There is an RDEE in every Canadian province, as well as in the three territories. This federal program is fairly flexible, in that each RDEE coordinator works with players on the ground to determine the needs and put in place programs or activities that work for the community.
The minority language communities in each Canadian province have their own specific challenges. For example, New Brunswick is officially bilingual. Services in French to businesses are provided by the provincial government. Our organization does not need to.
The situation is different for Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The government is not required to provide services in French to businesses. The RDEE does this job in part.
As I mentioned earlier, the exodus in our rural regions is a problem. We have put in place initiatives that enable us to find young people from our area who are working in other provinces and put them in contact with companies in their region, in New Brunswick. That lets them return to their province.
We have launched other initiatives. For example, we have brought in cruise ships to the northern part of the province. An entrepreneur in the province would not launch initiatives like this.