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Official Languages committee Actually, there aren't any there, no.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee But the demand is very low.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee The demand is very low. So, it isn't necessary to have a bilingual person in Toronto because we can provide the service using bilingual individuals appointed to Montreal or elsewhere, and they can come to Toronto when hearings are held. There are employees who can do that.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee Not right now, because we are able to stay up to date. But, we haven't been in the past because of the shortage…
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee You're welcome.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee Again, I'm aware of the particular case. The language profile of the position was downgraded to give the individual a job because he or she—again, I'm not sure whether it was a man or a woman—had quit their previous job on the basis that we had made them a job offer. No, that should not happen.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee There are 40 bilingual people and seven francophones at the Refugee Protection Division. So there are 47 people who are able to hear cases in French. In the Immigration Appeal Division, we have eight bilingual people…
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee Yes, but they aren't all in Toronto, unfortunately.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee Eight, in the Immigration Appeal Division. In the Immigration Division, we have 11 bilingual people right now. I don't have the breakdown of francophones, anglophones and bilingual people. But the bilingual people are able to hear…
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee In Toronto.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee In the Refugee Protection Division, yes.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee It's the Montreal office…
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee Sorry, the IAD is the Immigration Appeal Division.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee That's right, but at the moment…
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley
Official Languages committee As I said in my introduction, in those situations, we ask a bilingual employee to go from Vancouver or Montreal to Toronto, or we hold the hearing by videoconference.
December 16th, 2010Committee meeting
Simon Coakeley