Public Safety committee  I don't, but we can check that. Again, it's a rolling total because some cases—

Public Safety committee  Yes. I'm not sure we're talking that many, but we can look into that.

Public Safety committee  It will be done abroad, which may make the person's entry into Canada easier. We want to make sure that the person coming over on the plane is indeed the person who obtained the document abroad.

Public Safety committee  We will use it to check criminal records and RCMP data. Furthermore, if someone shows the officer at the entry point a photo that does not look like him or her, the person's fingerprints will be checked.

Public Safety committee  We are here today representing Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The department does not have an opinion on the matter.

Public Safety committee  We consider them the same.

Public Safety committee  But, in certain cases, we do treat individuals abroad as those seeking refugee status in Canada under the refugee class. In Canada, I think both terms are used interchangeably.

Public Safety committee  We hope so. We are in the midst of assessing whether entry into the U.S. would give us our exit and whether entry into Canada would give the Americans their exit.

Public Safety committee  Not initially, but we hope to build a system that will cover everything in the long term. We do everything step by step.

Public Safety committee  I apologize, but I cannot answer that question. I work in operations. But we could send you the answer.

Public Safety committee  The department is working on the biometric project.

Public Safety committee  As part of the legislative amendments, we wanted to make sure the bill contained a provision stipulating that clients would have to submit to the collection of their biometric information if asked.

Public Safety committee  In response to the second part of your question, I cannot say with certainty whether the old act contained a provision similar to section 56 or not. However, this specific section has existed since 2002, when the new law was passed. The section reads as follows:56. An officer may order the release from detention of a permanent resident or a foreign national before the first detention review by the Immigration Division if the officer is of the opinion that the reasons for the detention no longer exist.

Public Safety committee  Electronic monitoring could be one of the conditions imposed.

Public Safety committee  It is not in the act.