Weighing evidence

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​December 31, 2020

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  1. Introduction
  2. General principles
  3. Evidence and the decision-making process
  4. Standard of proof and burden of proof
  5. Viva Voce evidence
  6. Documentary evidence
  7. Evidence of identity
  8. Expert/opinion evidence
  9. Foreign law and foreign judgments with particular reference to adoptions
  10. Judicial notice and specialized knowledge
  11. Other common issues

Abbreviations

​IAD

Immigration Appeal Division

IAD Rules

Immigration Appeal Division Rules, SOR/2002-230

ID

Immigration Division

ID Rules

Immigration Division Rules, SOR/2002-229

IRB

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

IRPA

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27

RAD

Refugee Appeal Division

RAD Rules

Refugee Appeal Division Rules, SOR/2012-257

Regulations

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2002-227

RPD

Refugee Protection Division

RPD Rules

Refugee Protection Division Rules, SOR/2012-256

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