I APPEAL PA RT C -De cis ion u n der Ap pe a l The de cision un d er a p pea l is the Mi n i s try of Social Develop ment and Soci a l Inn ovation' s (the minist r y' s) dec i s i o n dated Marc h 3, 2014 wh ic h den ie d disabili t y as sistan ce as the min is te r concluded that the a ppel lant fail ed to pro vide in fo rmat i o n as r equ i r ed u n der section 1 O of t he Em p loym ent and As sis t an ce for Persons with Disa bilit ies Act (EAP WD A ) and se ction 28 o f the E mpl o y ment a nd Ass istance for Persons wit h Disabiliti es Regulation (E APWDR). PART D -R e lev ant Le g isla ti on Employmen t an d As sistan c e P ersons wi th D i sa bi lities Act ( E APWD A ) sec t io n 1 O Emp l oymen t an d As sistan c e P erso n s with Dis abil it ies Re gula t ion (EAPWD R) and section 28
P A R T E S u m m a r v o f F a c t s E v i d e n c e T h e e v i d e n c e o u t l i n e d i n t h e M a r c h 3 , 2 0 1 4 D e c i s i o n f r o o T h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t i s a s o l e r e c i p i e n t w i t h P e r s o n c h i l d r e n ; o T h a t o n N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 1 3 t h e m i n i s t r y a d v i s e d t E A P W D A t h e m i n i s t r y m a y r e q u e s t i n f o r m a t i o n f o e l i g i b i l i t y a n d t h a t h i s f i l e w a s s e l e c t e d f o r r e v i e w f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n b y N o v e m b e r 2 2 , 2 0 1 3 : i d e c h i l d r e n ; c u r r e n t p h o n e b i l l s ; p a y s t a t e m e n t s o r p t o O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 3 ; r e c o r d o f e m p l o y m e n t f o r a l W o r k s a f e B C s t a t e m e n t f o r i n c o m e t h e a p p e l l a n t f o r a f i s h i n g v e s s e l , s u r v e y r e p o r t i n d i c a t i n g v a l u e l o c a t i o n o f t h e v e s s e l s u c h a s w h e r e i t i s m o o r e d s o l e o r j o i n t , f r o m e a c h b a n k t h e a p p e l l a n t u s e s ; h o l d i n g s , s o l e o r j o i n t , f r o m e a c h b a n k t h e a p p e l l a n d i n s u r a n c e d o c u m e n t s f o r t h e 2 0 0 7 t r u c k , 2 0 0 l e t t e r a l s o a d v i s e d t h e a p p e l l a n t t h a t h e m a y c o n t o d i s c u s s t h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u e s t e d ; o T h a t o n N o v e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 t h e m i n i s t r y s e n t t h e t h a t h i s f i l e h a d b e e n s e l e c t e d f o r r e v i e w f o r p u r p h i s p a s t e l i g i b i l i t y ; t h e l e t t e r a l s o s t a t e d t h a t t h e a N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 1 3 w h i c h t o d a t e h a d n o t b e e n r e p r o v i d e t h e s a m e i n f o r m a t i o n o u t l i n e d i n t h e N o v a d d i t i o n a l r e q u e s t t o p r o v i d e a l l d e p o s i t s / c r e d i t s t l i s t e d a b o v e , a n d t o i n c l u d e s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t t r a n s a c t i o n ; t h e l e t t e r a l s o a d v i s e d t h e a p p e l l a n t t d i r e c t e d t o s u p p l y i n f o r m a t i o n a n d d o e s n o t c o m p t h a t i f h e d i d n o t p r o v i d e t h e r e q u e s t e d i n f o r m a t i o u n a b l e t o d e t e r m i n e h i s e l i g i b i l i t y f o r a s s i s t a n c e , a d o c u m e n t s b y t h e d a t e r e q u e s t e d t h a t h e c o n t a c t i n t e r v i e w ; o T h a t o n J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 0 1 4 t h e m i n i s t r y s e n t t h e a p b e e n s e l e c t e d f o r r e v i e w f o r p u r p o s e s o f d e t e r m i n e l i g i b i l i t y a n d t h a t u n d e r s e c t i o n 1 0 E A P W D A t h a i n f o r m a t i o n t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i r e l i g i b i l i t y a n d i f t h e i n e l i g i b l e f o r a s s i s t a n c e ; t h e l e t t e r a l s o s t a t e d t h a d o c u m e n t a t i o n r e g a r d i n g h i s d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n , N o v e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 t h e l e t t e r s a d v i s e d t h e a p p e l d e t e r m i n e t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s e l i g i b i l i t y f o r a s s i s t a n c e a s s i s t a n c e ; t h a t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e d i n t h e l e i n f o r m a t i o n l i s t e d i n t h e N o v e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 l e t t e r h a d n o t y e t r e c e i v e d t h e r e q u e s t e d i n f o r m a t i o n f r o d e t e r m i n e d a n d t h e r e f o r e h e w a s n o l o n g e r e l i g i b o T h a t o n F e b r u a r y 4 , 2 0 1 4 t h e m i n i s t r y a d v i s e d t h e o T h a t o n F e b r u a r y 1 8 , 2 0 1 4 t h e a p p e l l a n t s u b m i t t e o T h a t o n M a r c h 3 , 2 0 1 4 t h e m i n i s t r y r e v i e w e d t h e T h e e v i d e n c e o u t l i n e d i n t h e R e q u e s t f o r R e c o n s i d e r a t i o o T h a t t h e m i n i s t r y r e c e i v e d i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t t h e a p o u r c h a s e d a v e s s e l ; t h a t t h e a n n e l l a n t h a d n o t d e I A P P E A L m t h e m i n i s t r y w a s t h e f o l l o w i n g : s w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s d e s i g n a t i o n w i t h t w o d e p e n d e n t h e a p p e l l a n t b y l e t t e r t h a t u n d e r s e c t i o n 1 0 o f t h e r d e t e r m i n i n g c u r r e n t e l i g i b i l i t y a n d a u d i t i n g p a s t ; t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t w a s r e q u e s t e d t o p r o v i d e t h e n t i f i c a t i o n ; s c h o o l r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r t h e a p p e l l a n t ' s t w o a y s t u b s f o r a l l i n c o m e f o r t h e p e r i o d o f A u g u s t 1 , 2 0 1 1 l e m p l o y e r s f r o m A u g u s t 1 , 2 0 1 1 t o O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 3 ; r e c e i v e s ; p u r c h a s e a n d C a n a d i a n r e g i s t r y d o c u m e n t s o f t h e v e s s e l a n d i n s u r a n c e o n t h e v e s s e l , a n d o r d r y d o c k e d ; s t a t e m e n t s f r o m a l l b a n k a c c o u n t s , b a n k p r o f i l e l i s t i n g a l l a s s e t a n d l i a b i l i t y a c c o u n t a n t u s e s ; 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I APPEAL that during third party checks the ministry noted that the appellant owned and insured a 2007 truck, a 1976 travel trailer, a 2006 dolly trailer and a 1998 vehicle; and that Transport Canada confirmed the appellant was the registered owner of a registered vessel; o That on November 26, 2013 the appellant submitted partial information and documentation and specifically banking activity for the period August 2011 to October 2013, a valid driver's license, insurance and registration for the 2007 truck, 1986 trailer, a class 1 learner's license, a transfer document for the vehicle that was not endorsed by ICBC; and that at the same time the ministry discussed with the appellant the remaining required information; o That on December 3, 2013 the appellant attended the ministry office and submitted a WCB cheque stub dated November 2013 to confirm his rate of income, page 1 of 2 of a bill of sale for the vessel, certificate of Registry letter and certificate dated December 8, 2011 issued by Transport Canada; that the ministry discussed with the appellant the remaining documents and reviewed the letter dated November 26, 2013; and that the appellant stated he understood and that he planned to move to another area for more affordable rent and family supports; o That the appellant provided no additional information; and o That on January 15, 2014 section 1 O of EAPWDA was invoked and the appellant's assistance benefits were discontinued; that the ministry sent a letter on this date to the appellant that cited section 1O of the EAPWDA and that listed the updated information still required as follows: school registration information for his dependent children; current phone bills; paystubs or pay statements for all income earnings from Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan or any other income including WCB or Worksafe BC income for the period August 1, 2011 to October 31, 2013; purchase documents for the vessel as only page 1 of 2 were received, an explanation with documentation to fully disclose the purchase of the vessel, verification of vessel location, including moorage or dry lock; the bank account activity statements for October 2011, November 2011, and December 2011; all deposits and credits to the appellant's bank account (s) for the period of August 2011 to October 2013 and supporting documentation regarding the source of each credit/deposit transaction; vehicle purchase documents for the 2007 truck and the 1986 trailer, and vehicle purchase and registration or transfer documents (endorsed by ICBC) for the 1998 vehicle; and that the information is still required. The evidence outlined in the Request for Reconsideration section 3 from the appellant stated the following: o That the appellant has severe work related PTSD, he has injuries to his hands which handicaps him from writing and causes continuous pain which also affects his abilities to concentrate and function in social situations, that he becomes frozen when he experiences stress and this denial of benefits has been very stressful for the appellant; o That the appellant has provided most of the information except the registration and receipt for the vessel because the advocate is assisting the appellant to get this information from Transport Canada and that the vessel was a gift and was stolen; o That the appellant submitted bank statements for the past two and a half years, that there are some additional deposits due to a gift from family and a few cash deposits, confirmation of the dependent's attendance at school, the 2007 truck certificate of insurance and registration, and that the 1998 vehicle is no longer in the appellant's possession as he sold it and the person has not yet transferred it to his name. Additional Evidence In the March 13, 2013 Notice of Appeal the appellant states that all the information has been provided and he answered all questions, that the investigator did not take into account the verbal information regarding newspaper accounts of the vessel being lost and that she left out the verbal testimony that there is only the truck left. The appellant provided the following additional oral evidence at the hearing: o That the reason the appellant was not able to provide all the information in timely manner was due to his health and he needed the assistance of an advocate of which he now has;
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M i n i s t r y ' s P o s i t i o n T h e m i n i s t r y a r g u e s t h a t w h i l e t h e a p p e l l a n t h a s p r o v i d e d i n f o r m a t i o n a s o u t l i n e d i n t h e J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 0 1 4 l e t t e r t o t a p p e l l a n t i s n o t e l i g i b l e f o r a s s i s t a n c e u n t i l h e p r o v i d e s a A p p e l l a n t ' s P o s i t i o n · T h e a p p e l l a n t a r g u e s t h a t h e w a s n o t a b l e t o p r o v i d e a l l a n d b e c a u s e h e n e e d e d t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f a n a d v o c a t e o r e l a t e d P T S D , i n j u r i e s t o h i s h a n d s w h i c h h a n d i c a p s h i m a f f e c t s h i s a b i l i t i e s t o c o n c e n t r a t e a n d f u n c t i o n i n s o c i a l s e x p e r i e n c e s s t r e s s a n d t h i s d e n i a l o f b e n e f i t s h a s b e e n v T h e a p p e l l a n t s t a t e d t h a t h e h a s s u b m i t t e d t h e s c h o o l r e t h e r e a s o n t h a t h e h a d n o t s u b m i t t e d a r e c o r d o f c u r r e n t p h o n e . T h e a p p e l l a n t s t a t e d t h a t h e h a s s u b m i t t e d a l l d e p e r i o d A u g u s t 1 , 2 0 1 1 t o O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 3 , i n c l u d i n g O c e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e s p e c i f i c d e p o s i t s r e l a t e t o a g i f t f r o m f a a p p e l l a n t s t a t e d t h a t h e p r o v i d e d t h e p u r c h a s e d o c u m e n e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e 1 9 8 6 t r a i l e r p u r c h a s e d o c u m e n t s a r e n b e y o n d o n e y e a r . T h e a p p e l l a n t c o n c l u d e d t h a t h e h a s p a n d v e s s e l r e g i s t r a t i o n . H e s t a t e d t h a t h e i s i n t h e p r o c e s i n c o m e e a r n i n g s f r o m W C B o r W o r k s a f e B C f o r t h e p e r i o r e q u e s t e d t o s i g n a r e l e a s e t o a l l o w t h e m i n i s t r y t o r e t r i e v T r a n s p o r t C a n a d a f o r t h e v e s s e l a s i t i s a T r a n s p o r t C a n t h e a p p e l l a n t . 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T h e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t w h i l e t h e a p p e l l a n t p r o v i d e d s o m e o 1 O o f t h e E A P W D A , t h e a p p e l l a n t d i d n o t p r o v i d e t h e m i n f i n d s t h a t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t w a s s t i l l r e q u i r e d a t t h e t i m J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 0 1 3 l e t t e r f r o m t h e m i n i s t r y t o t h e a p p e l l a n t T h e a p p e l l a n t i n t r o d u c e d e v i d e n c e t h a t h e w a s p r e v e n t e d d o c u m e n t p r o v i d e d f r o m T r a n s p o r t C a n a d a ; h o w e v e r , t h e a p p e l l a n t i s s t i l l r e q u i r e d t o p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t e d t o e a r n i n g s f r o m W C B o r W o r k s a f e B C f o r t h e p e r i o d A u g u s T h e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t t h e m i n i s t r y r e a s o n a b l y c o n c l u d e d t h i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f s e c t i o n 1 0 o f t h e E A P W D f i n d s t h a t t h e m i n i s t r y ' s d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t t h e a p p e l l a n t w a n n l i c a t i o n o f t h e l e q i s l a t i o n i n t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f t h e a I A P P E A L m o s t o f t h e r e q u i r e d i n f o r m a t i o n t h e r e i s o u t s t a n d i n g h e a p p e l l a n t . T h e m i n i s t r y c o n c l u d e d t h a t t h e l l o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u e s t e d b y t h e m i n i s t r y . o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t i m e l y m a n n e r d u e t o h i s h e a l t h f w h i c h h e n o w h a s . T h e a p p e l l a n t h a s s e v e r e w o r k f r o m w r i t i n g a n d c a u s e s c o n t i n u o u s p a i n w h i c h i t u a t i o n s , a n d h e b e c o m e s f r o z e n w h e n h e e r y s t r e s s f u l . g i s t r a t i o n f o r h i s c h i l d r e n . T h e a p p e l l a n t e x p l a i n e d t h a t p h o n e b i l l s i s b e c a u s e h e d o e s n o t a n d d i d n o t h a v e a p o s i t s / c r e d i t s t r a n s a c t i o n s f r o m h i s b a c k a c c o u n t s , t h e t o b e r 2 0 1 1 , N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 1 , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 1 , a n d m i l y a n d b o t t l e c o l l e c t i n g c a s h e a r n i n g s . T h e t s f o r t h e 2 0 0 7 t r u c k a n d 1 9 9 8 v e h i c l e a s r e q u i r e d . 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U n d e r s e c t i o n 2 8 o f t h e E A P W D R t h e i n e l i g i b l e f o r a s s i s t a n c e l a s t s u n t i l t h e a p p l i c a n t o r f t h e r e q u e s t e d i n f o r m a t i o n a s r e q u i r e d u n d e r s e c t i o n i s t r y w i t h a l l o f t h e r e q u i r e d i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e p a n e l e o f t h e r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n d e c i s i o n a s o u t l i n e d i n t h e . a n d u n a b l e t o r e t r i e v e t h e p a g e 2 o f t h e p u r c h a s e p a n e l f i n d s t h a t t h e e v i d e n c e i s c l e a r t h a t t h e t h e p a y s t u b s o r p a y s t a t e m e n t s f o r a l l i n c o m e t 1 , 2 0 1 1 t o O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 3 . a t t h e a p p e l l a n t f a i l e d t o p r o v i d e r e q u e s t e d A a n d s e c t i o n 2 8 E A P W D R . 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