The Federal Court and Canada Refugee Appeal Division

Canada Refugee Appeal Division: Until now, the Refugee Appeal Division of Canada Immigration and Refugee Board would only look at the process used to decide whether someone was a refugee. The RAD, as it known, wouldn't reassess the facts of the case before coming to its decision. , according to CBC. "It really is exciting that this is what this decision had concluded," said Cheryl Robinson, who represented the three applicants, who came from Kosovo. The Federal Court is giving refugees a broader basis for appeals, telling Canada Refugee Appeal Division that it can overturn a decision based on the merits of the case, rather than only if there was a mistake in the legal process. Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan, in a decision released Friday, said the RAD has the power to consider whether a decision by the Refugee Protection Division RPD is wrong rather than look at whether it was a reasonable decision to make. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.