Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) Rules 2022

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateJanuary 4, 2023

CategoryResidence, family

Policy toolProcessing time

Policy effect

New IAD rules were registered, streamlining administrative procedures by reducing timelines for the Minister to provide appeal records for sponsorship/residency appeals to 60 days and removal order appeals to 30 days.

Official source excerpt

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… record 21 (1) On receipt of a written request from the Division, the Minister must provide the appeal record referred to in subrule 20(1), (3) or (4) to the appellant and the Division. Proof record provided to appellant (2) The appeal record provided to the Division under subrule (1) must be accompanied by a written statement indicating how and when the Minister provided the appeal record to the appellant. Immigration Division provides appeal record (3) The Immigration Division must provide the appeal record referred to in subrule 20(2) to the parties and the Division. Time limit 22 An appeal record provided under rule 21 must be received no later than (a) 60 days after the day on which the Minister receives a request referred to in subrule 21(1), in the case of a sponsorship appeal or a residency obligation appeal; (b) 30 days after the day on which the Immigration Division receives the notice of appeal, in the case of an appeal of a removal order made at an admissibility hearing or a Minister’s appeal; or (c) 30 days after the day on which the Minister receives a request referred to in subrule 21(1), in the case of an appeal of a removal order made at an examination. Late appeal record … Minister or the Immigration Division of the IRB to provide the appeal record. In most cases, the appeal record is required before any additional processing of the appeal can begin. For sponsorship and overseas residency obligation appeals, which represent the majority of appeals before the IAD, the time limit is reduced from 120 days to 60 days, saving approximately two months of processing time. For removal orders and Minister’s appeals, the time limit will be reduced from 45 days to 30 days, enabling earlier enforcement if the removal order is upheld. Requiring disclosure to be provided earlier … Immigration Appeal Division Rules, 2022 (the IAD Rules) repeal and replace the 2002 IAD Rules. The IAD Rules modify provisions in the 2002 IAD Rules by simplifying the rules, organizing them by stage of appeal rather than by type of appeal (e.g. sponsorship, removal order, or residency obligation appeal) to make the rules easier to navigate and understand; clarifying and expanding the definitions section; reducing the time limits for providing the appeal record from 120 days to 60 days in the case of sponsorship and overseas residency obligation appeals; reducing the time limits for providing the appeal …

Government of CanadaGovernment of Canada. Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) Rules 2022. Effective 2023-01-04.; SOR/2022-277, Immigration Appeal Division Rules, 2022, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 156, No. 26.Open official source

Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2023/2023-01-04/html/sor-dors277-eng.html

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Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) Rules 2022

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2023