Mr. Chair, what we have within the family class are two broad subcategories. The first would be spouses, partners, and dependent children under the age of 22. Those cases are processed on demand. That's reflected in the levels plan every year. The second broad stream within the family class is comprised of parents and grandparents sponsored by Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are established here in Canada.
We have a public policy in place that allows spouses and dependent children who are in Canada with their Canadian spouses to apply, through our processing centre in Vegreville, to stay in Canada while their cases are processed if a departure overseas would cause them undue hardship. For example, within the levels plan, there is the public policy H and C line, and that would include spouses and children who are processed in Canada.