Definitely. Skilled workers are available. It's just that there is often a lack of understanding or inclination in the universities.
I'll use the University of Alberta as an example. When I got there, we had access to this service, but the bilingual person who used to help us left, and the university, despite pressure from us, did not see fit to replace that person. That often happens in universities. And yet, there are 30,000 researchers in Canada who could submit applications in French. When a bilingual person happens to be working in a research service, help can be provided. However, when people like these retire or move to another job, they are not replaced because the institution can't see the benefit.
There are all kinds of doctoral students who don't have access to certain research jobs, because they're not renewed, and these students would be very happy to have one of these jobs. These positions are perceived positively and they support all members of the community who want to conduct research in French.
So I'm convinced that the workers are there. What's sometimes missing on the ground is the resolve. If a service of this kind covered all of Canada, that would rationalize…