Citizenship and Immigration committee  Currently, we have 178 Quebec members.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm glad you asked that. As you know, Quebec is the only province in Canada to have its own immigration legislation. Until recently, the Government of Quebec had not enacted immigration laws to appoint authorized representatives, as the federal government had done in 2004. However, as you no doubt know, a few weeks ago, the provincial government announced that it would appoint CSIC members as representatives.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can't say that I have participated in all the discussions with the Government of Quebec. I would be glad to get back to this issue later on, if you like.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As a member of the French community sitting on the board of directors, I have always taken language-related issues to heart, especially when the society was first established. Whenever documents were translated, I made a point of ensuring that they were not just translated, but translated with the user in mind.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. St-Cyr. At this time, no one can determine how many ghost agents there are, be it in Canada or abroad.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We don't have any statistics on this. However, as you know, under the contribution agreement the federal government concluded with CSIC in 2003, once membership in the organization totals 3,000, CSIC will pay off a $700,000 loan to the federal government.