Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules

2 The following definitions apply in these Rules.

Act

Act means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; (Loi)

appeal

appeal means an appeal referred to in paragraph 74(d) of the Act; (appel)

application for judicial review

application for judicial review means an application under section 74 of the Act; (demande de contrôle judiciaire)

application for leave

application for leave means an application under section 72 of the Act; (demande d’autorisation)

Court

Court means, as the circumstances require,

• (a) the Federal Court of Appeal, including, in respect of a motion, a single judge of that court; or

• (b) the Federal Court, including a prothonotary acting within his or her jurisdiction. (Cour)

Registry

Registry means a registry within the meaning of the Federal Courts Act. (greffe)

tribunal

tribunal means a person or body who has disposed of a matter referred to in subsection 72(1) of the Act which is the subject of an application for leave or an application for judicial review; (tribunal administratif)

written reasons

written reasons includes a transcript of reasons given orally. (motifs écrits)