The Chairperson is the Board's chief executive and sits on every Division. They oversee all staff and operations, can assign members between Divisions as needed, set the schedule for hearings, and issue directives about how cases are managed — ensuring the Board runs efficiently and fairly.
(1)The Chairperson is, by virtue of holding that office, a member of each Division of the Board and is the chief executive officer of the Board. In that capacity, the Chairperson(a) has supervision over and direction of the work and staff of the Board;
(b)may at any time assign a member appointed under paragraph 153(1)(a) to the Refugee Appeal Division or the Immigration Appeal Division;
(c)may at any time, despite paragraph 153(1)(a), assign a member of the Refugee Appeal Division or the Immigration Appeal Division to work in another regional or district office to satisfy operational requirements, but an assignment may not exceed 120 days without the approval of the Governor in Council;
(d)may designate, from among the full-time members appointed under paragraph 153(1)(a), coordinating members for the Refugee Appeal Division or the Immigration Appeal Division;
(e)assigns administrative functions to the members of the Board;
(f)apportions work among the members of the Board and fixes the place, date and time of proceedings;
(g)takes any action that may be necessary to ensure that the members of the Board carry out their duties efficiently and without undue delay;
(h)may issue guidelines in writing to members of the Board and identify decisions of the Board as jurisprudential guides, after consulting with the Deputy Chairpersons, to assist members in carrying out their duties; and
(i)may appoint and, subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, fix the remuneration of experts or persons having special knowledge to assist the Divisions in any matter.