First and foremost, we propose keeping the same 20% criterion, but to reduce the unit of measurement. That's going to include a much larger number of communities.
However, what you are referring to is the reason why we propose adding other criteria, such as including provincial capitals like Halifax, where at least 1,500 francophones live and where there are francophone schools. It's important for us that the capitals are designated because the governments are there, as are a number of headquarters. Many francophone organizations and many post-secondary institutions are in these capitals where there is a core of francophone vitality.
That doesn't mean the entire Halifax area would be designated, but it would be possible to determine a dissemination area, such as a neighbourhood. The goal is to identify where the francophone institutions are in Halifax to ensure that if banks, telecommunications businesses, or transportation businesses, for example, have branches in this dissemination area, people can receive services in French.
