Ms. Diane Jacovella at the Official Languages Committee

On February 17th, 2011. See this statement in context.

February 17th, 2011 / 9:25 a.m.

Vice-President and Champion of Official Languages, Multilateral and Global Programs Branch, Canadian International Development Agency

Diane Jacovella

Francophone employees account for 54% of our staff, while anglophones account for 46%. Some 90% of our employees are bilingual.

I do want to point out that CIDA is a highly bilingual department. The vast majority of our employees are bilingual, and that is perhaps because of our international mandate.

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