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PART 4: Immigration and Refugee Board
§157

Head office

Head office

🍁 In Simple Terms

Housekeeping: the Board's head office sits in the National Capital Region, and the Chairperson has to live there or close enough to commute.

Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text: IRPA Section 157

(1)The head office of the Board shall be in the National Capital Region as described in the schedule to the National Capital Act.

Residence — Chairperson

(2)The Chairperson must live in the National Capital Region or within reasonable commuting distance of it.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 157 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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