Official Languages committee  As a percentage, it is 4.1%, according to the last census.

Official Languages committee  Since I arrived, I have focused on the target that was already set. As to whether it is achievable, I do not know.

Official Languages committee  I will briefly add that there are two aspects to the coordination between ACOA and CIC. The first relates to promotion and recruitment. CIC is in charge of efforts relating to promotion and to recruiting francophone immigrants. When there are events like Destination Canada, we certainly invite our partners to participate.

Official Languages committee  I will come back to the case of Destination Canada. As you know, that is an annual promotion and recruitment event held in Paris, Brussels and Tunis. Our organizations work at the local level to raise awareness among employers and communities about recruiting immigrants. So there is a long preparation process that takes place throughout the year.

Official Languages committee  With regard to Destination Canada, there are a lot of activities at the Tunis office, where information sessions are held. Tunis isn't the exception to the rule; the other offices also have activities. In Eastern Europe, as I said, in Bucharest, information sessions are also being held.

Official Languages committee  Yes, in Sofia, Bulgaria, in Chisinau, Moldavia, in Bucharest and in other cities in Romania. Our offices take part in the collective effort in Paris in November, but they have information sessions during the year. It's the same thing in Damascus. Work is being done in Syria and in Lebanon, where there are a lot of francophones.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely, the Canadian Francophonie is now multicultural and highly diversified. The host francophone communities in this country are working on the identity aspect. CIC's role is really to support the host communities through our Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program. We invest $600 million a year in reception services.

Official Languages committee  In general, the steering committee sets national priorities. Currently, we're working on—

Official Languages committee  Here's how that works in Ontario: we have Réseaux de concertation sur l'immigration francophone, which are responsible for coordinating community efforts and identifying needs. So, together, we study needs, language training—

Official Languages committee  Ontario's needs concern the increase in numbers, in general, the percentage retention in the small communities. We have three networks: the East network, the Centre-Southwest network and—

Official Languages committee  In the East, that's essentially the Ottawa network. As you saw based on the Statistics Canada study, the numbers are increasing a lot. Language training is the main demand in the East network.

Official Languages committee  In Sudbury, I don't believe I have that information.

Official Languages committee  I believe that, among the 12 priorities... I can't comment specifically on the communities themselves.

Official Languages committee  With regard to the definition of a francophone immigrant, research in recent years has shown the steering committee that francophone immigrants most likely to integrate and stay in francophone minority communities are those whose first official language is French. That's why the definition reflects that fact.

Official Languages committee  With regard to the promotion and recruitment activities that take place in francophone countries, it is true that our mission in Paris has a key role in coordinating all efforts. However, our efforts aren't focused solely on Paris and Brussels. They're coordinated from Paris and Brussels by our chef de mission in Paris.