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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)
Type: Federal
Website: https://irb.gc.ca/en/Pages/index.aspx

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is Canada's largest independent administrative tribunal. It is responsible for resolving immigration and refugee matters efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law. The IRB decides who needs refugee protection among the thousands of claimants who come to Canada annually.

Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the IRB is made up of four tribunals, which are designated as "divisions":

  • Refugee Protection Division: The Refugee Protection Division decides claims for refugee protection made in Canada
  • Refugee Appeal Division: The Refugee Appeal Division considers appeals against certain decisions of the Refugee Protection Division to allow or reject claims for refugee protection
  • Immigration Division: conducts immigration admissibility hearings for certain categories of people believed to be inadmissible to, or removable from, Canada under the law and conducts detention reviews for those being detained by the Canada Border Services Agency under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
  • Immigration Appeal Division: hears appeals of sponsorship applications refused by officials of Citizenship and Immigration Canada; appeals from certain removal orders made against permanent residents, refugees and other protected persons, and holders of permanent resident visas; and appeals by permanent residents who have been found outside of Canada not to have fulfilled their residency obligation; and appeals by the Canada Border Services Agency from decisions of the Immigration Division at admissibility hearings
Email: https://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/contact/Pages/index.aspx
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Address: Minto Place, Canada Building 344 Slater Street, 12th Floor Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0K1
Independent School Teaching Certificate Standards Committee (ISTCSC)
Type: Vancouver Coastal
Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/boards-commissions-tribunals/istcsc

Under the Independent School Act, the Independent School Teaching Certificate Standards Committee (ISTCSC) is responsible for:

  • Setting standards for applicants and educators in B.C., including education, competence, and professional conduct requirements
  • Setting standards for receiving and maintaining an independent school teaching certificate (ISTC)
  • Determining which standards apply for each type of ISTC 

The ISTCSC is responsible for establishing and revising the standards for ISTC holders based on feedback from certificate holders, independent school communities, independent school sector partners, and the public

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