Chairperson's Instructions
Instructions provide formal direction that obliges specific IRB personnel to take or to avoid specific actions. In contrast to Policies, Instructions are limited to a specific and narrow practice area and may also include organizational concerns (e.g. relations between decision-makers and Refugee Protection Officers) that define roles and responsibilities consistent with the principle of adjudicative independence and impartiality.
Chairperson's Instructions
All tribunals
Instructions Governing Solicitor-Client Privilege and the Confidentiality of Legal Advice at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (July 2010)
These Instructions deal with the issue of "solicitor-client privilege" and describe the IRB’s approach to maintaining the confidentiality of the legal advice that it receives from its Legal Services.
Refugee Protection Division
Instructions for Gathering and Disclosing Information for Refugee Protection Division Proceedings (August 2008)
These Instructions describe how the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the IRB will gather and disclose information for its proceedings.
Instructions Governing the Management of Refugee Protection Claims Awaiting Front end Security Screening (February 2006)
These Instructions govern the processing of claims before the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) with respect to front-end security screening.
Instructions Governing Communication in the Absence of Parties Between Members of the Refugee Protection Division and Refugee Protection Officers and Between Members of the Refugee Protection Division and Other Employees of the Board (June 2004)
These Instructions govern all communication that takes place in the absence of parties between Members of the Refugee Protection Division ("Members") and Refugee Protection Officers ("RPOs") relating to cases before the Refugee Protection Division that have not been concluded.
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