When you appeal a Refugee Protection Division (RPD) decision before the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD), the Minister may decide to intervene. This means the Minister's decided to oppose your appeal. If the Minister opposes your appeal, you'll receive:
- a notice of intervention
- all documents the Minister is providing as evidence
The Minister may also give you and the
RAD an intervention record. The Minister can provide documents at any time before the
RAD decides on your appeal.
If you decide to reply to the Minister's documents, you must provide a reply record to the
RAD and to the Minister.
Important
You have 15 days after the day you got the Minister's documents to provide the
RAD with your reply record. Include proof that you also gave a copy to the Minister.
The documents included in your reply record must:
- have consecutively-numbered pages (example: 1, 2, 3...)
- be typed in 12-point font or larger
- be on letter-size paper (216 mm by 279 mm, or 8½ inches by 11 inches)
- be clear and legible if providing photocopies
What you'll send the Minister and the
RAD as part of your reply record
Your reply record must include the following documents, in this order:
- Any part of the transcript of the
RPD hearing if it supports your reply and you haven't already provided it. A transcript is a typed version of an audio recording. In this case, it's the typed version of your recorded
RPD hearing. You must arrange to have the transcript made and have it signed by the person who made it. You also need to provide a statement that the transcript is accurate.
- Any additional evidence that supports your reply and that you haven't already provided.
- Legal authorities such as law or case law that support your reply. For legal cases that are publicly available, you can provide references and links instead of hard copies. For example, you can use links from
CanLII. If the case isn't publicly available, provide a hard copy with the important sections highlighted. You may need to do this if the case is from a foreign jurisdiction or is very new.
- A memorandum that replies only to what the Minister wrote in the intervention documents. Your memorandum must not be longer than 30 pages if single-sided or 15 pages if double-sided.
Send your documents to the RAD
You should send your documents electronically to the RAD. If you do this, you do not have to send a paper copy.
Use the My Case portal
My Case is a secure online portal that lets you exchange documents with the IRB and stay informed about your case. If you have counsel, they must use the My Case portal to submit documents, letters, and evidence for you.
When you're eligible to use My Case, we'll send you an invitation to register. Once you register, you can use My Case to:
- send documents for your case (if you're self-represented only)
- receive communications from the RAD
- check the status of your appeal
Until you receive an invitation to register for My Case, you must continue to send documents by email or use another channel.
See the
My Case user guide for more information on how to register and for technical help.
Send documents by email
When sending documents by email:
- your documents must be attached in PDF format
- the total file size of your email, including all attachments,
can't be more than 20MB (megabytes)
- if your document file size is too large, you can create smaller document packages and send them to us in more than one email
Send your documents to the
RAD registry in the region where your case is being processed.
We'll send you an automated reply to let you know that your email was received
See Practice notice: Providing documents to the RPD and the RAD electronically or by fax for more information.
Send documents by mail, courier, or in-person delivery
If you're unable to send documents by My Case or email, you may send them to the
RAD registry in the region where your case is being processed by:
- regular mail
- registered mail
- courier
- in-person delivery
What address to use for the Minister
The address you need to use for the Minister depends on whether the Minister has intervened in your case.
- If the Minister intervened at the
RPD, you must send your documents to the address of counsel for that Minister. This address was provided to you during the
RPD proceedings.
- If the Minister intervened at the
RAD, you must send your documents to the address in the notice of intervention.
If the Minister did not intervene at the
RPD or at the
RAD, then you must send your documents to:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Reviews and Interventions Office
25 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2