Hearings at the IRB

​​​​Get ready for your virtual hearing with helpful tips and instructions on how to set up and use Microsoft Teams. Make a request for a hybrid or in-person hearing. Observe a virtual hearing.

A new practice notice on scheduling of virtual and in-person hearings at the IRB is now in effect for hearings scheduled on or after September 5, 2023. An earlier practice notice remains in effect for hearings scheduled before that date.​

Services and information

Get ready for your virtual hearing

Equipment you will need for a virtual hearing, how to install Microsoft Teams on your device, how to connect to your hearing

Request a hybrid or in-person hearing

The 3 hearing formats offered by the IRB, how to request a hybrid or in-person hearing from each IRB division

Observe a virtual hearing

Make a request to observe a public virtual hearing, find out about the instructions you will need to follow

Technical information for IRB virtual hearings

How to use the features of Microsoft Teams, test your equipment before your hearing, solve technical issues during your hearing

RPD​ virtual hearings

Information for participants in refugee hearings held virtually at the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) using Microsoft Teams