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Req # A-2020-00908
The ATIP Online Request Tool has posted a general notice of delay for institutions responding to requests to information. From among all of the access to information requests that the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has received since 1 April 2020, how many (total number and percentage of all requests) were responded to beyond the initial 30-day time limit? From among these, for how many was the delay related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Again, from among these, in how many cases was notice of an extension provided to the applicant within the initial 30-day time limit? We are only interested in aggregated information and not in any details related to individual requests.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00913
Please provide a copy of Briefing Note Immigration and Refugee Board's 2020-21 Q1 Quarterly Financial Report 2020-08-25 Ref # CH-20-204Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00938
RE: Doug Armstrong, a member of the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the IRB: 1. What is the date of his hiring by the IRB? 2. When was the first RPD case he presided over as a single Board Member? 3. How many RPD cases has he presided over? (a) Of this number, how many positive decision did he render? (b) Of this number, how many negative decisions did he render? 4. How many RPD cases has he presided over for nationals of China (PRC)? (a) Of this number, how many positive decisions did he render? (b) Of this number, how many negative decisions did he render? 5. How many RPD cases did he preside over between September 10, 2020 and November 17, 2020?Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00781
Census data, specifically acceptance and refusal statistics, and information notes from other federal institutions, particularly Public Safety Canada, concerning refugee protection claims filed between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2020, by individuals who identify as Falun Gong (Falun Dafa) practitioners or as a Falun Gong (Falun Dafa) practitioner’s family members or loved ones.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
November 2020
Req # A-2020-00650
Provide in spreadsheet form the total amount of expenses incurred between March 1st 2020 and September 16, 2020 detailing all expenses with the 2020/2021 object codes 1231, 1246, and 0533. Provide a breakdown of expenses incurred and for each expense, provide the name of the service provider/contractor, a description of the product or service rendered, the date, and the total amount of the expense. When this data does not exist in the aforementioned format, provide the entirety of records (including receipts, purchase orders, and service contracts) pertaining to the expense. Search through electronic records only, unless data is not available in that format. Exclude cabinet confidences. Remove French versions of records if English ones exist. Provide the final version of documents or last draft if the final version is not available.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
October 2020
Req # A-2020-00310
Census records on the number of asylum claims made between November 2019 and July 2020. I am specifically requesting these documents: 1) Census records for asylum claims made nationally between November 2019 and July 2020. A break-down of claims made per province would be useful. 2) Census records for the number of RPCDs (refugee protection claimant documents), by province, from November 2019 to July 2020. 3) Census records for PRRAs (pre-removal risk assessment), by province, from November 2019 to July 2020. 4) Census records for the number of refugee appeals, by province, from November 2019 to July 2020.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
August 2020
Req # A-2020-00396
All final contracts and accompanying final briefing materials if applicable for INTERNATIONAL REPORTING INC with contract dates between 2019-03-28 and 2020-02-12 (amount: under $25,000.00). Please exclude Cabinet ConfidencesOrganization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
August 2020
Req # A-2020-00221
Any internal or publicly-available documents, policies, guidelines, communications, or other information regarding the decision and process to remove a document from a National Documentation Package, as well as the significance of its removal.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
July 2020
Req # A-2020-00144
Complete copy of all of the following briefing notes on the Government's open website in connection with your organization, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada: Impacts of COVID-19 Public Health Measures on the Immigration and Refugee Board's Operations 2020-04-08 Ref. No.: CH-20-097 Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Sector: Executive Director - Addressee: Minister - Action Required: For InformationOrganization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
June 2020
Req # A-2019-02632
Type, frequency and content (topics covered) of training programs that Members of the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board receive with respect to mental health issues in fiscal years 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
May 2020