Several measures have been announced in the plan, a number of which will enable the department to further integrate this priority into all its programming and policies. There will be a targeted expansion of promotion and recruitment support, and we're encouraging community involvement in these efforts.
What does this mean for communities? Increased engagement will allow them to better communicate their needs, including their workforce, to our recruitment efforts. Olivier Jacques mentioned the presence last year of a delegation of 20 community representatives at Destination Canada. This is an approach we intend to pursue.
Another important measure I should mention is the strengthening of the francophone integration pathway, which is essentially based on the “by and for francophones” model, and so in very close co-operation with our francophone immigration networks and the welcoming francophone communities initiative. It really is an essential complement to current settlement programming. It's important to have direct settlement services available and adapted in French to meet the needs of communities and, of course, newcomers.
We are pursuing two objectives: the success of our newcomers and the restoration of the francophone demographic weight, and therefore an increase in admissions. Community vitality remains a central objective, and all our measures will enable us to achieve it.
The Centre for Innovation in Francophone Immigration is a measure that will enable the development of partnerships and greater mobilization of partners. The department's efforts will also be directed towards provincial and territorial partners, who have an essential role to play. So this is an important table, and there's already a work plan in place, which we want to revitalize and strengthen with our partners. Some provinces are already very committed, and there are others we'd like to see even more so. When we look at the provincial nominee program, in recent years we've seen a very significant increase in several provinces, including some that traditionally don't prioritize francophone immigration as much as others. So there have been improvements.
Otherwise, language training is still very important. Measures are planned in this area. I'm talking about language training and, obviously, training in French, but also training in English to ensure that people have the necessary tools to meet the needs of the labour market.