One of the other things that we haven't had historically is a filter to stop applications coming in. So every year we can process the number of applications we have in our annual levels. The ministerial instructions are really a great tool for us, because they will permit us to fine-tune. A long part of the processing is cases that have to stay on a file until we can actually get to them. So if we can look at what the country needs and be able to decide how many we're going to take over a period of time, then we'll be able to adjust and not keep applications pending for a long time.
On December 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.