Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think we would have to look very carefully at the elements that are considered part of the costing exercise, and I think that might be one explanation for the great variation that you've cited, but I'd be happy to provide the committee with additional information, if that would be helpful.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We would certainly welcome the recommendations of the committee.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's actually relatively stable. It's about 9,000. Last year, in fact, we had 9,900 detentions. The year before we had 8,800. The year before that we had about 9,500, but going back to 2008, we had 14,000.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In the case of Vancouver, yes, we have to rely on provincial corrections for our detentions.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, they're comparable.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Our best assessment is that about 80% to 90% are failed refugee claimants. In terms of overstays, I can't be specific on the estimate, but it would be a relatively small percentage, for sure.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's hard to say.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's 72 hours.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can confirm that the agency is very seriously looking at detention and the detention strategy, as well as the proposed options for going forward to ensure that CBSA has the infrastructure and the strategy to ensure much greater consistency in its detention practices. A robust business case is being developed to consider how we can improve the fact that we are limited today because of our infrastructure constraints—that’s something very much at the top of our priority list.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, we do. We're looking very seriously at our costs. We're also benchmarking our costs against others. We're also benchmarking our costs—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, I would say they're comparable.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We're looking very much at the Toronto bail program. In fact, we assessed the Quebec region specifically for the purpose of trying to create a similar program there, but it was found to be not feasible. One of the major features of Ontario is the volume of cases, as well as the unique not-for-profit organization that is in Ontario.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The legislation establishes two criteria: one, that the volume of arrivals through this irregular means overwhelms resources; and the second—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think you've already identified several. The Toronto bail program is an excellent example. We've assessed the possibility to expand or to create a Toronto bail-like program in other jurisdictions. Electronic monitoring, as you know, is something that is being assessed. We use terms and conditions for many cases where there are reporting requirements or bonds.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  You're referring to irregular arrivals—