Thank you for that question.
There are three criteria that must be met for a region to be considered a region with a strong francophone presence.
The first criterion is that 20% of the population of an entire province or territory must have potential demand for French-language services. This is the primary criterion, which allows us to include New Brunswick, where there is potential demand for French-language services for 34% of the population.
The second criterion concerns census divisions with 20% or more potential demand for services. This falls into the second category. This second criterion allowed us to include a few pockets, particularly in Ontario and Nova Scotia, if I'm not mistaken.
The third and final criterion concerns metropolitan areas with a minimum of 30,000 people and census tracts with 10% potential demand for French-language services. This allows us to include a few neighbourhoods in the city of Winnipeg, and the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.