Webinar: Refugee/Asylum Claims - National and Local Updates from UNHCR Canada and Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)
Event Details
Hosted by Bahar Taheri from the BC Refugee Hub, join speakers Azadeh Tamjeedi (UNHCR Canada) and Negar Azmudeh (IRB) for
Event Details
Hosted by Bahar Taheri from the BC Refugee Hub, join speakers Azadeh Tamjeedi (UNHCR Canada) and Negar Azmudeh (IRB) for this training webinar, covering the following topics:
(UNHCR Canada)
• Global situation for asylum-seekers and COVID-19;
• Current issues of interest to UNHCR (Globally and in Canada);
• What is happening in Canada at our borders (updates on processes and stats).
(IRB)
• RPD Practice Notices in response to the Pandemic;
• File Review Process and the expansion of the Task Force on Less Complex Claims (TFLCC);
• Remote Hearings on MS Teams;
• In-person hearings at the RPD (including the protocol and safety measures);
• Gender Related Task Force (GRTF);
• Update on Western Region RPD Operations, including stats.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8_MBjfgVTdi0_LnDUVvTZw
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Time
November 17, 2020 10:00 am(GMT-11:00)
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