Citizenship and Immigration committee  I know that the model has been tried in other countries. In some cases it continues to exist, and in some cases it has been discontinued. I'm afraid I don't have sufficient information to speak to that today.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman, we don't have the expertise to speak to biometrics, unless, Sid, you feel you can answer that question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll do my best to answer that question, Mr. Chair. Intention is absolutely a very difficult concept. How can I say it? It's both art and science. An officer who's processing an application will note the stated reason for a visit. The officer will take a look at the applicant'

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wouldn't call it a profile, because that casts a certain image to suggest that there's a recipe for it. It's a set of factors that officers take into account and try to balance in making a judgment about an individual's intentions relative to what they may have stated those int

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Perhaps I can answer. There is a provision in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act now to address situations like that, and that is the temporary resident permit, which can be used to overcome a situation where an applicant is inadmissible to Canada, even if it's on the iss

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have those statistics, but certainly every officer has the capacity to refer a case to their program manager for—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The officer who's handling the application, and perhaps Sid can talk about what happens in Delhi as an illustration.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The officers can do that themselves without having to have anyone bring it to their attention. They can find merit in the case themselves.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Temporary resident permit. At missions we very often receive letters from members of Parliament who lay out more detail or provide more circumstances behind the case.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They could apply again for a temporary resident visa, but ask that a permit be considered. Do you agree, Sid?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In Chandigarh? We'll have to come back to you with that information. Sorry.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There is no quota. There's no minimum or maximum time. The cases are done on a case-by-case basis.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  An individual who appears at a port of entry in Canada is not fingerprinted. They may be fingerprinted at the time of deportation, for example, but as the system is currently built, those fingerprints aren't collected on re-entry. As to how this has happened in the past, I'm not

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have them with me today, but I'm sure we can get those for you.