Informal Request for ATI Records Previously Released

Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Year: 2024

Month: October

Request Number: A-2024-00847

Request Summary: The decision-making of IRB Members conducting detention reviews, disaggregated by year. Specially, I am requesting the information organized in the following columns: 1. ID Member: The identifier for the member (e.g., Member X, Member Y). 2. Region: The geographical region where the member operates (e.g., Central, Western). 3. Year Appointed: The year the member was appointed. 4. ID Member Background / Training: The professional background or training of the member (e.g., Lawyer, Police Officer). 5. Hearing Data Year: The specific year for which hearing data is being recorded. 6. Hearings (Total): The total number of hearings conducted by the member in that year. 7. Hearings (Detained): The number of hearings where the decision was to detain the individual in that year. 8. Hearings (Released): The number of hearings where the decision was to release the individual in that year. 9. Detained (Danger): The number of detentions based on the individual being a danger in that year. 10. Detained (Flight Risk): The number of detentions based on the individual being a flight risk in that year. 11. Detained (ID): The number of detentions based on issues related to the individual's identification in that year. 12. Detained (Inadmissible): The number of detentions based on the individual being inadmissible in that year. Ideally, the information would look something like this: ID Member Region Year Appointed ID Member Background / Training Year Hearings (Total) Hearings (Detained) Hearings (Released) Detained (Danger) Detained (Flight Risk) Detained (ID) Detained (Inadmissible) Member X Central 2015 Lawyer 2015 Member X Central 2015 Lawyer 2016 Member X Central 2015 Lawyer 2017 Member X Central 2015 Lawyer 2018 500 400 100 100 100 100 100 Member X Central 2015 Lawyer 2019 600 500 100 400 100 100 100 Member Y Western 2018 Police Officer 2018 400 300 100 100 100 50 50 Member Y Western 2018 Police Officer 2019 200 150 50 100 25 25 0

Disposition: Disclosed in part

Number of pages: 20

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