Procedures and practice notices

Applicable to all refugee and immigration matters

• Complaints Against Members
• IRB Plan of Action for Efficient Refugee Determination
• Case Management Principles (May 2010)
• Complaints Concerning Interpretation
• Code of Conduct for Interpreters
• Code of Conduct for Members of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Amended in December 2012 | Amended in April 2019)
• Security Screening Measures Procedures at Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Controlled Premises (April 2015 | Amended December 2017)
• Reporting a potential security risk in relation to an upcoming IRB proceeding
• Use of Videoconferencing in Proceedings before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (December 2010 | Amended in April 2022)

Applicable to all refugee and immigration matters

• Practice Notice: Scheduling of virtual​ and in-person hearings at the IRB​
  
• Practice Notice: Scheduling of virtual, hybrid, and in-person hearings at the IRB​ – Updated June 13, 2023
  
• Practice Notice - Electronic Exchange of Documents Using My Case
  
• ​ Allegations Against Former Counsel
  
• Supplementary Information: Allegations Against Former Counsel

Refugee claims

• Practice notice: RPD and RAD processing for individuals applying under government of Canada public policies
• ​ Practice notice on the temporary extension of time limits for filing the Basis of Claim form - August 28
• Refugee Protection Division: Practice Notice on the resumption of in-person hearings
  
• Refugee Protection Division Practice Notice: Exchange of documents through Canada Post Connect™
  
• Practice notice on the temporary extension of time limits for filing the basis of claim form
  
• Use of Electronic Signatures
  
• Presence of children at Refugee Protection Division hearings
• Late disclosure of documentary evidence
• Voluminous disclosure of country conditions evidence
• Revised Temporary Procedures for providing the Basis of Claim Form in Quebec  
• Compliance with Refugee Protection Division Rules

Refugee appeals

• Practice Notice: Providing post-perfection documents to the Minister when not a party to the appeal​
• Practice notice: RPD and RAD processing for individuals applying under government of Canada public policies
• Refugee Appeal Division: Practice Notice on the temporary waiving of rules for submitting documents during the COVID-19 pandemic
• ​ Practice notice extending time limit for perfecting an appeal
• ​ Practice Notice: Exchange of documents through Canada Post epost Connect™ to the Refugee Appeal Division
  
• ​ Use of Electronic Signatures
• Appellant's Memorandum and Requirements of Rules 3(3)(g)(ii) and 9(2)(f)(ii)
• Elimination of duplicate Refugee Protection Division notice and reasons of decision

Immigration appeals

• ​ Communicating by email at the Immigration Appeal Division
• Administrative Changes to Appeal Process
• Additional Administrative Change to the Appeal Process 
• Use of Electronic Signatures

Detention reviews and admissibility hearings

• Immigration Division: Practice notice on the submission of documents to the Immigration Division Amended​
  
• Practice notice: Communicating by electronic mail at the Immigration Division (ID)
• Practice Notice on the use of E-Signature at the Immigration Division
• Bondsperson Information
• Handling of Applications by the Minister to Participate in Section 36(1)(a) Cases by Written Submissions Only