There have been some talks and discussions with Statistics Canada over the past few years to enable us to better identify those language variables. That is extremely important. First, it is a matter of being able to identify francophones and, second, to determine points of service, the geographic location, and so on. Those language variables must take into account the evolution of communities over the years, exogamy and immigration. For instance, there are many immigrants whose first language is not French, but who speak it. For those people, French is not their first official language spoken—the famous FOLS. It is important to be able to understand all those variations relating to language.
On April 2nd, 2019. See this statement in context.