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Article: CIC: Minister Finley Announces Revised Selection Process for Appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
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- CCNMatthews Newswire
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- July 9, 2007
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - July 9, 2007) - The Honourable
Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, today
announced changes to the selection process for Governor in Council
(GIC) appointment of members to the Immigration and Refugee Board of
Canada (IRB).
These changes implement the recommendations of the report of the
Public Appointments Commission Secretariat's (PACS), delivered to the
Minister in January 2007. The changes to the selection process will
strengthen the merit-based competency focus of GIC appointments to
the IRB while increasing transparency and fairness.
Under the revised process, a new Selection Advisory Board (SAB)
presided over by the IRB ...