Citizenship and Immigration committee  Not all the time; it varies. Sometimes it's full, and we have to refer our clients to other detention areas; sometimes it's not totally full.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's correct.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To my understanding, yes, they have. It was a new centre and the first time we created such a facility, so it's been a learning process along the way. Many improvements have been made since we first started, one of them being the installation of air conditioning.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Every person who is detained by the Canada Border Services Agency is given an information pamphlet as well as specific detention facility information. There are also protocols in place that govern the operation of the centres. They are called the president's directives.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, certainly.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can give examples of the kinds of things that they might cover: health care, religious observances, fresh air, gym access, visits, telephone calls, and canteen service.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The Canada Border Services Agency has four immigration holding centres for which they are responsible. We have one in Vancouver that has 24 beds, one in Toronto that has 120 beds, and one in Laval that has around that many as well. They're all created for low-risk clients, becaus

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, they're on special assignment. The way they provide the service may be somewhat different, because the cases are different. We're not dealing with convicted detainees, we're dealing with security certificate cases, and as a result there are adjustments and modifications made