Once the protocol for agreements is signed, which is imminent, discussions will start by asking the provinces to give us an action plan for the five-year agreement period. We will see the initiatives they are proposing by outcome domain.
Discussions are currently under way on whether we are satisfied with the proposed initiatives, whether they are clear and whether we are in a position to monitor them. We will ensure that the proposed targets are relevant, adequate and measurable, and a discussion will follow from that. We will also be able to voice our preferences. They are on the last page. I went over it, but some of the federal government's preferences are listed on page 11, and we would like to invite the provinces to pay attention to those subjects. One province may not want to review all the initiatives it is proposing for one outcome domain, while another might consider the area of early childhood, for example, or pay greater attention to the post-secondary sector. That is what is discussed with the provinces.
It is clear that, with respect to the province, the education plans submitted to us or the education system are part of the provincial education plan as a whole. Stemming from that, the province has a certain number of constraints and, obviously, a certain number of objectives in its area of jurisdiction for the entire population. They are also part of a larger framework. That is what we discuss.