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Encyclopedia > Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is a department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The IRB is responsible for making well-reasoned decisions on immigration and refugee matters, efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law. The IRB decides, among other responsibilities, who needs refugee protection among the thousands of claimants who come to Canada annually. The IRB reports to the Canadian government through the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.


The operations are overseen by the Chairperson, currently Jean-Guy Fleury (appointed November 29, 2002 and Marilyn Stuart-Major as Executive Director.


Through the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the IRB consists of four tribunals which are referred to as divisions. These divisions are as follows:

  • Refugee Protection Division
  • Immigration Division
  • Immigration Appeal Division
  • Refugee Appeal Division


External link:

  • Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Website (http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/index_e.htm)
  • Immigration and Refugee Board Online forms (http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/forms/index_e.htm)

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University of Minnesota Human Rights Library (5321 words)
He arrived in Canada on 15 August 1990 and requested a residence permit on the grounds that he was a refugee.
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada heard the author on 14 January 1992 and concluded that the author was not a refugee within the meaning of the Refugee Convention.
He claims that it is clear from reading the decision of the Refugee Board in the author's case that the basis of his claim has not been examined.
Canada Refugee Status FAQ - Canada Immigration :: Campbell Cohen (928 words)
In fact Canada is a world leader in recognizing gender-based persecution and has issued guidelines to ensure that these claims are dealt with in a fair and sensitive manner.
Furthermore, if the Refugee Board believes that you are a member of a terrorist group, have participated in human rights violations or have committed serious non-political crimes, you can be excluded from refugee protection.
Also, the refugee definition is more restrictive, you do not have the right to a lawyer at your interview, and the waiting period could be many years.
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