The proposal says that if a person makes a claim for refugee protection, they can no longer apply for humanitarian and compassionate consideration. There is a proposal among the government motions for an exception for those persons who, prior to the hearing before the refugee protection division, recognize that they're in the wrong stream, that they should be applying for humanitarian and compassionate consideration. If those people, up to that point, withdraw their refugee claim, then they can apply for humanitarian and compassionate consideration.
On June 1st, 2010. See this statement in context.