Stephen Leach Resigns as Chair of the CITT
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Ottawa, Ontario, April 29, 2016
The Chair of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Stephen Leach, submitted his resignation to the Minister of Finance today.
Mr. Leach served as Chair for almost five years. His tenure was defined by constant change, as he led the proposed transfer of the Canada Border Services Agency’s trade remedies unit to the CITT and restructured the CITT into a more modern and efficient organization by reducing staff by 20%, annual expenditures by 30%, and significantly reducing the time for the CITT to issues its decisions, all while overseeing the highest caseload in the CITT’s recent history.
Chairman Leach implemented Parliament’s decision to transfer the CITT’s entire staff and budget to the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC). In response to the myriad of challenges arising from the transfer of resources to a centralized services agency, Mr. Leach created a new governance structure, including the creation of a national advisory committee dedicated to improving accessibility to the CITT and the fairness and transparency of its processes.
For more information, please contact the Co-Chair of the CITT’s Outreach Committee, Member Ann Penner, at 613-949-2309.
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