Public Accounts committee  I'll have to look at the statistics. Specifically, I believe that the Quebec region is the only one with a full contingency of appointments, and the rest are scattered across the country.

Public Accounts committee  That's correct.

Public Accounts committee  It's 441.

Public Accounts committee  We're just at the point of looking at the applications right now.

Public Accounts committee  There are 19.

Public Accounts committee  There are 89.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I would respectfully refer that question to the board. I'm not in a position to say whether or not this has an impact on their operations. The government launched a selection process to fill positions of members on the board in October, and the government has also proc

Public Accounts committee  The Parole Board of Canada, which is under the umbrella of Public Safety, has a very well-established training and on-boarding program for their membership, and I believe they also have an annual assessment of them.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I can answer that. Our department may not have an audit system specific to this file as such, but it has a broader auditing system that follows up on the audit, which is always the case. Since the spring, we have set up an internal one-stop shop, which coi

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. At Public Safety Canada we also track vacancies very closely and keep an eye on upcoming vacancies, provide that information to the minister's office and to the organizations with whom we work in the portfolio. To the extent possible, we also try to work ahead on any