[1] The Employment Insurance Board of Referees was made up of around 1,000 part-time members and 32 umpires.
In 1995, Review Tribunals were entrusted with final appeals under the Old Age Security Act.
[3] Each appeal was heard by three members chosen by the Commissioner of Review Tribunals from a panel appointed by the Governor-in-Council.
[5] The government said it would bring taxpayers $25 million a year in savings by consolidating the appeals process.
[4] In September 2014, a 50-member "spike unit" was set up to help with a backlog of appeals involving EI and other decisions.