Policy Notes
Policy Notes are memoranda which serve as an informal way of providing policy guidance and are consistent with independent and impartial decision-making. They are used to address areas of concern that may be of short duration or limited to the Board's operations in a single region.
Policy Notes
All Tribunals
Policy Note on Persuasive Decisions (May 2009)
The purpose of this policy note is to explain the use of persuasive decisions as an important instrument in support of consistent and high-quality decisions in all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB).
New Requirements for Counsel who Charge a Fee for their Services - Update (May 2004)
The Policy Note on the New Requirements for Counsel who Charge a Fee for their Services (April 2004) stated that the IRB planned to develop an automated system that would keep track of such information, once counsel initially provided it. This automated system was officially launched on May 4, 2004, for all three IRB tribunals. Therefore, in accordance with that Policy Note, once counsel has provided this information to the IRB once, they will no longer be required to provide it to the IRB in each separate case file.
New Requirements for Counsel who Charge a Fee for their Services (April 2004)
Until an automated system is in place, counsel will be required to provide the name of the organization of which they are a member in good standing, and their membership identification number to the IRB in each separate case file for which counsel is representing the subject of a proceeding. More
Refugee Protection Division
The Simplified Information Gathering Pilot Project at the Refugee Protection Division of the IRB - Eastern Region (January 2007)
Under the Simplified Information Gathering Pilot Project, the CBSA and CIC will use a harmonized form (IMM 5598- Background Information on Individuals Seeking Refugee Protection), which combines several forms used to collect personal information.
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