I'm going to see if Carol might have some more details on exactly how much shorter they are. What I can explain to you from our understanding of the process is that one of the elements is interviewing applicants, which is easier to do when they're in Canada than in a country where there may be security concerns. Access to medical information and key documents might be facilitated when someone is already in Canada versus overseas or in another country. I'm going to see if Carol has now found the differences.
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