Official Languages committee  It's the Treasury Board.

Official Languages committee  Yes, I'll definitely be pleased to do that. This is a matter of determining the bilingual regions relative to unilingual regions, and the directives are quite clear. The designated bilingual regions are bilingual based mainly on employee rights. Ultimately, the bilingual or non-

Official Languages committee  The person who answers the telephone will ensure that we provide that person with service in French. For client service purposes, we offer bilingual service. For employee rights and work on a day-to-day basis in the office itself, it's designated unilingual. It's somewhat the bes

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely. It could be improved.

Official Languages committee  We have approximately 10,500.

Official Languages committee  I'm trying to do the addition.

Official Languages committee  I have all the information and I could send it to you.

Official Languages committee  Yes, I can absolutely give you that information based on the regions.

Official Languages committee  That depends on the position. If the position is designated unilingual English because the person mainly has to work with anglophones, that person must then be able to work in English.

Official Languages committee  There are very strict rules about hiring someone who is unable to work in the language necessary to do the work. It's the same in Quebec. If an anglophone applied for a position, would we give it to that person? You have to conduct the analysis on a case-by-case basis.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes, yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  We very recently spoke with the Treasury Board secretary to ensure that the department is meeting the needs of the Commissioner of Official Languages and that we are well organized.

Official Languages committee  That's part of the accountability plan for the departments concerning management, and it's available.