Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Globally?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. As I said, we have discussions with our partners, especially Australia and the United States. However we have not put together any policy proposal as such.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Not yet, but a few years ago, for example, Australia implemented that kind of system, with an exemption for New Zealand. It is something we could look at in the context of our political work, but obviously one would need the necessary infrastructure to assess each individual wanting to come into Canada each year, especially given the trade between Canada and the United States—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, not yet, given that we don't have the means to implement this type of system on a global scale. With our network abroad, a system like that would require several years of work and obviously the corresponding resources needed to implement it.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We always have discussions with our partners. Maybe at some point in the future this will be a vision we'll be able to work on. However, there is no real policy on that issue currently.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's an interesting concept, but you must remember that a certain proportion of claimants have already managed to obtain access to Canada through a visa or another status document. Afterwards they submit a claim.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think Mr. MacDougall and Ms. Irish can respond.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe it's approximately 48 countries but I will have to ask my colleagues to check that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. I will ask my colleague from CBSA to respond in detail. Briefly, other countries have profited from AVR-type programs, where they've been able to partner with international organizations like the IOM to facilitate the removal of individuals by giving them incentives to leave, as opposed to having those individuals wait longer in the country where they have made asylum claims.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Regardless of time spent, a PRRA is accorded if someone applies for it.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —before they are removed from Canada.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —and have it adjudicated on its merits. They would not have the right to appeal to the RAD, that's correct.