Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair.
It really depends on the type. I can provide the committee with statistics on processing times in the various categories.
For permanent residence, it depends on the immigration levels set, as the minister said earlier this week. We have to make sure that we process the files and that the number of applications is consistent with what we are capable of processing. However, for a program like work permits, there is no limit. We are preparing to process applications as we receive them. As I said, at the end of September, processing time for work permits was 116 days.