Madam Chair, the department works with the IRB and CBSA from a policy perspective and for guidance on the programs, but the actual processing is done by the IRB.
I would note that there are many efforts to control volumes before asylum claimants enter the country. Some of those measures were set out in last year's budget, as well as some funding. There is always a very tricky balance between when volumes go up and processing, but a number of measures were taken by the IRB to improve their processing efficiency.
I can speak to one that was set out in the last budget. It was actually a pilot undertaken by CBSA and IRCC called the integrated claims assessment centre. The IRCC and CBSA are working together to put together case-ready files when the claims are made and to do some streamlining, so when the cases are provided to the IRB, they are ready to go. That's an example of efficiency that the department, with CBSA, has undertaken, funded by last year's budget.