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Q.236 Mr. Malhi ( Bramalea-Gore-Malton) April 8, 2008 / 8 avril 2008
TRETORN BY Tie LEADER OF THE GOVERNWENT INTHE HOUSE OF CONOR ANS
MINISTER FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORM
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MINISTRE DE LA REFORME DEMOCRATIOUE
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‘QUESTIONNO.N®DELAGUESTION | 8Y/0E ATE:
Q-236 Mr. Malhi (Bramalea-Gore-Malton) April 8, 2008
REPLY BY THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION.
REPONSE DE LA MINISTRE DE LA CITOYENNETE ET DE LIMMIGRATION
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‘QUESTION
With respect to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration: (a) what has been the total departmental spending
on citizenship courts, divided by line item, for each of the last ten fiscal years (i) nationally, (ii) in each province and
territory, (iii) in each of the following cities: Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto, Ontario; Montréal, Quebec;
Halifax, Nova Scotia; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta; and Vancouver, British Columbia; (b)
how many citizenship ceremonies were performed in each of the last ten fiscal years (i) nationally, (ii) in each
province and territory, (iii) in each of the following cities: Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto, Ontario; Montréal,
Quebec; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta; and Vancouver, British
Columbia; and (c) how many people became Canadian citizens in each of the last ten fiscal years, (i) nationally, (ii)
in each province and territory, (iii) in each of the following cities: Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto, Ontario;
Montréal, Quebec; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta; and Vancouver,
British-Columbia?
REPLY /REPONSE oncmatet Py
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Insofar as Citizenship and Immigration Canada is concerned,
(a) The direct costs of delivering the citizenship program (including local offices, courts,
Citizenship Commission and Case Processing Centre Sydney, but excluding the Call Centres, and
National Headquarters,) are available for fiscal year 2006/2007. In fiscal year 2006/2007 the direct
costs were $21,801,517.
(b) (i) Citizenship ceremonies performed nationally:
2007- | 2006- | 2005- | 2004-] 2003- | 2002- ] 2001- | 2000- | 1999- | 1998-
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999
‘National, 2,902, [3,055 | 2,901 [2,410 [2,271 [1,890 | 2,176 | 2,542 | 2,390 | 1,855
(Sources: Fiscal Years 2007-2008 to 2008-2009 (May 05, 2008): GCMS CIT 102.3, and
Fiscal Years 1998-1999 10 2096-2007: Monthly Reports of Operations (ROO) from local offices and Pulse Reports)
Note: Stats are not available 10 be broken down for Yukon & NWT from the ROO or Pulse Reports.
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Province/ | 2007- | 2006- | 2005- | 2004- | 2003- | 2002- | 2001- ] 2000- | 1999- | 1998-
Territory __| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999
Newfoundland B 7 Ron 10 sof 6 9 8 0
Prince Edward
Island 4 2 3 2 4 2 1 3 0 0
‘Nova Scotia ST aw | eae Die Ws dees SP aI
‘New Brunswick | 26 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 10 9 13 16 5 6
Quebec: 398 [395 | 483 [367 | 331 |" 350 | 330" | 387] 361 | 276
‘Ontario 1,549 |" 1,857 | 1,635 | 1,363 | 1,243 [7.079 [1,159 | 1,264 | 1.144 | 935
‘Manitoba ST |e SHS 42 The 50 [46 aa S| 52
‘Saskatchewan 34 [26 | 20 | 23 | 34 [35 | 44 | so | 88 | o7
Alberta 317] 2i7 | 157 [14a | has [15034 [887227
British Columbia [419 | 453 | soi [418 | 432 | 294 | 417 | s40_| 523 | 380
‘Yukon 4 = epee = = = = = =
Northwest :
Territories - : s : z a : - :
Nunavut 0 = = = = = = = = =
‘Unspecified 7 5 = = - = : = : =
(Sources: Fiscal Years 2007-2008 to 2008-2009 (May 05, 2008): GCMS CIT 102.3, and
Fiscal Years 19981999 to 2006-2007: Monthly Reports of Operations (ROO) from local offices and Pulse Reports)
Note: Stats are not available 10 be broken down for Yukon & NWT from the ROO or Pulse Reports.
(iii) Citizenship ceremonies performed in each of the following cities:
city 2007- | 2006- | 2005- | 2004- ] 2003- | 2002- ] 2001- | 2000- ] 1999- | 1998-
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999
Mississauga “["-281- [7 286" [7225] tor [123 fat 163 {139 eas |
Toronto 252 | eral 141 2 937 e330 88 | F315 978 | 345 |e et | 8
“Montreal 299° [7349 |a33 [3467 [302 | 234 | 332" | 387 | 361 | 276
Halifax. 26 25, 29 23 26 21 30. 28. 37, 23
‘Winnipeg = 7. 59) a2 50. 462) 4246 37. 2 ar
Edmonton, el es ee 35. 64 oo 75 85 30
Calgary 1697 [109] 91 96 90. 86, 5 [3 [87 TT.
‘Vancouver 205 [261 | 28s [238 [241 | 156 | 293 | 321 | 354 | 259
(Sources: Fiscal Years 2007-2008 to 2008-2009 (May 05, 2008): GCMS CIT 102.3, and
Fiscal Years 1998-1999 to 2006-2007: Monthly Reports of Operations (ROO) from local offices and Pulse Reports)
* There is no data available specifically for Brampton (it is included in the Mississauga data)
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