Ottawa, October 4, 2011 — One appointment and four reappointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) were announced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.
Normand Leduc, Éveline Fiset, Elaine Doyle and Renée Bourque were reappointed in the Montréal regional office.
David John Lowe was appointed in the Toronto regional office.
The appointment and reappointments were made in accordance with the IRB’s merit-based appointment process.
Minister Kenney is committed to delivering on the Government of Canada's promise to fill vacancies on the Board with qualified individuals as quickly as possible after vacancies arise. Since October 2008, the Minister has made 85 appointments and 70 reappointments to the IRB.
Created in 1989, the IRB is an independent administrative tribunal that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. The Board has three divisions – the Refugee Protection Division, the Immigration Appeal Division and the Immigration Division. The IRB determines refugee protection claims made in Canada, hears immigration appeals, and conducts admissibility hearings and detention reviews.
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