In conclusion, we would like to present the five following recommendations: first, we recommend deleting subsection 100(4) concerning the interviews within a week of the person's arrival in Canada.
Second, we recommend allowing the IRB Refugee Protection Division to set the date of the hearing in consultation with the claimants and their counsel, according to the availability of the documentary evidence and their level of preparation, without obliging them to appear at a hearing within 60 days of the interview.
Third, we recommend amending subsections 110(3) to 110(6) and paragraph 113(a) so that the Refugee Protection Division would systematically hold hearings, while taking into consideration all evidence related to the claim for protection.
The fourth recommendation is to delete clause 12 proposing a new section 109.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the designation of safe countries of origin.
The last recommendation is to address manifestly unfounded claims by amending the act to give authority to the Minister of Public Safety to identify a limited number of claims that the IRB would be required to hear on a priority basis.
Thank you.