I think what the department needs is a confirmation that the inmate is actually out of custody, out of prison, out of the penitentiary. A target date is a target date. A potential date is a potential date. But until it happens, there's still a possibility that the date could be changed by events such as bad behaviour. I'm no expert in correctional services, but I think that's the point here, that actually it's a two-pronged approach. From the inmate's perspective, we need the information on banking accounts, family status, etc., so we can prepare what will be the right entitlement for this person. We also need a separate confirmation from Correctional Services on the actual date once the inmate has been freed up.
In terms of giving a phony date, which I think is what you were alluding to, it's possible, but the department at Service Canada will not act on issuing a cheque until the confirmation is received from Correctional Services. We certainly can prepare the documentation and do the legwork and paperwork that is prepared, but we press the “send” button when we have confirmation that the individual is actually out of custody.