Organization Profile - Immigration and Refugee Board

Website

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Responsible Minister(s)

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Enabling Instrument(s)

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Appointments

Table columns may vary depending on the appointment information available. The Future Appointment Date column is displayed only when future appointments exist.

Chairperson (GCQ-8)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Brassard, Manon	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-07-23	2028-07-22	2023-07-23

Deputy Chairperson and Member Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) (GCQ-6)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Gilbert, Suzanne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-20	2029-04-14	2024-09-20

Deputy Chairperson and Member Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) (GCQ-5)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Labranche, Caroline	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-01-24	2027-08-14	2025-01-24

Ottawa District Office

Full-time Members (Ottawa) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Aubin, Pascale	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-02	2027-06-01	2019-04-23
Broad, Patricia	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-06-10	2028-06-09	2016-05-30
Brown, Susan Margaret	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-01-29	2029-01-28	2018-01-29
Colella, Laura	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-11	2027-04-10	2024-04-11
Côté, Roch	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-10-06	2030-10-05	2022-10-06
Delibasic, Hana	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-02	2028-03-01	2023-03-02
Dolin, Benjamin Raymond	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-05-26	2031-05-25	2017-04-03
Fontaine, Alexandre Winston Charles	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-11	2027-04-10	2024-04-11
Helis, John	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-04-29	2027-04-28	2019-03-04
Hersh, Nicholas George	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-11	2027-04-10	2024-04-11
Kennedy, Alison Joanna	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-05-06	2029-05-05	2024-05-06
Lillie Adams, Desiree Lucy	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-23	2027-06-22	2019-06-17
Madden, Michael	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
Moore, Jennifer Anne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-01-21	2029-01-20	2021-01-21
Pérusse, Marc	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-11	2027-04-10	2024-04-11
Rabot, Philippe	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-04-30	2031-04-29	2018-04-09
Ryan, Julie Mary	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-06-22	2028-06-21	2016-05-30
Sadek, Jillan Diana	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-05-21	2031-05-20	2026-05-21
Smith, Aaron David	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-30	2029-04-29	2020-04-06

Part-time Members (Ottawa) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Dodsworth, John	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-01-26	2026-10-11	2026-01-26
Ladouceur, Nicole	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-04-30	2031-04-29	2018-04-09
Thompson, Paula Lynne	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-16	2029-09-15	2024-09-16

Vancouver Regional Office

Assistant Deputy Chairperson and Member (Vancouver) (GCQ-4)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Faber, Paula Marie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-08-11	2026-08-10	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
Taylor, Linda Ann	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-12-04	2027-12-03	2017-12-04

Full-time Members (Vancouver) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Acton, Clara Tess	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-16	2026-09-15	2021-09-16	2026-09-16
Anselm, Annette Esther	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-12-13	2026-12-12	2017-12-04
Costantino, Craig Michael Smith	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-07-15	2027-07-14	2019-07-15
Doherty, Adam	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-11-26	2028-11-25	2020-11-26
Jampolsky, Fia Judith	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
Ko, Laura Mei Woon	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-11-26	2028-11-25	2020-11-26
Lehr, Sabine	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-02	2031-03-01	2023-03-02
Liberman, Ron David	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-09-16	2027-09-15	2019-09-16
Prowse, Chad Daniel Anthony	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-10-07	2029-10-06	2021-10-07
Rempel, Geoffrey Elliott Lee	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-02	2031-03-01	2023-03-02
Tucci, Daniel Roberto	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-09-18	2026-09-17	2017-09-18

Part-Time Members (Vancouver) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Belloc-Pinder, Leslie Geraldine Hull	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-01-22	2029-01-21	2018-01-22
Ferrari, Mark	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-01-22	2029-01-21	2018-01-22
Fortney, Douglas Bruce	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-04-29	2027-04-28	2019-03-25
Gardiner, Michael James	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-02-25	2027-02-24	2019-01-03
Polowek, Kim Heather	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-12-05	2026-12-04	2018-12-05

Calgary District Office

Full-time Members (Calgary) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Kingma, Maryanne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-09-15	2027-09-14	2018-06-25
Lail, Jagdip Singh	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-02	2028-03-01	2023-03-02
Pinto, Stephanie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-02-25	2027-02-24	2019-01-03
Soukoreff, Monica Anne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-02	2031-03-01	2023-03-02
Vermette, Derek Richard	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-15	2029-09-14	2019-06-10
1 Vacant Position

Part-Time Members (Calgary) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Aggarwala, Rita	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-02	2027-06-01	2019-05-06
Schroeder, Kari Jane	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-05-26	2031-05-25	2026-05-26

Toronto Regional Office

Assistant Deputy Chairperson and Member (Toronto) (GCQ-4)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Sergong, Tsering Lhamo	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-11	2031-03-10	2021-03-11
1 Vacant Position

Full-Time Members (Toronto) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Anderson, Colin Douglas	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-02-25	2027-02-24	2020-01-30
Andrews, Tanya Camille	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-05-24	2027-05-23	2019-02-08
Basa, Rosemary Eleanor	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-16	2029-09-15	2021-09-16
Bobkin, Erin Michelle	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-12-13	2026-12-12
Bousfield, Joel Armstrong	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-08-26	2027-08-25	2019-08-26
Braden, Cheryl Marie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-08-06	2027-08-05	2019-08-06
Card, Thomas Yin Wai	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-09-18	2026-09-17	2017-09-18	2026-09-18
Dobson-Hamilton, Tracey-Ann Alecia	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-16	2026-10-15	2023-10-16
Ferguson, Nathan David	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-16	2029-09-15	2021-09-16
Foreman, Kimberley Brooke Ann	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-04-29	2027-04-28	2019-03-27
Gaudet, Catherine Florence	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-02-25	2027-02-24	2017-01-23
Geer, Dreeni Lucy	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-05-06	2029-05-05	2024-05-06
Gibbs, Caroline Anne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-10-07	2029-10-06	2021-10-07
Hart, Linda	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-04-30	2031-04-29	2017-04-03
Jung, Alice	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-02-25	2027-02-24	2017-01-23
Kaderali, Zahra	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-10-07	2026-10-06	2021-10-07
Khan, Saira	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-02	2028-03-01	2023-03-02
Krajcovic, Linda Catherine	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-08-06	2027-08-05	2019-08-06
Lee, Monica Elizabeth Pui Wai	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-05-24	2027-05-23	2019-02-05
Leon Foun Lin, Danielle	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
Lindberg, Eva Caroline Elisabeth	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-30	2029-04-29	2020-04-06
Loeb, Samuel Theodore	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-05-13	2027-05-12	2024-05-13
McGovern, Karen Lorraine	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-08-06	2027-08-05	2019-08-06
Mia, Ziyaad	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-01-23	2030-01-22	2017-01-23
Mohan, Dilani	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-23	2027-06-22	2019-04-22
Morris, David Alexander Hamilton	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-06-23	2029-06-22	2019-05-13
Murata, Jessica Jean	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-07-21	2029-07-20	2021-01-21
Oh, Matthew	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-12-13	2026-12-12	2018-12-05
Osunde, Isoken Agharese	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-06-12	2030-06-11	2017-06-12
Pike, Katrina Denise	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-23	2031-03-22	2023-03-23
Pollock, Jennifer Mary	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-07-02	2027-07-01	2019-07-02
Poole, Andrea Mary Geddes	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-01-22	2029-01-21	2021-01-22
Qadeer, Nadra Shamas	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-08-14	2026-08-13	2017-08-14	2026-08-14
Queiroz Sierra, Amanda	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-16	2029-09-15	2021-09-16
Rashid, Rafeena	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
Richards, Lloyd Matthew	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-03-27	2030-03-26	2017-01-23
Riverso, Lauren	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-06-18	2031-06-17	2026-06-18
Rodriguez, Iohanna Bianca	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-02	2031-03-01	2023-03-02
Schweitzer, Antonia Johanne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-13	2028-03-12	2023-03-02
Seyan, Ravninder	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-10-07	2027-10-06	2019-10-07
Shepherd, Harold	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-10-22	2027-10-21	2018-10-22
Singh, Inderpreet Kaur	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-10-07	2027-10-06	2019-10-07
Sloan, James George	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-06-05	2031-06-04	2017-06-05
Song, Anne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
Svalina Willard, Diana	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-03-23	2031-03-22	2023-03-23
Thompson, Sybil Sakle	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-12-13	2026-12-12	2018-12-05
Wagner, Julie Lynn	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-01-23	2030-01-22	2017-01-23
Wallace, Karen Alice	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-09-16	2027-09-15	2019-09-16
Wynia Katz, Sandra Dale	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-07-21	2029-07-20	2021-01-21
Zuk, Stephanie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
3 Vacant Positions

Part-Time Members (Toronto) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Carter-Whitney, Maureen Louise	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-08-06	2027-08-05	2019-08-06

Montréal Regional Office

Assistant Deputy Chairperson and Member (Montréal) (GCQ-4)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Lafleur, Annie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-01-26	2031-04-29	2026-01-26
1 Vacant Position

Full-Time Members (Montréal) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Future appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Alary, Suzanne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-12-13	2026-12-12	2015-09-08
Al-Salem, Rouba Essam	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-16	2029-09-15	2019-09-16
Beaubien, Virginie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
Beauchesne, Mathieu	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-05-02	2027-05-01	2024-05-02
Bissonnette, Alain	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-07-01	2028-06-30	2007-01-15
Colin, Michel Joseph Bernard L-P	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-07-02	2027-07-01	2019-07-02
Connat, Agnès Catherine	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-23	2027-06-22	2019-06-10
Cordisco, Philippe	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-04-03	2030-04-02	2017-04-03
Corry, Julie Dawn	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-06-23	2029-06-22	2017-06-21
Dahan, Julie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-03	2027-09-02	2024-09-03
Djerroud, Salima	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-10-12	2026-10-11	2023-10-12
Durocher, Marie Alice G. Martine	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-09-16	2027-09-15	2019-09-16
Féquière, Linda	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-09-17	2026-09-16	2018-09-17	2026-09-17
Gallant, Jacqueline Marie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2025-11-05	2028-11-04	2025-11-05
Gauthier, Charles	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-09-15	2026-09-14	2019-06-10
Guerrier, Guerlain	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-23	2027-06-22	2019-06-10
Jedid, Toni	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-04-29	2027-04-28	2019-03-04
Kagabo, Amandine	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-05-02	2027-05-01	2024-05-02
Khalifa, Reisa	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2023-11-24	2028-11-23	2020-10-05
Lamani, Mokhtar	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-23	2027-06-22	2019-06-10
Lefebvre, Jolyane	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-02-25	2027-02-24	2019-01-03
Maxwell, Caitlin Maureen	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-10	2027-06-09	2019-06-10
Musto, Marisa	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-11	2027-04-10	2024-04-11
Ouellet, Daphnée	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-01-21	2029-01-20	2021-01-21
Paris-Boukdjadja, Myriam	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-08	2027-04-07	2024-04-08
Parizeau, Isabelle	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-10	2027-06-09	2019-06-10
Przybytkowski, Zofia Maria	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-06-18	2031-06-17	2026-06-18
Roberts, Ayanna Nazinga	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-08-04	2026-08-03	2018-07-23	2026-08-04
Saidi, Ezzeddine	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-07-21	2029-07-20	2021-01-21
Simixhiu, Iris	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-01-21	2029-01-20	2021-01-21
Suciu, Bianca Eleonora	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2021-12-13	2026-12-12	2018-10-22
Tétreault, Anne-Thierrie	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-04-29	2027-04-28	2019-03-04
Thibault, Marie-Lyne	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-08-06	2027-08-05	2019-08-06
Vaezmir, Laudan	Full-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-04-11	2027-04-10	2024-04-11
3 Vacant Positions

Part-Time Members (Montréal) (GCQ-3)
Name	Type	Tenure	Current appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Current Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Original appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Doyle, Elaine	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-09-15	2027-09-14	2022-09-15
Leduc, Normand	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2024-03-25	2029-03-24	2024-03-25
Plouffe-Malette, Kristine	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2022-06-23	2027-06-22	2019-05-15
Sheitoyan, Richard Joseph Benoît	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-04-30	2031-04-29	2026-04-30
Stanners, Roxane Jacqueline	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-04-30	2029-04-29	2026-04-30
Vachon, Roxane	Part-Time Appointment	During Good Behaviour	2026-06-02	2031-06-01	2026-06-02

Total Vacancies: 9