Your right to request a review or an extension for a review expires if it has not been exercised before 4:30 p.m. on the 15th day after receipt of the Penalty Notice. If confirmation is not received, it is assumed you have waived the right to request a review. The Administrative Penalty shall be  affirmed and will not be subject to review, including review by any Court.

No extension granted under this section will extend beyond the 42nd day after receipt of the Penalty Notice.

Your rights, to request a review and an extension to request a review, are exercised by giving the City a written notice that includes:

• The Penalty Notice Number;
• Your mailing address and, if applicable, facsimile transmission number and/or email address;
• When requesting an extension to request a review, include the reasons for having failed to exercise the right to request a review within the time limit;
• Particulars of all grounds upon which the request to review is based; and
• Your choice to:
  • Meet with a Screening Officer for the review; or to
  • Have the review undertaken by a Screening Officer in writing in respect of the particulars you have provided.
• Before submitting your request form, pay the $50 Screening Officer appeal fee. This fee is payable:
  • In-person - City Hall Payment Centre, 216 Ontario Street, open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (cash, credit or debit accepted)
  • In-person - 1211 John Counter Boulevard, open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (cash, credit or debit accepted)
  • By telephone - 613-546-4291 ext. 1240, Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (credit only)

After you submit your review request and pay the fee, the Screening Officer will reach out to you via email when they are ready to review your file.

When you elect to meet with a Screening Officer, you shall be given notice of the date and time of the review.

If you fail to appear at the time and place scheduled for a review, or fail to remain there until the Screening Officer has made a Screening Decision about the Administrative Penalty,

• You shall be deemed to have abandoned the request for the review;
• The Administrative Penalty shall be deemed to be affirmed will not be subject to review, including review by any Court;
• You shall pay to the City an additional fee – Screening No-Show.

The screening officer may:

• Extend the time to request a review;
• Receive submissions from the officer who issued the Penalty Notice under review; and
• Cancel, reduce, or extend the time for payment of the Administrative Penalty and any associated administrative fees  where the Screening Officer is satisfied that doing so would maintain the general intent and purpose of the Designated Bylaw and that:
  • There is reason to doubt that you contravened the Designated Bylaw; or that
  • You took all reasonable steps to prevent the contravention; or that
  • The cancellation, reduction or extension of the time for payment is necessary to relieve undue financial hardship.

The Screening Officer must issue a Screening Decision to you in writing.

The right to appeal is limited to:

• Those who have been giving a Screening Decision; and
• The Director.

Your right to appeal expires if it has not been exercised before 4:30 p.m. On the 15th day after the Screening Decision Date.

Your right to request an extension to appeal expires if it has not been exercised as outlined below before 4:30 p.m. on the 15th day after the Screening Decision Date, at which time:

• You shall be deemed to have waived the right to appeal;
• The Screening Decision and the Administrative Penalty, as it may have been affected by the Screening Decision, shall be deemed to be affirmed; and
• The Screening Decision and the Administrative Penalty, as it may have been affected by the Screening Decision, shall not be subject to review, including review by any Court.
• No extension granted will extend beyond the 42nd day after the Screening Date.