Over a three-year cycle, we ask 170 federal institutions that we have identified to provide us with a report. We do it over a period of three years because looking at 170 institutions all at the same time is a pretty hefty task, so three years gives us enough time to cover all 170 of them.
Some key institutions are required to produce a report every year, but others, whose official languages focus is less prominent, are required to provide us with a report every two or three years.
The three-year cycle helps us gain an overview of all the federal institutions subject to the Official Languages Act.