In the last three years, things have changed a bit. Five years ago, the percentage of bilingual people in the senior management team at FCC was much lower.
Accepting a non-bilingual candidate to fill a designated bilingual position would be an exception. At the time of the job offer, we would require or ask the candidate to take French courses. Before granting this exception, however, we would need to have tried to fill the position on at least two occasions. We need to see if the talent really exists outside Regina.
To tie in with your colleague's question, things have changed over the past three years. Previously, these positions were only available in Regina, which sometimes caused several additional challenges.