When I talked about the importance of raising the target of 4.4% to 5%, 6%, 7% or 8%, I mentioned the mechanisms that had to be in place. That requires planning. We can't just pluck francophones from the pool of people who want to come to Canada and tell them to figure it out. That would be unacceptable. We have to set up the necessary activities to promote Canada abroad, while obviously undertaking activities in Canada to support newcomers.
That is why we carried out 540 activities in Canada and about 290 activities internationally in 2022. That involves a lot, especially putting in place the resources, in west Africa and other parts of the French-speaking world, to promote Canada and make sure that those who want to come to Quebec receive the support they need. We have a lot of applications and a lot of work to do to make sure the sorting and triaging of applications from people wanting to come to Canada is free from systemic racism. At some point, that has to be addressed.
The work starts—