Once again, I am happy that you are asking me this question.
If I was to talk to you about success stories in francophone immigration, I would talk about Winnipeg and Manitoba.
I will come back to what we are trying to do in Ontario. I am not a Franco-Manitoban, and I may give a poor rendering of the experience. The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce meets with both francophones and anglophones. They have created niches. They were able to seek out francophones and integrate them into the communities, schools, universities and health care services. It's a success story in the sense that everyone has played a part.
In Ontario, we are trying to do the same thing. I talked to you about the community strategic plan. We are currently starting a sort of a white paper on immigration, to use government language. We are receiving support in that endeavour from Canadian Heritage, and we are extremely appreciative. That enables us to communicate with the community, determine specific needs and have lobbying tools to influence changes to public policies and help people collaborate.
Ontario has three immigrant welcome networks for francophones. Those networks' coordination with our committees is not perfect. However, the white paper will help us get structured in terms of the welcoming, inclusion and potential recruitment. Currently, francophone Ontario is having its voice heard in immigration, but it has not coordinated its efforts to enhance collaboration.
The white paper is in the works and will be published in the spring. It will talk about public policies or necessary changes, both in Ontario and in the federal government, for concerted action in terms of recruitment, inclusion and long-term retention.
Having worked with Mr. Hominuk in immigration, I can tell you that it's a very complex field, first because of federal-provincial jurisdictions that come into play, and also because of immigrants' diverse backgrounds and all the needs they have when they arrive in our region.