Thank you for your questions, Ms. Boucher.
We have pretty accurate data on the number of people who are working and the number of people who are working in the province where they first arrived. We have access to that information because our databases are linked to the tax system. We can send you those numbers.
However, we do not have any detailed information about the number of people working in French. We are not the kind of society that collects that type of information. People are not required to report to the government whether they work in English or French. We therefore cannot tell you exactly how many people work in French or what percentage of their day is spent working in French.
We do have data on the number of newcomers who are working and the number of newcomers who are working in the province where they first arrived.
With regard to provincial candidates, I can say that most of them are working and that the vast majority of immigrants still live in the province where they first arrived.