No. Either way, the Government of Quebec had to meet with the individual. If the application met the standards defined under the federal program, it would have been processed expeditiously. One of the problems posed by these cases is that much time passed between the assessment done by Quebec and the moment when applications were sent in by families. These delays have not helped, but there was nothing we could have done without a formal application.
On November 29th, 2010. See this statement in context.