Organization Structure

The image illustrates the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada's (IRB) organizational chart, which was last updated in April 2013.

The boxes are connected by two types of reporting lines:

• A solid line represents a direct reporting relationship
• A dotted line represents a functional reporting relationship

The chart is described from the top-left to bottom-right starting with the highest position, being that of the Chairperson.

The Chairperson is linked by solid lines to the Director, GICSS, to the Director of the Integrity Office and to the Executive Director.

The Chairperson is also linked by solid lines to the:

• Deputy Chairperson of the Refugee Appeal Division, who is linked by a solid line to all three Assistant Deputy Chairpersons: Central, Eastern and Western Regions
• Deputy Chairperson of the Refugee Protection Division, who is linked by a solid line to all three Assistant Deputy Chairpersons: Central, Eastern and Western Regions
• Deputy Chairperson of the Immigration Division, who is linked by a solid line to all three Assistant Deputy Chairpersons: Central, Eastern and Western Regions
• Deputy Chairperson of the Immigration Appeal Division, who is linked by a solid line to all three Assistant Deputy Chairpersons: Central, Eastern and Western Regions

The Chairperson is also linked by a dotted line to the Senior General Counsel and the Director General, Corporate Services Branch.

The Executive Director is linked by solid lines to the:

• Director General, Registry & Regional Support Services, who is linked by a solid line to all three Registrars: Central, Eastern and Western Regions
• Senior General Counsel
• Director General, Corporate Services Branch
• Director General, Strategic Communications and Partnerships Branch
• Director General, Human Ressources and Professional Development Branch
• Director General, Policy, Planning & Research Branch