Forms and filing

Important Notice

August 19, 2024

The Animal Care Review Board (ACRB) has launched a new Notice of Application form for Revocation of an Order or Return of an Animal . For more information about when to use this form, see Appeals and Applications.

ACRB Forms and filing

Find all Animal Care Review Board (ACRB) forms and information about how to file.


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Submit appeals and applications to the ACRB Registrar by email at ACRB.Registrar@ontario.ca.


Forms

To appeal or make an application to the Animal Care Review Board (ACRB), you must complete the appropriate forms and provide the necessary details in writing. You should provide reasons for your appeal or application and the result or action you are seeking.

To avoid delays in processing your appeal, please provide:

  • your full name, address, email address and telephone number
  • if you have chosen to have legal counsel or an agent to represent you, their full name, address, email address, telephone

You can download forms to your computer by right clicking on the PDF icon and selecting “Save link as” and then opening the PDF form on your computer in a PDF reader. Fill out the form and submit by email, mail, or courier. Do not open the forms directly in your internet browser (e.g., Chrome, Safari). Some browsers will not allow you to complete and save the form.

You are responsible for making sure that your form is complete and correct, and that it includes the required details and information. If you have questions about a form, you can contact the ACRB at 416-326-1356 or toll-free at 1-888-444-0240.

Form Name Link to form
Notice of Appeal HTML or PDF
Notice of Application PDF
Declaration of Representative HTML or PDF
Summons to a Witness HTML or PDF
Adjournment Request HTML or PDF
Notice of Withdrawal HTML or PDF
Request for Reconsideration PDF
Accommodation Request PDF
Request for French Language Services Form PDF

How to file

You can submit forms to the ACRB by email, mail, or courier.

If you are appealing an order, removal of your animal, decision to keep or statement of account, you must do so within 10 business days of being served with the document.

There are no timelines for applications to revoke an order or applications for revocation of determination (return of your animal).

Email

You can email completed forms to the ACRB at ACRB.Registrar@ontario.ca.

Mail or courier

If you are unable to submit your completed forms by email, you can submit them by mail or courier to:

Animal Care Review Board
15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2G6


Fees

There is no fee to file an appeal or application with the ACRB.

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