The Refugee Protection Division must give claimants the opportunity to present evidence and make submissions, can question witnesses, can receive any credible evidence regardless of formal rules of evidence, and can require the production of documents — all to ensure every refugee claim gets a fair and thorough review.
170 The Refugee Protection Division, in any proceeding before it,
170.2 The Refugee Protection Division does not have jurisdiction to reopen on any ground — including a failure to observe a principle of natural justice — a claim for refugee protection, an application for protection or an application for cessation or vacation, in respect of which the Refugee Appeal Division or the Federal Court, as the case may be, has made a final determination.