Passport Canada is going to receive the revenue from 3.5 million passports, because that's approximately what we'll issue this year, perhaps 3.6 million. Whether we have one office, 30 offices, or 300 offices, we are going to receive the revenue from 3.5 million passports. What we do every year, and several times a year, is re-evaluate our service delivery network to determine that we can deliver the best service we can within the financial envelope that we have--and that envelope is 3.5 million passports times $62. That's what we have to spend. And what we have to balance is the walk-in office versus our mail-in component versus working with partners like Canada Post and Service Canada. That's the balance we're trying to achieve.
Frankly, we can't open an office in every community in Canada. We simply do not have the funds. What we're trying to do, though, is to get that balance to give the best service that we can to all Canadians. I've been at Passport Canada for many years now, there is no doubt that serving Canadians in remote areas is one of our biggest challenges, and we admit that. But it's not simply a question of opening an office. Opening an office is an extremely expensive proposition.
We were asked earlier about security in our offices. It isn't just four walls and a building. Those offices are highly secure, with walk-in vaults, security systems in place. It isn't just a regular building that you just happen to buy. The fit-up is extremely expensive. So opening an office isn't simply going to Public Works and saying give us 12,000 square feet.
That's our struggle, as well, to find the appropriate balance to service all Canadians.