Thank you. I'm happy to speak to this.
This is a technical clarification. It's meant to provide the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration with clarity as to when he has an obligation to decide a humanitarian and compassionate application. In the case of foreign nationals, the minister would not have an obligation to decide the application once a refugee claim has been made to the Immigration and Refugee Board. That's the first part, the (b) part.
Paragraph (c) further clarifies that once the Immigration and Refugee Board has made a final determination of the claim, be it at the Refugee Protection Division or the Refugee Appeal Division, there is a 12-month waiting period before the claimant could requalify for humanitarian and compassionate consideration.
Thank you.