Immigration Division

What We Do

The Immigration Division conducts admissibility hearings for certain categories of people believed to be inadmissible to, or removable from, Canada under the law. It also conducts detention reviews for most persons being detained under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Legal References

• Guide to Proceedings Before the Immigration Division (August 2005)
• Weighing Evidence (December 2003)

Related Documents

• Notice to Counsel - ID/ IAD Streamlining Pilot Project (June 2007)
• Designated Representative's Guide (January 2012)
• ID/IAD Paper Hearing - Pilot Project (June 2007)
• Frequently Asked Questions (January 2007)
• Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada: An Overview (June 2006)
• Detention Review Hearings (June 2006)
• Immigration Admissibility Hearings (June 2006)
• Immigration Division Rules
  (Commentaries to the Immigration Division Rules) (June 2002)
• Information Sheet: Admissibility Hearings
  and Detention Reviews
• Procedures
• Policies