As far as the immigration file is concerned, the backlog is about one million applications for which fees were collected in advance. Applicants don’t know when they will receive any services. In some cases involving grandparents or parents, files have not yet even been opened. People are challenging the fees charged.
I understand that systems are not communicating with one another. However, we’ve invested substantial sums of money in immigration over the past 15 years.
I was also wondering if you had any concerns about this or any other department. By virtue of what rule are they allowed to carry forward such large sums from year to year?