Citizenship and Immigration committee  Those are the targets for 2011. Last year they were different. For instance, we have increased substantially the target for Beijing, and we have decreased the one for Delhi--so my friend David is unhappy with me, and my friend Sid as well.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's correct.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The number last year was 5,000.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning. My name is Rénald Gilbert, and I am the Director General of the International Region of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. I would like to thank the committee for its interest in hearing from representatives of some of our visa offices abroa

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have the number, but the embassy was not closed. We were operational. We did serve the public there, essentially, every day and every night at the beginning.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  But we were not totally functional.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In terms of the office that was set up for Haiti, if a crisis were to hit tomorrow morning, somewhere else—such as the Ivory Coast—we could certainly use the same structure to provide assistance in another situation. That is, to some extent, why the office was set up for surge c

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Precisely.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Perhaps I should clarify that Quebec's cases are not considered family reunification cases, so the federal government does not verify whether the person is a family member.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Oh, if you say so.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  On our end, as with all cases approved by Quebec as independent cases—they are literally in that category—we do not do any verification of whether there is a family connection in Quebec.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  This is the first I am hearing about Haiti-related appeals not being processed. I do not know why that would be, but.... We would need to look into this matter.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That is not our rule. Quebec is the one that chose the cut-off date.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. When Quebec issues a QSC.... The figures vary slightly, give or take a few hundred applications, because we do not have the same cut-off date. Out of the 2,700 selection certificates that were issued, we have received just 1,600. When Quebec issues a QSC, it is sent to the a

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, that happens before the person applies. So they receive approval from Quebec. If the person is approved on September 1, the QSC is sent to them, and they get it on the 8 or whenever. Then the person can fill out the form—the same immigration form that every other candidate ha