Can new or extrinsic evidence be allowed at a tribunal?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Placide v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2009 FC 490 (CanLII):
New or extrinsic evidence can be allowed when the tribunal has committed a jurisdictional error or violated the rules of procedural fairness (McFadyen v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 FCA 360, 341 N.R. 345).
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