C o f f i c e i n t h e t o w n w h e r e s h e s i d y a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e m i n i s t r y i n A u g u s t 2 0 1 3 . s u b s i d y a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e m i n i s t r y i n S e p t e m b e r s a g e t o f i n d o u t i f h e r a p p l i c a t i o n h a d b e e n l i z e d h e r a p p l i c a t i o n h a d n o t b e e n p r o c e s s e d i n i c a t i o n t o t h e m i n i s t r y i n O c t o b e r 2 0 1 3 . S h e t o l d r t o w n t o l d h e r t o c h a n g e t h e d a t e o n h e r c h i l d i n i s t r y h a d n o r e c o r d o f t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s c h i l d c a r e n d t h a t t h e f i r s t c h i l d c a r e s u b s i d y a p p l i c a t i o n t h e b e r 8 , 2 0 1 3 .
PART F -Reasons for Panel Decisi on The i ssue under appeal is whethe r the minist ry's d ecis the period between August 1, 2013 and September 30, 2013 unde was reasonably supported b y t h e ev idence or was a reasonable application o circumst a nc es of the appellant. The relevant legislation is set out in the Child Care Subsidy Regulat Section 4 ( 1 ) To be eligi b le for a c h ild c are subsid y, a parent mus (a) c o mplete an a p plica ti on in the form required by the mi (b) sup ply the mini s ter with the social insurance number (c) su pply t he minister with proof of t h e id e ntity of child car e subsid y. (2) O n ly o ne p a re n t i n the fami l y m ay a pply for a child (3) R epe ale d. [ B. C. R eg. 1 87/2007 , s. (b ).] (4) A p a re n t ceases to b e el i g ible for a child care s ubsid application u nde r s u bs ection ( 1) or th i s subse cti on, a s an applica t ion refe rr e d t o i n s ubse ction ( 1) a nd o therwise co S e ction 13 (1) A chi ld care s ub s idy m ay be p a id fr o m t he fi r st da y u nder se c tion 4. (2) I f an adm i n istra ti v e e rr o r has been made, a child c are d a y s before the parent c omp l etes an application under se The positi on o f the appellant i s t hat she attempt e d to s to g e the r with the suppo rting documents thr e e tim es : fi mid -Augus t 2013, and a gain by mai l, betw een late Augu b y fax t hrou g h the Serv i ce BC o ffice on October 17, 2013. eligibl e for her child care s ub s idy as o f Aug ust 1, 2 01 app lication she first tried to submit by fax is August 8,2 realized that her application was not reaching the ministry, change the date on her a pplication to Oc t ober 8, 2013, the date she was fa ministry again. The position of the minist r y is that it did not receive an a a ppellant u ntil Oc t ober 1 7, 2013, an d that th e re i s n o appellant's statement that she made three separate attempts between August 2013 and 2013 to submit her child care subsidy application to the ministry. appellant's application for ch i ld care subsidy could not be backdated to Augus had b een n o a d mini s trative e r ror made by the minis t application was delayed at the ministry's offices as the ministry had no record of receiving the appellant's application until October 17, 2013, the fax transmission date on the application. EMT 003(1 0/06/01)I APPEAL# ion to deny t h e appellant ch ild c are s u bsi d y f o r r secti ons 4 and 13 of the CCSR f the legislation in the ion: t nister, of the parent and each adul t dependant, and e ach member o f the fa m ily and pr o of of eligibility for a c are sub sidy. y o n the d ate th at i s 12 m o n ths alter th e d ate of applic a ble , u n less, before t h at dat e , th e pare n t c o m plet es mpl ies w i th t hat subsect i on. of the month in which the parent comple t es an app lication subsi d y may be paid fo r c h ild care p r o v ided in t he 30 c tion 4 . u bmit her ap plic ation for ch ild care s ubs i dy rs t by fax f r om her l ocal S ervice BC off ice in st 201 3 and October 2013; a nd a t hird time The appellant arg ues that she sho uld be 3 as t he o ri ginal d ate on the ch ild care sub sidy 013. The appellant says that whe n she the Service BC worker instructed her to xing the applic at i o n to the pplication f or c hil d care s ub sidy from t he ev idence before the ministry to s u pport the Oc to ber The ministry says that the t 1, 2013 b ec au s e there r y as t h ere is n o record th a t t he a p pel lant's
APPEAL# ! I The panel notes the absence of any evidence to support the appellant's assertion that she made repeated attempts to submit her child care subsidy application between August 2013 and October 2013 -the appellant did not provide the ministry or this panel a copy of her child care subsidy applications with a 'received stamp' or a fax machine report confirming successful transmission of the documents, or a proof of delivery from Canada Post. Accordingly, the panel finds that the appellant has not demonstrated that she submitted her application for child care subsidy prior to October 17, 2013, or that the ministry made an administrative error. On the basis of the foregoing, the panel finds that the ministry's decision to deny the appellant child care subsidy for the months of August and September 2013 was reasonably supported by the evidence. The panel therefore confirms the ministry's reconsideration decision. EMT003(10/06/01)
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