Citizenship and Immigration committee  I totally agree. If legislators want to reduce timelines to a minimum, it would be preferable that they indicate the minimum processing time of a hearing. If legislators want the chair to set rules on timelines, as is the case in the current act and bill, then the chair, in consu

Citizenship and Immigration committee  During our training we make sure that each decision-maker is able to fulfil his or her duties as skilfully as possible. That obviously means that they have to be able to express empathy with asylum seekers who are more vulnerable than other individuals appealing to the administra

Citizenship and Immigration committee  A member must give an impartial hearing to the entirety of the evidence tabled before him and base his informed decision on the evidence in each case. The most important thing, especially with regard to human rights and the rights of refugees, is to listen to the persons appearin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chairman, to clarify the issue, I think that the member's code of ethics would not allow a member to approach members of Coptic or Egyptian communities. Just like all the other board members, Mr. Jobin must make each decision on the basis of the evidence in the file. He must

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would like to make another comment about the acceptance rates. The question comes up often. We would be pleased to provide the committee with the acceptance rates for each country and the variations for various regions, because we do have those figures. I would like to draw the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Humanitarian and compassionate consideration and the pre-removal risk evaluation are not responsibilities of the IRB. They are the exclusive responsibility of the CIC. These factors do not have any impact on delays. There are two types of delays: the one between the time that th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The people in charge of the individualized training will follow up: they will tell the manager-members which program was offered, what improvement was noted, and whether they feel there was good follow-up. So there is an ongoing follow-up procedure, both by the professional train

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Just to add to the answer, Mr. Chairman, there are also some training programs on specific themes such as legal matters or a particular country. For example, at the moment, there are a number of asylum claims coming from Mexico. The board has established a third session with a vi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chairman, in answer to your question, we can, for instance, identify competencies that need improvement. We do have a customized training program. In addition to the thematic or ongoing training that we provide to all members on a given basis, there may be certain aspects tha