Citizenship and Immigration committee  Our current backlog is about 22,000--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The total backlog is 22,000, and of those, 6% are what we call high-priority cases. Those are the ones who pose a risk to national security, those involved in organized crime or crimes against humanity, and of course, criminals. That would be under 2,000. It's 6%.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Marriage of convenience is an issue. Because it is on our lower-priority scale for areas that we enforce, it's not an area we've put a lot of resources on, but it is an issue. We get complaints about that all the time.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Many people make multiple applications for permanent residence in Canada. We see it many times on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, and the same goes with spousal. Living in Canada is very important, and people will go to many extremes to meet that goal. Many times we have second and third applications made in a desperate attempt to live here.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For example, if someone says the marriage is not bona fide, you can apply again with additional proof.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think we could say that it is rare. As Mr. Stewart said, we discuss the files, because it is not worth removing someone who will return the following day. So we try to work together to avoid such a situation.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Not necessarily, because it takes time before we are prepared to remove someone. It can even take years.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For the rest of the people, most are failed refugee claimants.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That would be 75% of the 12,637.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Pardon me, 15% and....

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's 15%.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Is that under the spousal category?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry, it was 14% the year before. Fifteen percent are criminals and 75% are failed refugee claimants, so the remaining 11% would be other violations of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: overstays; those who work, study, or live without permission; and those who misrepresent themselves.