Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. No, the drugs are recommended by the treating specialists, who are different from panel physicians or IRCC medical officers. The drugs are different in different countries. What we look at when we do the costing is the equivalent medication in Canada—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —therapeutic substitution, and also the publicly funded portion of that, because the whole cost may not be subsidized. We look at the provincial formularies, at what is going to be subsidized by the provincial government, and the cost is based on that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's not necessarily. These are specialists the applicant has already seen in the country of origin. The recommendation comes from them. They're not IRCC panel physicians. They could be specialists.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  An application is sent to the medical officer by the visa officer, and we look at the validity of that information. If the treatment required for that person is completed and it is no longer going to exceed the cost threshold for the next five years, they can be admissible. An ex

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think this question was partially answered before as well, but I'll repeat some of it again. We look at the reports provided by the applicant and the severity of the condition and the needs for services, the frequency they require. An individualized approach is used because c

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They are provided an opportunity through procedural fairness to come back and tell us if they are going to defray the cost of these services. It's only delayed in the sense that they are given the opportunity to give us the medication plan.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. If deafness or blindness will lead to a requirement for special services, social services for the child or for the individual, then they can potentially be denied.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Ultimately, the visa officers have the discretion of making that decision. They do consider the medical officer's opinion seriously and look at that. They will often discuss it with us before making a decision if they are going to go against our recommendation.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, they have the discretion to overturn that decision. As was said earlier, they can grant on a humanitarian and compassionate basis.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The medical is done, as we said earlier, by the panel physicians, which are designated by IRCC, but they're not IRCC positions. Once the medical is done, it is sent to one of the four regional medical offices that we have in Ottawa, New Delhi, Manila, and London. It's reviewed by

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. It's like any other medical diagnosis as well. If the cost of required services exceeds the threshold, they can potentially be rejected.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have a number here. We can provide it to the committee.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With autism, there were 37 who were made inadmissible in 2014. In 2015, there were 16, and in 2016, there were 23.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  How many were less than that?