I would point out to my friends in the opposition that five members on one side are getting as much time as one member on the other side, so I think this is a reasonable question.
I am proud to announce that starting today our ministry will now post its most requested statistics on a quarterly basis on our website.
We are demonstrating our commitment to transparency and open government by ensuring that our most requested data is up to date, easily accessible, and posted in a timely manner. This will ensure that anyone who would like this data can access it free whenever they would like to. The statistics provide current information on the immigration and citizenship processes, such as how many economic-class and family-class applications have been proceeded with in the previous quarter of the year.
So Ms. Chow's research will be rendered even more convenient.
The information also includes operational data on, for example, citizenship statistics, application processing times, and inventories. CIC is also offering public access to a free CD with more detailed statistical information.
Let me add one point, Mr. Chairman, to highlight our commitment to open government. Immigration Canada receives the most requests of any government department under the Access to Information Act—more than double the number of requests received by the next-highest-ranked federal department. So we have a huge volume of ATI requests. But our compliance rate is over 95%. This demonstrates our commitment to transparency and client service. By virtue of our sharing this information proactively on a regular basis, Canadians will have the information they need readily available. I think that demonstrates our commitment to transparency.