I'd be happy to oblige. Consider the figures for 2005-2006. I can speak with some degree of certainty, because obviously, we're talking about statistics and a very large number of applications.
We received a total of 274,697 applications during the 2005-2006 fiscal year. Overall, 231,903 applications were processed. As you can see, the numbers don't add up. We received a total of 274,697 applications and processed only 231,903.
During the 2005-2006 fiscal year, 222,171 applications for citizenship were approved.
A total of 2,576 applications were not approved because the applicants failed to meet the legal and regulatory requirements. In the case of these 2,576 individuals, written decisions were provided to them.
A total of 7,156 applications were withdrawn or abandoned for one reason or another at some point during the processing stage.