Decisions: Federal Court

Federal Court: The study by an Osgoode Hall law professor found "vast disparities" in the decisions of different members of the Immigration and Refugee Board IRB , often the first official stop in the refugee-claim process. The study, subtitled The Luck of the Draw, also exposed inconsistencies in dispositions from the Federal Court, which serves as an appeal court for claimants turned down by the refugee board. , according to Hamilton Spectator. These discrepancies need to be reconciled and explained. There must be an audit of the system to determine if the decisions, including those by the Federal Court, are lacking in fundamental justice, or if the apparent inconsistencies were merely coincidental. A study into the handling of refugee claims in Canada raises disturbing questions about the fairness and quality of decisions that could be matters of life or death for thousands of people seeking asylum. The study cited an IRB adjudicator who rejected all 129 claims he heard in one year, while a different official approved 99 per cent of 746 cases. At the court level, Liberal-appointed judges were more likely to grant refugee status than Conservative appointees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.