Since the strategic plan was first implemented, a lot of great collaborative initiatives have been introduced in the francophone community across the country. For example, Nova Scotia includes the francophone community in the process of identifying immigrants outside Canada. One class of immigrants is referred by the community under the provincial nominee program.
To go back to ways of increasing the minimum 4.4% of total immigrant population, some great Destination Canada initiatives are organized by the embassy in Paris in which the communities take part with job offers in hand. People have settled in the regions, not just in urban areas. In Newfoundland and Labrador, someone, a health director, is at the Fédération des francophones thanks to Destination Canada. People settle in the Yukon. Whitehorse is a very small place. They are contributing to the development of the tourism industry. Some great things are happening.
It isn't always easy to prepare for and enter the labour market. That's why it's really necessary to prepare, before leaving, particularly for professionals. We have some great partnerships on the ground. We now have networks. The FCFA supports joint efforts by the various coordinators across the country, including Ms. Sacko. Some great partnerships are being established to generate support in the employment field, training to assist occupational integration.
Lastly, to go back to Mr. Weston's question, the communities across the country are working to increase awareness at home. In Nova Scotia, officials have toured all the regions since January of this year. They are making the communities aware of regionalization; people are talking about it, asking how we can work together to match strategies, including the integration issue. A lot of things are really happening, and I want to share them with you.