Finance committee  Mr. Chair, as I indicated, there are two aspects to the investigations. One aspect is investigations of our internal employees and their not respecting the code of conduct. There, we have shifted resources to make sure that we are looking at the serious offences as opposed to the less serious ones.

Finance committee  If I may--and I commit to coming back with a more fulsome response--one of the main items that I'd like to share with you is that with 70% of our budget being on the salary side on a $4-billion budget, salary increases represent a significant portion of that year-over-year increase.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I do have the data for the take-up rate for 2009. Over 4.8 million accounts were opened for the TFSA. As it relates to the take-up rate for 2010, obviously it's too early to provide that figure. That will be available after the tax filing season, which is in the mid-June timeframe.

Finance committee  Our salary envelope is approximately 70% of our overall budget of $4 billion.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I don't have that response. It really is a program-focused question in terms of the compliance or levels of non-compliance with regard to the HST. I don't have that response.

Finance committee  That's with respect to the increased focus on investigations.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I'd have to come back with that detailed amount. I don't have that here. I can share with the committee that we have increased our resources by 10% in the investigations area.

Finance committee  Within the last 12 months.

Finance committee  We've realigned those resources from other priorities, as I indicated before. We just want to make sure that we are taking the necessary steps to deal with--

Finance committee  Well, Mr. Chair, in terms of the investigations--maybe I should bring clarity here--that's in terms of the internal investigations we do as opposed to the investigations from an audit perspective.

Finance committee  Again, that's very much, unfortunately, a program-specific question on our compliance programs area. I would have to get that information for you. I don't have the information.

Finance committee  Again, I'd hesitate to speculate. I'd want to get details--

Finance committee  Indeed I am the CFO. We are, however, a very large organization, and we have various programs within the agency. Unfortunately, I don't have the information as it relates to the compliance programs area, etc. I do commit to coming back to the committee with a response.

Finance committee  We have various programs within the agency, and they're headed by assistant commissioners of the various programs. One of the areas is the compliance programs branch. I would have to seek that information from that particular program.

Finance committee  Ultimately there is a person--that would be the assistant commissioner of compliance programs branch--but it's a large organization. That information has to be compiled and presented to the committee.