As you were speaking, one thing that did rise in my mind that we should maybe think about is that probably not every one of them has applied. That is a fair statement. I think most of them have, and that's when this issue came up, actually. It was when they applied. That's when the CBSA finally went and actually looked at the papers from five years ago and realized they'd made a mistake five years ago.
Maybe it should say “a path to apply or reapply”, but I think the key point is that I don't think anybody's asking for any special treatment. They just want to have the ability to apply for permanent residency, or reapply, as is necessary.
I would be fine if we wanted to say “a path to apply or reapply for permanent residency”. That would work, too, because that's the intent of it.
I would agree with what Mr. Dhaliwal said; he's correct.