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Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) is Canada's largest independent administrative tribunal, responsible for making well-reasoned decisions on immigration and refugee matters efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law. It consists of three divisions: the Refugee Protection Division; the Immigration Division; and the Immigration Appeal Division. The Refugee Protection Division decides claims for refugee protection made by people already in Canada. Website: www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/
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Decision TA6-07453 (Persuasive decision, in private)

26 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Corruption - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Police - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico

Decision TA4-18833 (Persuasive Decision, In Private)

Date of hearing (in private): 10 February 2006.

"Persuasive Decisions" are decisions that have been identified as being of persuasive value in developing the jurisprudence of the Board. They are decisions that decision-makers are encouraged to rely upon in the interests of consistency and collegiality.

27 February 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Corruption - Effective protection - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico

Decision TA4-17681 (Persuasive Decision, In Private)

Date of hearing (in private): 14 December 2005.

"Persuasive Decisions" are decisions that have been identified as being of persuasive value in developing the jurisprudence of the Board. They are decisions that decision-makers are encouraged to rely upon in the interests of consistency and collegiality.

17 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Corruption - Effective protection - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico

Decision TA0-15870 (Revoked Jurisprudential Guide (2011), In Private)

Dates of hearing (in private): 12 November 2002 and 27 March 2003.

"Jurisprudential Guides" are decisions which articulate policy through the application of the law set out in a decision of the Board to the specific facts of another individual case before a decision-maker. The application of a Jurisprudential Guide is not mandatory. However, decision-makers are expected to apply Jurisprudential Guides in cases with similar facts or provide reasoned justifications for not doing so.

31 March 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Effective protection - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Canada - Costa Rica

Decision TA2-14980 (Revoked Jurisprudential Guide (2011), In Private)

Date of hearing (in private): 11 March 2003.

"Jurisprudential Guides" are decisions which articulate policy through the application of the law set out in a decision of the Board to the specific facts of another individual case before a decision-maker. The application of a Jurisprudential Guide is not mandatory. However, decision-makers are expected to apply Jurisprudential Guides in cases with similar facts or provide reasoned justifications for not doing so.

20 March 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Effective protection - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Canada - Costa Rica

Decision TA0-05472

30 May 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Persons with disabilities - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Canada - Poland

Décision TA0-05472

30 May 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Persons with disabilities - Social group persecution - State protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Poland

Decision T98-04159

13 March 2000 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Gender-based persecution - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico

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