Right now, for administrative purposes I have been dealing with most of the retention cases and the renunciations, because they are often directed from foreign countries to the CIC office. They are channelled to the office of the senior judge in Ottawa.
There are circumstances under which we conduct hearings on retention and registration of citizenship, when we have to deal with the examination of that one-year residency in Canada or the substantial connection with Canada that is required. For people currently living in Canada, whether in southern Ontario or in Alberta, we transfer those files for a residency hearing to the local judge.
Again, even on retention people could apply, fulfill their residency, and go back to perhaps Belize. While they are in Belize and it's time to deal with the case, we work with our consulate or embassy via teleconference, and I do perform these types of hearings myself.