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Amid rising xenophobic attacks in South Africa, UNHCR ramps up aid for refugees, calls for urgent action more...

UN Refugee Chief welcomes African leadership and solidarity in action for refugees evacuated from Libya more...

Nicaraguan professionals seek safety in Costa Rica more...

New UNHCR evacuation of refugees from Libya to Italy, as Tripoli fighting continues more...

Separated by conflict, Central African cousins long to learn together again more...

UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and migrant children more...

Top of his class and hungry for more, a young refugee battles the odds more...

Young Rohingya refugees strive to keep dreams of an education alive more...

Joint Statement: Government of Rwanda, UNHCR and African Union agree to evacuate refugees out of Libya more...

In a trek to safety, Venezuelans take on mountain peaks on foot more...

The Government of Canada funds City of Toronto initiative to address temporary housing for asylum claimants more...

Expansion of Student Direct Stream to support Francophone immigration more...

Government of Canada provides $250 million to Quebec to help with costs associated with irregular migration more...

Government of Canada provides funding to Peel to address interim housing shortages more...

Government of Canada provides funding to Hamilton to ease temporary housing pressures more...

Canada recognizes the extension of validity of Venezuelan passports more...

Minister Hussen and Sean Casey (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) officially re-open the Charlottetown IRCC office more...

OECD applauds Canada’s labour migration policy more...

Office reopens in Charlottetown more...

New programs to boost newcomer settlement and integration more...

IRCC’s National Call for Proposals 2019 more...

Actions interculturelles de développement et d’éducation selected to provide pre-arrival services more...

Student Direct Stream expanded to Pakistan more...

Société de la francophonie manitobaine Selected to Provide Pre-Arrival Services more...

Speaking notes for Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship: An announcement on the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot more...

Speaking notes for Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship: Launch of the Agri-food Immigration Pilot more...

New Agri-Food Immigration Pilot more...

Agri-Food Immigration Pilot more...

Association for New Canadians to receive funding to improve the lives of newcomers as they settle into their new communities more...

Vernon selected to participate in Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot more...

Canada and Luxembourg Sign New Youth Mobility Arrangement more...

Canada supports Francophone minority communities more...

Organizations selected to deliver adapted language training more...

Statement of the Honourable Ahmed Hussen in celebration of Canada Day more...

Government of Canada helps Ottawa ease shelter pressures more...

Celebrate Citizenship this Canada Day more...

Canada funds the YMCA of Greater Saint John more...

Board establishes Inventory Reduction Task Force for Less Complex Claims more...

Notice of Revocation of a Jurisprudential Guide more...

The Federal Court has overturned a three member panel decision more...

Normal postal service restored more...

Notice of prohibition – Smedley Prescod more...

Attention IRB Employees Working in the National Capital Region – Regarding Storm Situation more...

Attention IRB employees working in the National Capital Region more...

Practice Notice: Elimination of duplicate Refugee Protection Division notice and reasons of decision more...

Allegations against Former Counsel - IRB Procedures more...

Refugee News: Summer 2018 Edition Released more...

RPD to begin holding hearings in Ottawa more...

Confirmation of Referral Now Provided to Refugee Protection Claimants more...

The IRB’s Calgary office is moving to its new location August 7, 2018 more...

IRB’s response to the audit on long-term detention reviews more...

Updated version of Interpretation of the Convention Refugee Definition in the Case Law more...

Launch of IRB Facebook Pages more...

Release of Two Practice Notices Relating to the Disclosure of Evidence to the Refugee Protection Division more...

Immigration Appeal Division: increased videoconferencing capabilities at hearings for remote testimony more...

Welcome to our new website! more...

Identification of Jurisprudential Guide - Nigeria more...

Public Release of the Review of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada more...

Immigration Appeal Division: New scheduling practices in all regions more...

Procedures for Making a Complaint about a Member more...

Publication of Information Gathering Mission Report: Honduras more...

UPDATE - Temporary Procedures regarding the Submission of the Basis of Claim Form in Quebec Extended Until Further Notice more...

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada changes how refugee hearings are scheduled more...

Acting Chairperson for the IRB more...

Refugee Protection Division Member Recruitment more...

IRB no longer mailing Refugee Appellant’s Kit more...

News - 2018 more...