I couldn't really give you any other logical reasons. There are permanent residents and temporary residents. With regard to temporary residents, all applications from people who hadn't filed an application at that time must normally be filed outside Canada. That provision is still in the act. However, status can be renewed in Canada. That's what our Vegreville office does. It processes nearly 300,000 applications a year. However, the people who come here as visitors but change their minds along the way, to study, for example, must file their applications outside Canada. Once again, that's in the act. We essentially operate in accordance with the provisions of the current act.
On March 8th, 2011. See this statement in context.