The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, today announced 12 full-time appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB).

Sherif Atallah, Roxane Cyr, Mariam Sarwar Pal, Phares Pierre, Sonia Rodrigue and Jocelyne Senecal were appointed for three-year terms in the Montreal office. Douglas John Cryer, Jacques Fortin, John Gerald Kivlichan and Marie-Claude Andree Yaacov were appointed for three-year terms in the Toronto office. Larry James Campbell and Douglas Bruce Fortney were appointed for three-year terms in the Vancouver office. These appointments were made in accordance with the IRB’s merit-based appointment process.

The Minister is committed to delivering on his promise to fill vacancies on the Board with qualified individuals as quickly as possible. With today’s announcement of 12 appointments, and the Minister’s announcement of 13 appointments and three reappointments on January 23, 2009, the Board now stands at close to 90 percent of its full complement. With a lower vacancy rate on the IRB, genuine refugee claims will be processed and finalized faster, while frivolous asylum applications will be dismissed more quickly.

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