Official Languages committee  Under section 48 of the Official Languages Act, the Treasury Board President files an annual report on the status of official languages.

Official Languages committee  Indeed.

Official Languages committee  No, we still prepare our reports.

Official Languages committee  The departments still prepare reports.

Official Languages committee  I would have to look at the figures, but I can tell you that we essentially ask one-third of the federal institutions to submit reports every year.

Official Languages committee  Pardon me, but in one year, one-third of institutions report, and the second third do so in the second year, and the third third do so in the third year.

Official Languages committee  Yes. There is a guide for Treasury Board submissions that—

Official Languages committee  Yes, you may have a copy of that guide.

Official Languages committee  There was no lost activity, as such. There was a refocusing of the activities of the Centre of Excellence to align them with the new human resource management model. There are fewer interventions—

Official Languages committee  No, we are completely available. The difference is this: I am regularly invited to join in departmental networks. Some departments have established their own internal human resources committees because we have made them accountable. I was at the Department of the Environment thi

Official Languages committee  We're in a change cycle. In our assessment of the situation, we have to adjust to this new service delivery model, to a redefined role for the centre and to enhanced responsibilities for all the institutions and deputy ministers who are ultimately responsible for implementing req

Official Languages committee  We're obviously working every day.

Official Languages committee  That's indeed what we do.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chairman, I have been in my position for seven months. I am in the process of assessing the team's circumstances and planning for the future.

Official Languages committee  We change every day because we are currently hiring people. There are 22 positions, two of which have to be filled.