Refugee Protection Division Hearings
You can request funding to prepare for and attend a client’s Refugee Protection Division (RPD) hearing quickly and easily via Legal Aid Online.
How to request RPD hearing authorization – Document Code 102
To have the RPD hearing authorization added to a BOC certificate, you must submit documentation that confirms that your client’s claim has been referred to the RPD. The Acknowledgement of Claim document is not an acceptable document.
Acceptable documents include:
- Confirmation of Referral document.
- Refugee Protection Claimant document.
- Notice to Appear for a hearing.
- Correspondence from the IRB indicating the claim may be eligible for the Less Complex Claim process.
- Any other correspondence from the RPD which confirms the claim was referred to the RPD.
When uploading the document confirming referral of the claim to the RPD, on the Document Attachments page for the BOC certificate:
- Step 1: In the Description field, enter “Requesting hearing authorization“.
- Step 2: In the Document Code field, enter 102 or click on the magnifying glass and select “RPD authorization materials”.
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Step 3: Under the Add Attachment field, click on the paperclip icon to search through your file directory and locate the file that you want to upload. Once the file is visible under the Attached File field, you can select the “Submit” button.
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This will automatically generate a review of your request for hearing coverage.
The completed BOC form and narrative must be on file for the hearing authorization request to be considered.
- If you have previously uploaded the BOC and narrative, you do not need to upload them again.
- To upload the BOC and narrative, follow the process outlined here
- If your certificate has already been authorized for 12 hours (9 hours of BOC preparation plus 3 hours to prepare and file documents in accordance with the IRB expedited/file review process), to receive hearing authorization you must submit the Notice to Appear for a hearing. Hearing authorization for these certificates will not be considered unless the Notice to Appear, in addition to the BOC and narrative, are submitted to LAO.
Additional coverage available
Counsel can request this and a number of other tariff authorizations related to RPD certificates, by completing and uploading the following form Legal Aid Online.
Note: Before you bill the account, please check Legal Aid Online to make sure that the authorization has been added to your certificate.
Discretionary increases
If the amount of time to prepare for RPD hearings exceeds the tariff available to you, you may request discretion by completing the following form and attaching it to your account.