Comments on: Fast, Fair and Final: Reforming Canada’s Refugee System

By: Allocate 45 days for an appeal to the new Refugee Appeal Division

Allocate 45 days for an appeal to the new Refugee Appeal Division — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:01:17 +0000

[...] Report – Fast, Fair and Final: Reforming Canada’s Refugee System [...]

By: Maytree » What Makes a Safe Country and Who Decides?

Maytree » What Makes a Safe Country and Who Decides? — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:30:53 +0000

[...] Ottawa and the former chair of the Immigrant and Refugee Board. In September 2009, Showler released Fast Fair and Final which said a reformed system needs to be based on the following three pillars: a good first [...]

By: A fast and fair refugee system: a slogan or a reality?

A fast and fair refugee system: a slogan or a reality? — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:40:45 +0000

[...] Former IRB chairman Peter Showler is director of the Refuge Forum at the University of Ottawa Law School and author of Fast, Fair and Final: Recommendations for Refugee Reform. [...]

By: Maytree » Introduction of Refugee Reforms

Maytree » Introduction of Refugee Reforms — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:16:46 +0000

[...] Fast, Fair and Final: Reforming Canada’s Refugee System. Maytree, 2009. This report puts forward a proposal for reforming the inland refugee system. The proposal recognizes that it is difficult to make decisions about refugee status. It is therefore important to have a dedicated and professional tribunal. The report identifies the need for an appeal process and good legal counsel. With these steps in place, the author suggests that the Pre-removal Risk Assessment, most Humanitarian and Compassionate applications, as well as their related judicial reviews will no longer be necessary. If this proposal were implemented, the entire process would only take thirteen months. [...]