I think it's essential to be able to perform bilingually in the federal public service, but I certainly think that as an anglophone going in with a bilingual background, you're a much bigger asset. For instance, I did a co-op placement with the federal public service last summer. I'm fairly certain I was hired in large part because I had a bilingual background that my English-speaking cohorts at Carleton University didn't have. That's in the federal public service.
In the provincial public service, it's my understanding that it would be more difficult for me. Even though I have some level of bilingualism, it's certainly not adequate enough to get me a job in the provincial public service. To me, that's unfortunate, because I do want to return home. I do want to live in Quebec. I do want to participate.
I certainly hope that it won't be the case, and that I will be able to return, but it's certainly an impediment.