Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will use Moncton as an example, where, in 2006, approximately 9% of immigrants were francophones. Nine years later, that percentage has doubled: it is now 18%. So we are moving in the right direction.
Can we take all of the credit? No. It has to be said that in Moncton, 36% of the population is francophone. The only way for us to succeed is to conclude partnerships. We cannot wait for the Government of Canada to do all the work. The government has policies and programs in place and we try to make good use of them. We have had some success because we work jointly with the federal government and the province. The provincial government has an important role to play. It created the Destination New Brunswick program, for instance. We go to France directly, with the provincial and federal governments.
To get back to what the lady who is sitting at the end of the table was saying, we knock on businesses' doors and ask them whether they have jobs available. We go to France and Toronto to talk about available positions. We support them. That is why we have more success with today's system.