In terms of the other countries, the Canadian rights are patented as Canadian rights, therefore a Canadian can apply for it or a foreigner. It has nothing to do with a Canadian company filing abroad. What we're trying to achieve here, by making those changes to accede to the Patent Law Treaty, is really to make it more friendly to Canadian applicants or foreigners who apply in Canada and make sure we align with other administrative requirements in other jurisdictions, which for companies that file in many jurisdictions are more familiar so it allows us to have a system that is familiar to all.
On November 6th, 2014. See this statement in context.