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THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD OF CANADA DOES…1
- Determine whether persons who have made a refugee protection claim
in Canada, are refugees or not.
- Hold admissibility hearings, at the request of CBSA, to determine
if a person should be allowed to enter or remain in Canada; or should
be ordered removed from Canada (issuing removal orders)
- Conduct detention reviews, at the request of CBSA, to determine if
there are sufficient reasons to continue the detention of the person
under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Hear appeals on immigration matters, such as appeals from refused
sponsorship applications and appeals from removal orders.
THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD DOES NOT…
- Make refugee and immigration policies (CIC)
- Receive refugee protection claims and decides whether they should
be referred to the IRB for determination (CIC)
- Deal with refugee protection claims made outside Canada (CIC)
- Select immigrants, including deciding on sponsorship applications
(CIC)
- Issue visitors visas (“temporary resident visas”), work
permits, student visas (CIC)
- Issue Minister’s permit (“temporary resident permits”)
(CIC)
- Conduct pre-removal risks assessments (CIC)
- Decide applications based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds
(CIC)
- Issue danger opinions regarding persons found to be refugees (CIC)
- Issue security certificates (CIC and CBSA)
- Grant Canadian citizenship (CIC)
- Issue removal orders against non-permanent residents in certain cases
(CBSA)
- Arrest and detain people under the Immigration and Refugee Protection
Act (CBSA)
- Remove people from Canada (CBSA)
- This document is not a legal document. For precise,
legal information, please consult the Immigration and Refugee Protection
Act, Regulations, and IRB
Rules.
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