Official Languages committee  I would agree with what my colleagues have offered here. Certainly, in the three territories, the success of the francophone communities is well documented. In some places, like Nunavut, for example, the rate of income is 80% higher than the other communities in Nunavut, for the

Official Languages committee  For the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, we don't have programs aimed specifically at minority groups for skills, but we do have a program that focuses on skills development between high school and going into the workforce and that program has been quite successful.

Official Languages committee  I would say the context in each of the three territories is quite different. We don't consider our export market a driver right now in terms of the economy. A big driver for us is mining. In the Northwest Territories in particular the francophone association began this outreach t

Official Languages committee  Thank you. I would say that people are often surprised to hear what a strong francophone community we have in each of the three territories. They are concentrated in the capitals of the territories, so we don't face some of the rural challenges, although in the territories we ha

Official Languages committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. My name is Kimberly Fairman. I am senior advisor to the president of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, or CanNor, Mr. Patrick Borbey. I am accompanied by Mr. Yves Robineau, CanNor's Chief Financial Officer an