Refugee Board: Refugee Claims and Photo Refugees

refugee board: We have appointed many, many, many judges to be able to have hearings in places like Calgary and Vancouver and invested again in the IRB to hire more staff, to be able to introduce innovations that speed up the process without compromising a fair due process, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said in Calgary Friday, according to Toronto Star. Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo Refugees are now waiting close to two years to have their cases heard. Just over 64,000 refugee claims including nearly 35,000 irregular arrivals and those from various other streams are awaiting a decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board. We have appointed many, many, many judges to be able to have hearings in places like Calgary and Vancouver and invested again in the IRB to hire more staff, to be able to introduce innovations that speed up the process without compromising a fair due process, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said in Calgary Friday. Article Continued Below The independent review identified persistent and systemic problems and a history of failure to manage spikes in asylum claims and backlogs. I'm very confident that the recommendations that were made in the independent review by Neil Yeates will enable us to move forward. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.