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To make their decisions, they follow an administrative tribunal process. This process is like what happens in a court, but less formal. The process is flexible.<br></p><p> <strong>Procedures </strong>and <strong>practice notices</strong> are used to provide information to parties and counsel appearing before the IRB. They explain the IRB's processes and set out steps that parties and the IRB should follow in certain situations. <br></p><p>Some procedures and practice notices apply to all divisions of the IRB, while some only apply to a single division.<br></p><p> </p><div class="wb-tabs"><div class="tabpanels"> <details id="proc-tab"> <summary>Procedures</summary> <h2 id="allp">Applicable to all refugee and immigration matters</h2> <ul><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/file_complaint-deposer_plainte.aspx">Complaints Against Members</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/IRB-plan_action.aspx">IRB Plan of Action for Efficient Refugee Determination</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/CasPrincip.aspx">Case Management Principles</a> (May 2010)</li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/InterpretComPla.aspx">Complaints Concerning Interpretation</a> </li><li> <a href="/en/interpreters/Pages/SiscccCtcesi.aspx#AppB">Code of Conduct for Interpreters</a></li><li> <a href="/en/members/Pages/MemComCode.aspx">Code of Conduct for Members of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada</a> (Amended in December 2012 | Amended in April 2019)</li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/procSecurit.aspx">Security Screening Measures Procedures at Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Controlled Premises</a> (April 2015 | Amended December 2017)</li><li> <a href="/en/forms/pages/IrbCisr3000.aspx">Reporting a potential security risk in relation to an upcoming IRB proceeding</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/Videoconf.aspx">Use of Videoconferencing in Proceedings before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada</a> (December 2010 | Amended in April 2022)</li></ul> <section> <h2 id="drahp">Detention reviews and admissibility hearings</h2> <ul><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/ProcessAdmEnq.aspx">Admissibility Hearing Process</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/pages/ProcessRevMot.aspx">Detention Review Process</a></li></ul> </section><section> <h2 id="refclap">Refugee claims</h2> <ul><li> <a href="/en/contact/Pages/instructions-receive-documents-electronically.aspx">Instructions on how to sign-up to receive documents electronically from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada </a></li><li> <a href="/en/contact/Pages/instructions-submit-documents-electronically.aspx">Instructions on How to Submit Documents Electronically to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) </a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/procedures-less-complex-claims-rpd.aspx">Procedures for Implementing the Instructions Governing the Streaming of Less Complex Claims at the RPD </a></li></ul> </section> </details><details id="pn-tab"><summary>Practice notices</summary> <h2 id="all">Applicable to all refugee and immigration matters</h2> <ul><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/practice-notice-scheduling-virtual-in-person-hearings.aspx">Practice Notice: Scheduling of virtual and in-person hearings at the IRB</a><br></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/electronic-exchange-documents-my-case.aspx">Practice Notice - Electronic Exchange of Documents Using My Case</a><br></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/allegations-former-counsel.aspx">Allegations Against Former Counsel</a><br></li><ul class="wb-inv"><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/supplementary-information-allegations-counsel.aspx">Supplementary Information: Allegations Against Former Counsel</a></li></ul></ul> <h2 id="rcpn">Refugee claims<br></h2> <ul><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/rpd-pn-procedural-issues.aspx">Refugee Protection Division: Practice Notice on Procedural Issues</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/rpd-rad-pn-processing-claimants.aspx">Practice notice: RPD and RAD processing for individuals applying under government of Canada public policies</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/rpd-pn-epost-connect.aspx">Refugee Protection Division Practice Notice: Exchange of documents through Canada Post Connect™</a><br></li></ul> <details> <summary>Archived</summary> <ul><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/practice-notice-temporary-extension-boc-form.aspx">Practice notice on the temporary extension of time limits for filing the Basis of Claim form - August 28</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/rpd-pn-hearing-resumption.aspx">Refugee Protection Division: Practice Notice on the resumption of in-person hearings</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/rpd-covid19-temporary-extension.aspx">Practice notice on the temporary extension of time limits for filing the basis of claim form</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/electronic-signatures-rpd.aspx">Use of Electronic Signatures</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/children-RPD-hearings.aspx">Presence of children at Refugee Protection Division hearings</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/late-disclosure-communication-tardive.aspx">Late disclosure of documentary evidence</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/voluminous-country-conditions-evidence-preuve-volumineuse-relative-aux-conditions-dans-le-pays.aspx">Voluminous disclosure of country conditions evidence</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/RPD-SPR-pracBOC.aspx">Revised Temporary Procedures for providing the Basis of Claim Form in Quebec</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/AviPraNotRpdSprComRulResReg.aspx">Compliance with Refugee Protection Division Rules</a> <span class="label label-warning">Archived</span><br></li></ul></details> <h2 id="rapn">Refugee appeals</h2> <ul><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/RAD-pn-providing-post-perfection-documents.aspx">Practice Notice: Providing post-perfection documents to the Minister when not a party to the appeal</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/rpd-rad-pn-processing-claimants.aspx">Practice notice: RPD and RAD processing for individuals applying under government of Canada public policies</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/rad-pn-temporary-waiving-submitting-documents.aspx">Refugee Appeal Division: Practice Notice on the temporary waiving of rules for submitting documents during the COVID-19 pandemic</a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/practice-notice-extending-time-perfecting-appeal.aspx">Practice notice extending time limit for perfecting an appeal </a></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/notice-documents-epost-connect.aspx">Practice Notice: Exchange of documents through Canada Post epost Connect™ to the Refugee Appeal Division</a><br></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/notice-avis-e-sig.aspx">Use of Electronic Signatures</a><u> </u></li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/AppMemoReq.aspx">Appellant's Memorandum and Requirements of Rules 3(3)(<em>g</em>)(ii) and 9(2)(<em>f</em>)(ii)</a> </li><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/elimination-duplicate-rpd.aspx">Elimination of duplicate Refugee Protection Division notice and reasons of decision </a> </li></ul> <h2 id="iapn">Immigration appeals</h2> <ul><li> <a href="/en/legal-policy/procedures/Pages/iad-email-communication.aspx">Communicating by email at the Immigration 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