Official Languages committee  Maybe I would start with just an overarching statement from the departmental perspective and invite the regional development agencies to chime in as well. I think that the exercise that we went through with respect to renewing the official languages road map really is the founda

Official Languages committee  Thank you for that question. Maybe if I could, I'll make an overarching statement and then the more specific answer. One of the things that we see when we look at the data and information on official language minority communities is how diverse they are, that there is no one por

Official Languages committee  Thank you. I'll start with perhaps a couple of general observations and then others may have something they would like to contribute. Much of the skills agenda falls to counterparts in Employment and Social Development Canada who have more direct levers with respect to some of

Official Languages committee  More of the on-the-ground, in-community work is done by the regional development agencies at the federal level. Industry Canada helps with coordination, sharing information, best practices, pulling the groups together so that the relevant people who work on the ground in communit

Official Languages committee  It is definitely one of the frustrations we hear from businesses most often, speaking to the point that was just made—

Official Languages committee  —that entrepreneurs don't distinguish between the levels of government and don't really care who's asking you to fill out what form or where your regulations are or what your permits are. “Just tell us what the rules are and tell us once; coordinate among yourselves and make it e

Official Languages committee  I would say a couple of things. One is that Industry Canada has a number of initiatives that we have worked on with other federal departments, the regional development agencies, the provinces and territories, or municipalities, to simplify some of the information that's availabl

Official Languages committee  I'll start with the first part about the planning tools and the consultations with respect to building economic development plans for official language minority communities. At Industry Canada, our role is foundational with respect to some of the research that is done for suppor

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning. Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you for giving us the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the economic situation of official language minority communities. My name is Krista Campbell, Director General of Strategic P