Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is recorded.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Governor in Council appointees are at the discretion of the government. The way the selection process on merit was designed in 2004 could change, but in 2004 the selection would be delegated to us in terms of merit and ensuring we have the best. Once I recommend the names to the minister, I do not have a discussion.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is not taped on video.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It has the authority to have 156. We have 40 fewer.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To meet our commitments....

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Over the fifteen years, it ranges between twenty and thirty a year.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With the protocol we have—and you have it in front of you, if you want to look at it—and depending on the nature of the complaint, some are dealt with by the regional office. I delegate those complaints to the regional office to look into them. If the complaint is serious, I then decide if I'm going to have someone from outside the institution look into it.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I caution using 40 because it is a moving number. We have people who reach 10 years and they cannot be reappointed, so that's an automatic vacancy. They never come at the same date, so we fluctuate, to answer your question. In terms of 40, this is the highest we've been, and when we have reappointments or appointments, it can affect the number.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Mr. Chairperson, members of committee, I thank you for inviting me to speak before you today. Allow to me to introduce, as you did, Tim Morin, acting senior general counsel. My last appearance here was in May of this year. In that presentation I provided an outline of the role of the IRB within the immigration portfolio, the work of our three divisions, and our agenda to meet the challenges of a changing environment.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wish I could help you there, but I don't know enough about the European standard myself, I must confess. Secondly, I think the department is in a better position to provide the standard issue in its standard discussions. I'm using the convention and the act.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, 119 or 120.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are two or three things at play. First, once I make a recommendation to the minister on a new appointment or a renewal, it's the minister's prerogative if people are renewed or not. It's not necessarily based on performance. It's the prerogative of GIC.