In terms of the $18 million—I'll have my colleagues correct me if I'm wrong—it was actually part of a three-year investment, starting in 2016, to deal with the 300,000 new admissions target. Specifically, the $18 million in the main estimates is going to be dedicated to settlement services as a result of the increase in the admission levels. There are additional monies in the main estimates of about $8 million that allow the department to ramp up to prepare itself operationally to admit the additional numbers in the 2017 levels plans.
On March 20th, 2017. See this statement in context.