We would really appreciate it if members of Parliament who hear of individuals who have concerns about their citizenship status would please bring them forward to us at our call centre. We have a special line to our case processing centre for members of Parliament. We would very much like to contact these people and help them resolve their issues. We have agreements. We have had exchanges with the provinces asking them not to suspend anyone's benefits based on citizenship without first contacting us so we can work it through with them.
I should note that many benefits provided by the provinces are based on residency rather than citizenship, so sometimes there is that confusion. We are often able to help resolve those issues with the provincial authorities or our federal government departments that provide benefits like old age benefits.