Human Resources committee  That's correct.

Human Resources committee  Here's the sequence that's going to happen. Currently the Financial Administration Act requires that we pay interest. Because there's a void in the current OAS legislation, and consequently in the CPP, saying you don't have to pay interest, the rules of the Financial Administrati

Human Resources committee  We would provide regulation-making authority to articulate the circumstances under which—

Human Resources committee  No, you won't find it in there.

Human Resources committee  The details will definitely be in the regulations, yes.

Human Resources committee  If I may, the legislation is prospective, so I think you're going to find that in the future there will be less of a discrepancy in the numbers, because we moved to the single application process; we are going to be much more reliant on CRA data to adjust the income levels; and w

Human Resources committee  No, they would receive their benefits. They would get the benefits provided that the variation in income still rendered them eligible and they didn't go above the allowed income threshold.

Human Resources committee  Will you give me...? Should I answer?

Human Resources committee  There may be a variety of reasons why these people were not eligible. They may not have had the necessary years of residence, or their income situation may have changed. So over and above the fact that they might not have known they had to apply, there might have been reasons in

Human Resources committee  It's a growing demand as seniors become more technologically savvy and have access to the Internet. I can't give you numbers. Ross MacLeod is here, from Service Canada. He might have numbers. Do you mind if he fills in? The question is about the number of people asking for a s

Human Resources committee  Yes, I'm the person responsible.

Human Resources committee  It's been nearly three years.

Human Resources committee  I also have a colleague who is responsible for program delivery at Service Canada.

Human Resources committee  My colleague will answer.

Human Resources committee  There have been different estimates of those numbers over the years. I think this committee in 2001 estimated that potentially 200,000 Canadians might be eligible for the GIS—