We have not yet done any comparative study of both categories, but it is obvious that very few of them return home, especially when they come from foreign countries.
As I was saying, we don't welcome many of them, but we receive a large number from Quebec. Currently we are studying new settlement methods for the new francophone arrivals.
We asked a consultant who is helping us to carry out a comparative study of the movements of immigrants who settled first of all in Quebec and then came to Alberta, and those who settled in Alberta and then returned to Quebec. Although the result is not perfectly accurate, it provides an indication. The data he was able to collect showed that 700 people from Quebec immigrate to Alberta every year and that 100 of these immigrants return to Quebec. So they do a reverse trip. What this means for immigration results is that there is an advantage of 600 people a year for Alberta.
It is just an indication, but if we look at the figures on the people we receive in our reception and settlement centres, we can see that we receive far more that 600 people, and these people stay here.