By-law Appeals Process

Dangerous Dog Order

The Appeal Board will hear the appeal request and make decision to confirm, rescind, amend or modify the Dangerous Dog Order that was issued. The decision of the Appeal board is final and you must comply with the decision immediately or by the date the board sets.

Business Licensing Hearing

The Appeal Board will hear the appeal request and make a decision to confirm the refusal or revocation, reverse the refusal and require the Licence Issuer to grant the licence, or reverse the revocation and require the License Issuer to reinstate the licence. The decision of the Appeal board is final and you must comply with the decision immediately or by the date the board sets.

Property Standards Order 

The Property Standards Committee will hear the appeal request and make a decision to confirm, rescind, amend or modify an Order of a Property Standards Officer. The decision of the Property Standards Committee is final and you must comply with the decision immediately or by the date the Committee sets.

 1. Complete the Notice of Appeal Application Form, provided with the Order documents, with the following information:

• Contact information, including name, address, phone number and email address (as identified on their government-issued I.D.)
• The Order Number 
• Reason for Appeal 
• A brief explanation of the appeal

2. Submit the Notice of Appeal Application Form and appeal fee, in person or by courier/registered mail to the Town Clerk located at 6311 Old Church Road, Caledon, ON, L7C 1J6, no later than the appeal deadline indicated on the order. 

Please note: Appeal fees can be paid by cheque made payable to the Town of Caledon, credit, debit or cash. All appeals fees must be paid by the appeal deadline in order for the appeal request to be processed. The appeal fee is non-refundable.

1. Following submission of the Notice of Appeal Application Form and appeal fee the Appeal Coordinator will contact you with a hearing date. In addition, the Appeal Coordinator will confirm if you or an agent will be participating in the hearing and if you will be attending remotely or in-person. 
2. Submit any evidence to support your appeal to the Appeal Coordinator, no later than ten (10) days prior to the hearing for inclusion in the evidence binder. The evidence binder will be circulated to you seven (7) days prior to the hearing. 
3. All hearings are conducted in the accordance with the rules established in the Town's Appeal Board By-law 2018-81, as amend and Property Standards By-law 98-155, as amended respectively. 
4. At the hearing, the Chair will ask for Town's representative to present any evidence and to call any witnesses. The appellant (you) or your agent, will have an opportunity to cross-examine any witnesses.   
5. The Chair will ask for the appellant (or agent) to present any evidence and to call any witnesses. The Town's representative will be provided an opportunity to cross-examine any witnesses. 
6. Members of the Appeal Board or Property Standards Committee will be provided an opportunity to ask questions of the Town's representative and/or appellant. 
7. The Chair will ask for closing remarks from the Town's representative and the appellant.
8. Members of the Appeal Board or Property Standards Committee will adjourn the hearing to deliberate in Confidential Session and make decision. 
9. Following the hearing, the Appeal Coordinator will issue a Notice of Decision within five (5) business days of the hearing.