Citizenship and Immigration committee  They are inland spousal and common-law applications, yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is five to six months for the process.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm not in a position to comment on what the longest time is, because as you can appreciate, each application has to be assessed on its own merits. So it's a question of--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We'll follow up with that number for you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. We will keep our opening comments as brief as we can. In addition to the individuals you already introduced, accompanying me today is Diane Johnston, who is senior program officer in the operational management and coordination branch in the operations sector at CIC.