Thank you for your question, Mr. St-Cyr. Let me tell you that we give priority to applications under the Quebec immigrant investor program over those under the federal program. I am being told that there is no deliberate delay. Some times security agents have to investigate before issuing a security clearance. Sometimes this can add to the processing time but I can assure you that there is no deliberate delay by the federal government in dealing with these applications.
I might ask my deputy minister if he has something to add on this.