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Applicable to all refugee and immigration matters

Designated representative guide (July 2021)
Weighing evidence (December 2020)
Code of conduct for interpreter service contractors
IRB Glossary
List of Legal Aid Offices

This sections contains papers on key legal concepts and procedural matters in immigration and refugee proceedings before the Board.

Refugee claims

Interpretation of Convention Refugee and Person in Need of Protection in the Case Law (December 2020)
Assessment of Credibility in Claims for Refugee Protection (December 2020)
Claimant’s Kit

Refugee appeals

Refugee Appeal Division Handbook (December 2022)
Interpretation of Convention Refugee and Person in Need of Protection in the Case Law (December 2020)
Assessment of Credibility in Claims for Refugee Protection (December 2020)

Immigration appeals

Archived - Removal Order Appeals (January 2009)
Archived - Sponsorship Appeals (January 2008)

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