Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's roughly 2,000. Do you want the exact number?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's 2,112.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry, it's far more than that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We do 2,000 a year. Through naturalization there are about 1,300 and through immigration there are about 800.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Maybe I have one thing I could add to your question: some parents could not bring their children for adoption because they are not residents of Canada. Through citizenship, it allows them to be—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The child has a status, whether he is an immigrant or a citizen.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It varies a great deal from one country to the next; that is the main difference.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I am not sure I understand your question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It would create a difference between children born abroad to Canadian parents and children adopted abroad. It would give them an additional right. It would probably correct a... How can I say...

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That depends on when you ask. I can tell you that at present, the processing time differs very little from one place to another. It is a two-step process, whether you are talking about sponsorship or naturalization. Parents who apply for naturalization must first apply to our ci

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I should explain that this choice is not available to everyone. It applies only to children adopted by Canadian citizens. Permanent residents who adopt children do not have this choice. There is a second category of people for whom adoption is not possible in the country where th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That is the purpose of the changes to the website. The information is already on the site, but it may not be as easy to find as we had hoped. When children are adopted through agencies, the agency officials are well aware of these options, but that is not necessarily the case whe

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That would be for me to answer. You said 59 months, but 80% of the cases are done much faster. We see two types of adoption--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We see two types of adoption in India. First, there are children who, as you described, are orphans and are either in an orphanage or in the custody of family members. These applications are generally given priority, like applications for spouses and natural children. The second