Official Languages committee  Francophones who tend to come to Canada have mainly heard about Quebec. They arrive at the embassy and mention the province of Quebec. Staff at our embassies don't necessarily tend to say that there are places other than Quebec where French is spoken, including Ontario, New Bruns

Official Languages committee  Fifty positions in communities outside Quebec have been cut.

Official Languages committee  I'll tell you the same thing I've been saying for two years now. The very identity of our communities is in jeopardy. If we can't see ourselves or hear ourselves on television, that's a problem. In Regina, where I'm from, the only local news in French is broadcast by Radio-Canada

Official Languages committee  Yes, and I would say that it's largely the case in Quebec. Francophone and Acadian communities are a well-kept secret. To be honest, I blame the media. Even in national news broadcasts, the media speak very little about language issues outside Quebec. If no one hears about us and

Official Languages committee  I would quickly like to add something to that. If I'm not mistaken, there are 67 member countries in the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. So there is competition. Even here, in Canada, Quebec is most certainly a competitor.

Official Languages committee  I'm not saying that it is done intentionally. However, even if that isn't the case, we couldn't do it more efficiently. I'm not saying that what is happening is being done on purpose. I'm saying that things aren't working. We are at the point of doing whatever it takes. We must f

Official Languages committee  Actually, as I said earlier, I myself am an entrepreneur. All my employees are bilingual and we provide bilingual services in Saskatchewan. That being said, whether you are a francophone or anglophone employer, you need an incentive. What is the benefit of hiring a plant worker

Official Languages committee  Are you talking about immigration?

Official Languages committee  I would like to tell you that all's well with the world. In terms of immigration, as we have said, we need a coordinated strategy, a federal strategy developed in consultation with the communities, municipalities and provinces. We think all stakeholders need to participate, but

Official Languages committee  I do want to say that the FCFA has worked for more than 15 years with Citizenship and Immigration and that as a general rule our relationship has been good. I am a businesswoman and I have a company. Before I launched it, I prepared a comprehensive business plan to maximize its i

Official Languages committee  Okay. No new strategy has been developed. I have to tell you that things are done on a case-by-case basis, piecemeal fashion. It amounts to putting a band-aid on the problem, whenever one surfaces. This isn't the first time the Express Entry system has been discussed. For two

Official Languages committee  There was a plan, an immigration strategy. I don't know when it came to an end, off the top of my head.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. I won't spend a lot of time explaining who the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, or FCFA, is. Given how many times we've appeared before the committee, I t

Human Resources committee  I'm not specialized in labour market.... I am here to tell you about language obligations. Whether there is one agreement because everything has been streamlined or whether there are ten, the important thing for us is the language clauses.

Human Resources committee  The language clauses we were talking about are very important for this. In some of our communities, such as in New Brunswick, the literacy levels are lower than those of anglophones. Therefore those are needs that must be accounted for. We told you that positive measures have to