There is a clear need for teachers and personnel, from early childhood education to the university level across New Brunswick.
Saint John has the largest francophone early childhood centre in the province and the majority of our employees, or over 50%, are francophone immigrants from other parts of the world. Immigration is therefore very important to ensuring the survival of French in New Brunswick.
I can assure you that with the next census, the percentage of francophones in New Brunswick will fall below 30%, which will be a big drop for us. To what extent can we say that our province is bilingual? That is troubling.