Citizenship and Immigration committee  Correct.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do you mean in this particular instance?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd say the numbers are always going to be subject to change as we continue our investigations and as we dig into this further. There may be other instances that we're not aware of. That's why we continue our investigations.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Those are the cases we stopped, yes, about 2,000.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair. It's a pleasure to be here. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss today the challenges of fraudulent student documents. I would like to give you an overview of the CBSA's mandate under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or IRPA, with respect to protecting the integrity of the immigration system.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Arriving through the port of entry—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We launched on November 1 and we're already seeing immediate benefits from that. The portal has been in place for a couple of months and again we're seeing immediate benefits there. The portal is available to anybody in that up-to-18-month waiting list. The benefit of the portal, from our point of view, is that it's more user-friendly, it's plain language, it's more accurate and it's quicker.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Maybe I'll take this opportunity to reiterate that our processes are in place regardless of whether the STCA is there or not. At Roxham Road, in an effort to deal with volumes, initially we were processing in two parts. We did an initial assessment upon arrival, and then we adjourned the claim for a later date to be finalized in an eligibility interview at the urban processing centre.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Through the chair, thank you for the question. Our processes that are in place are the same, regardless of whether or not the safe third country agreement is in place. It's a question of how and when they arrive in the country. I'm not familiar with the processes that were in place pre-STCA in 2014—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If I understand the question correctly, from my point of view, the biggest concern I have is the safety of the individuals coming into Canada. The safest way to come into Canada is at an official point of entry. If you're crossing between points of entry, regardless of the circumstances, regardless of the conditions, you're taking on additional personal risk that may not be warranted.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon. I am Aaron McCrorie, the vice-president of intelligence and enforcement at the Canada Border Services Agency, or CBSA. I am joined today by my colleague Carl Desmarais, the director general of enforcement at CBSA. I'd like to speak briefly about the role of the CBSA in processing asylum claims, particularly when they are irregular entries, most of which are at Roxham Road.