Yes, we've reached the francophone immigration target a year earlier than anticipated. Last year, we hit 4.4%. The target had been set for 2023, but we achieved it in 2022. So this is good news. We hope that growth will continue this year. It's important.
In the context of the action plan for official languages 2023‑2028, we have worked very closely with Canadian Heritage to determine how Canada can increase francophone immigration. It's important to raise the target: 6% is a big increase. That means we need to promote and recruit in a more targeted manner in order to attract people wishing to come to Canada.
We also have to work more closely with the provinces and territories. What we're trying to do with them is include an annex in the bilateral agreement of every province and territory clearly indicating their immigration target. If we can work together to conduct a promotion and recruitment campaign that doesn't target the same people, which would genuinely help increase the pool of individuals, that will be the key to success. We have to expand the pool in order to meet the 6% target.