Preferred Stance decisions are decisions that the Board believes should be followed to achieve fairness and consistency. They need not be followed if there is a compelling reason in any given case or if the circumstances in a case are sufficiently distinguishable from the relevant Preferred Stance decision. The Preferred Stance decisions have been identified by the Chair of the Board as being persuasive because they identify the relevant principles of decision-making and provisions of the legislation. The decisions are provided by the Board to enable claimants and representatives to better understand issues that may arise in cases before the Board and the nature and extent of the evidence they may be required to present to the Board. They therefore promote a consistent application of the law in a transparent manner.

*Note 1: When you click on a case, you will be brought directly to the Case Summary, with the option of reading more as provided by a Read the full decision" link that would then bring you the HTML version of the decision as well as provide a PDF option.

**Note 2: Legislative tags should link to the appropriate Act on the Justice website.