Through the chair, first of all, the wait times for new claims as of, let's say today, for anybody making a new claim at the IRB will be processed within the next 16 months, based on current inventories and trends.
Second, we have about 65,000 in our inventory right now. A third of those are not actionable because we're waiting for either documentation, security screening or this or that.
That leaves about 45,000 in our claims inventory right now that are actionable. They have been heard. They are on the schedule or will be placed on the schedule within the next 11 months. From the IRB's perspective, with what is in our inventory and with what is actionable, they have been or will be scheduled within 11 months.
In terms of things that can be done, the IRB over the past number of years has taken on a pretty ambitious transformation agenda, which I alluded to in my opening remarks, with a real focus on a culture of performance and results. We understand what the asylum seekers have been through. They have a very long journey. It's been a very challenging journey to them. They have faced many challenges on their way to the IRB, including long processing times throughout the process. We've taken that on board. It's been a tough problem, and we've looked at everything from intake to recourse to try to expedite our processing times.
One initiative in particular that I'll speak to, although there are many, is with respect to the task force on less complex claims. This is an initiative that tries to best allocate our resources based on the complexity of the claims in question. This task force is a group of individuals, members of the refugee protection division that Roula heads up, and 10% of the complement are currently dedicated to this group. Over the past four years or so, since this group was established, they have finalized about 20% of the hearings.
What this does is increase access to justice more quickly for those individuals in our inventory and better utilizes our resources. That is one example of many where we have tried to instill and initiate new ideas and new approaches to expedite processing times with good effect.