They were in the system and we were awaiting final authorization.
We really focused on cases that were already in the system. When those cases were dealt with, we then started working on others. In most of your ridings, people had not sent in applications. The first thing they had to do was therefore to obtain authorization from the Government of Quebec pursuant to the special program.
We only started receiving applications in the summer. Until October 29, we were receiving new applications. There are 1,137 people in the system including 167 for which documents were issued and 52 that settled in Canada.
Most of these applications only arrived in July, August and September. We are currently processing them, but the family class cases remain our priority. By definition, the cases from Quebec that were welcomed were not within the federal government's family class.