Immigration And Refugee: Immigration And Refugee Board Of Canada

Refugee Claims Dept: Your editorial proposes that Immigration Minister Jason Kenney should identify decision-makers of the Refugee Protection Division RPD whose decisions consistently tilt one way or another and take remedial action if warranted. Were the minister to do so, counsel with claims before the board would have grounds to argue that the minister had acted contrary to law by exercising improper influence on board members. Counsel would ask the member presiding at their client s hearing to step down due to a reasonable apprehension of bias, according to The Star. There is nothing inherently wrong with variances in member acceptance rates of refugee claims, even between members assigned to the same geographic team. Every claim is determined on its own merits and re: Treat refugees fairly, Editorial, March 10 The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada IRB is an independent arm s-length tribunal that is accountable to Parliament through the minister. Its highly qualified and extensively trained members, whose performance is monitored and evaluated by their supervising members, enjoy decision-making independence recognized by Canadian courts. RPD members are acutely aware of the impact of their decisions and take their responsibility seriously. As reported in the news.
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