Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank our witnesses for joining us this morning.
First of all, I would like to point out that our officers are certainly not to blame. Let me just remind you that they are simply applying a policy. This must be said, because they cannot be the only ones to come in for criticism.
Officials from Citizenship and Immigration Canada appeared before this committee to talk about temporary resident visa applications and told us that 18% of applications are rejected by Canadian authorities. They also said that, if the claim is rejected, the person has to fill out a new application, which involves additional procedures.
In your view, are there any possible solutions to limit those additional procedures in the processing of applications?