Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)

Marginal note:Hearing procedure

168 A hearing is subject to the following provisions:

• (a) notice shall be provided to the applicant of the time and place of the hearing and the issues of fact that will be raised at the hearing;

• (b) the hearing is restricted to matters relating to the issues of fact stated in the notice, unless the officer conducting the hearing considers that other issues of fact have been raised by statements made by the applicant during the hearing;

• (c) the applicant must respond to the questions posed by the officer and may be assisted for that purpose, at their own expense, by a barrister or solicitor or other counsel; and

• (d) any evidence of a person other than the applicant must be in writing and the officer may question the person for the purpose of verifying the evidence provided.