There has been an increase in the last couple of years, last year and this year, because of the accumulated backlog in the parent and grandparent portion of the family class. The government significantly increased the planning range for that program. While new applications so that we could work through the existing inventory, the government also significantly increased the space available for parents and grandparents last year and this year, leading to an increase.
On November 21st, 2013. See this statement in context.