Consolidated Practice Guidelines for Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection Proceedings - August 12, 2026

Sep 18, 2026

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Consolidated Practice Guidelines for Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection Proceedings (August 12, 2026) compile procedural guidance for litigants, including requests for confidentiality and anonymity, filing steps, electronic filing requirements, and setting out grounds under relevant FCCIRPR provisions. The guidelines address processing backlogs, timelines for judicial review of visa decisions under IRPA, delays in legal aid funding, and joining members of the same family. They also cover scheduling, interlocutory relief, motions for stay of removal, service and content requirements, hearings, and urgent expedited detention matters.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages35

Reading Time1 h 28 min

AccessFree to download

Consolidated Practice Guidelines

Preamble

Additional Procedural Resources for Litigants

Consolidation

Open Court Principle – Confidentiality and Anonymity Requests

Filing

Electronic filing

Backlog in processing applications for leave and judicial review

Judicial review of visa decisions – Timeline for filing an application

Delays in Legal Aid Funding – Request for Reconsideration of an Order Dismissing an Application for Delay

Joining members of the same family

Informal requests for interlocutory relief

Scheduling

Motions for Stay of Removal from Canada

Service, filing and scheduling

Form and content

Urgent motions

Judicial Review of Decisions by the Immigration Division related to Detention: Motion for an interim stay of a release Order

Consolidated Practice Guidelines for Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection Proceedings August 12, 2026 | AMENDMENTS HISTORY | | | --- | --- | | Original | June 24, 2022 | | Paragraphs 55-59 | June 29, 2023 | | Paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 37, 38, 41, 57-60, 61-64, 65-70, Annexes B and C | June 20, 2025 | | Paragraphs 1, 3, 4, before 12, 13e), 16, 18, 69, Annex C | December 31, 2025 | | Paragraph 4, 43-45, Annex C | June 26, 2026 | | Paragraph 1, Annex C | August 12, 2026 | Consolidated Practice Guidelines ............................................................................................ 4 Preamble .................................................................................................................................... 4 Additional Procedural Resources for Litigants ........................................................................... 4 Consolidation .............................................................................................................................. 4 Open Court Principle – Confidentiality and Anonymity Requests...................................... 5 Filing ........................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Electronic filing .................................................................................................................. 6 3. Setting out grounds pursuant to paragraph 5(1)(f) of the FCCIRPR .................................. 6 4. Backlog in processing applications for leave and judicial review ...................................... 7 5. Judicial review of visa decisions – Timeline for filing an application (paragraph 72(2)(b) of the IRPA) ................................................................................................................................ 8 6. Delays in Legal Aid Funding – Request for Reconsideration of an Order Dismissing an Application for Delay .................................................................................................................. 8 7. Joining members of the same family .................................................................................. 8 Informal requests for interlocutory relief............................................................................... 9 Scheduling .................................................................................................................................. 9 9. Non-availability prior to the issuance of an order granting leave....................................... 9 10. Non-availability following the issuance of an order granting leave ............................... 9 Motions for Stay of Removal from Canada.......................................................................... 10 12. Service, filing and scheduling....................................................................................... 10 13. Form and content .......................................................................................................... 10 15. Urgent motions.............................................................................................................. 12 Judicial Review of Decisions by the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board related to Detention: Motion for an interim stay of a release Order ....... 13 19. Unrepresented Respondents.......................................................................................... 14 20. Electronic Service and Filing........................................................................................ 14 22. Letter ............................................................................................................................. 14 23. Respondent’s position ................................................................................................... 14 24. Hearing...........................................

FAQs

What is covered under the consolidated practice guidelines for these proceedings?

The guidelines consolidate procedures for citizenship, immigration, and refugee protection matters, including requests for confidentiality/anonymity, filing, scheduling, and judicial review-related steps.

How do the guidelines handle electronic filing and related service requirements?

They include a dedicated section for electronic filing and describe service, filing, and scheduling requirements alongside form and content expectations for motions and submissions.

What do the guidelines specify for urgent or expedited detention-related matters?

They provide sections addressing urgent motions and urgent expedited proceedings of Immigration Division detention orders, including expediting procedures and requirements tied to stay/interim stay requests.

Sep 18, 2026

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