Authors: Katie Slipp and Matt Hammer

Participant standing is critical to a well-functioning and effective administrative law process. This paper provides a foundation in participant standing before tribunals and the courts in the administrative law context, discussing “first principals” that underpin the right to standing and key elements of standing determinations, associated procedural rights and recent developments, including in the area of public interest standing.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Administrative Law Update program in Calgary on April 5, 2022 and in Edmonton on April 6, 2022.