Citizenship and Immigration committee  What I'm saying is that, more or less, CIC has the capacity to process close to 400 applications a year. We had some peaks in 2009 when they did 437. The average was 435 for the past five years. So we already have the just-in-time approach. In some years, maybe, they have a hig

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If the CIC has the capacity to process 275,000 people, let's say, as an example, and they approve 260,000 a year, which is the normal year we have--and that's what we're looking for next year, too, more or less--that means they process 115,000 people who were told, “Sorry, you ca

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In conclusion, our recommendations are as follows: CIC should seek, from shared interest groups, that is, people specialized in a particular category, submissions on how to improve the quality of applications and how CIC could speed up the processing of applications without sacri

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, hello. I'll do my presentation in French, but I'll be pleased to answer your questions in English, should there be any. In order to help you follow my comments, I've prepared a PowerPoint document for you in French and English, whic

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't think the quality of the applications is in issue. It's simply that we lose some along the way. As I have always said, taking the capitalist route, we can ask a client for $400,000 and tell them it will take the time it takes. We can also ask a client for $800,000 and gua

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll have to call the CEO.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In terms of the line, Canada's policy at present is first in, first out. Assume there are currently 15,000 cases waiting. Of those 15,000 applicants, some may lose interest. They will maybe already have gone to New Zealand when they are called. Assume there are still 10,000 cases

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I would like to add to what Mr. Major said. We are seeing what is happening. In the past, in Canada, the Immigrant Investor Program was the unchallenged number one. This is no longer necessarily the case, because other little "mushrooms" are popping up in the world. Now ther

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They sniff things out. They look at the other side of the border, on the Canadian side, and see that our business model is a good one. But they notice that even though their business model is not as good, our waiting times are much longer. But they still require a $500,000 invest

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What do you mean by "easier to get into Quebec"?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My answer will be twofold, if I may, Mr. Coderre. The Quebec program is not necessarily easier. That may be the case if we calculate it in months. But unlike the federal program, when Quebec makes its choice, the client has to make their $400,000 investment. Whether it is eight

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If I may, I also demonstrated this in my last presentation to the standing committee. If we can't significantly reduce the waiting time problem for investors, perhaps a temporary work permit could be an option, because, as I mentioned earlier, investors can be patient as long as

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We can work on the Quebec model. I think the industrial program, the success for the past.... We're now at 25 years in Quebec. We used to receive fewer than 2,000 applications a year; now it's close to 5,000 applications a year under the Quebec program. Quebec is in the same posi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  At present, we work with two separate applications, the application submitted to Immigration Québec, and when a selection certificate is issued, the client has to submit a new application using the federal forms, and supplying substantially the same information for the use of the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To answer your questions, Mr. St-Cyr, I will say that these are two different processes. As I mentioned earlier in my presentation, the Quebec cases have already been screened in part by Quebec. Quebec selection certificates have already been issued. For example, out of 100 appl