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Part 4 — Immigration and Refugee Board

Part 4 (ss 150–186) creates the IRB and its four divisions. Each division has exclusive jurisdiction over its category of cases: RPD (protection claims), RAD (appeals of RPD decisions), ID (admissibility hearings + detention reviews), IAD (appeals of removal orders, sponsorship refusals, residency obligations).

Key sections

s 151 — Establishment of the Board
s 159 — Powers of the Chairperson
s 162 — Sole and exclusive jurisdiction — IRB's exclusive jurisdiction over its matters.
s 164 — Proceedings — Inquisitorial nature; panel composition.
s 170 — RPD proceedings
s 174 — ID proceedings
s 175 — IAD composition