Citizenship and Immigration committee  A spousal application has to be submitted before removal arrangements are made. The removal arrangement starts by calling someone into the office for a pre-removal interview. At that time, the person is asked if they'd like to make a pre-removal risk assessment. We look at their

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Then you should expect it to take between two to three years.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can't talk about specific—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are many factors that could have an impact on the time it takes to remove someone, but in general it takes two to three years for a non-high-priority person and less than one year for a high-priority case.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It depends on why the removal order was issued.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The priorities for the immigration enforcement activities are those who pose a risk to national security, so your terrorist types. Next come those involved in organized crimes, crimes against humanity, and criminals. Once we've looked after those people, we go after failed refuge

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Spousal applications don't go to GTEC. It's an enforcement centre.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For an ordinary case, it would take two to three years. For a criminal, it would take less than a year.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, it's from the time the removal order is issued.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The file would go to GTEC as soon as a report is written for inadmissibility, but once the removal order is written and the person has been found not to be admissible, it takes two to three years to remove someone, for an ordinary person, and for a high-priority removal it would

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's right.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Just for our pre-removal risk assessment alone, it takes a minimum of eight months. In GTEC, actually the processing times are somewhat higher.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  PRA is the responsibility of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. Our experience is that it takes about eight months.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For a PRA decision to be processed.