Luckily, in the Eastern Townships, we have a very good relationship with the officers responsible for applying part VII of the act, in order to ensure that minority language communities have access to these programs.
By working in collaboration with them over the last three years, we have gained access to two projects under Service Canada's Skills Link program. The program was set up to help anglophones get back into the job market by developing expertise and providing hands on job-related experience.
In our little region alone, the Sherbrooke region, we set up two theatre projects. We integrated the arts, which allowed us to help youth acquire artistic skills. In doing so, we provided them with an opportunity to learn new skills, which could help them do marketing, and to further develop their skills and allow them to explore their full potential.
Twenty-one youth came through our doors for this program, which comes from the roadmap. In fact it is a secondary program. Afterwards, the youth either returned to school or found a job. We stay in touch with them. This is just one example of the concrete way we use the funds, that is to say, directly to help the members of our community.