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Official Languages committee Absolutely.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee The 95.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee That's because those positions are in detachments where there are bilingual requirements. We don't have bilingual requirements everywhere in the region. Just to be clear, we are talking about the Atlantic region. Where we have bilingual requirements, we identify the positions as bilingual.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee Yes, that's right.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee There certainly are challenges. There will always be challenges that we need to overcome, but all the measures... We have a network of coordinators and stakeholders who make every effort to ensure compliance. So there is a network in place to ensure a level of compliance and to check and make sure problems like that are avoided.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee At the Official Languages Branch, we have implemented measures to address the issue, including an awareness campaign. Our network of regional coordinators makes efforts to raise awareness among the officers and all RCMP staff.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee No, it is not a general requirement.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee You want to know the percentage of bilingual people in the Pacific region?
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee Of 95 employees in bilingual positions in the Pacific region, 76, or 80%, fulfill their obligations.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee We continue to grow..., to put measures in place, like language training, in order to improve their profile.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee Bilingual members. Are you looking for the number of bilingual members or the total number of employees?
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee Yes. In total, in the Pacific region, we have 95 bilingual positions and 95 people hold those positions.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee In terms of the actual number of bilingual employees, we cannot tell you because there are a lot more than that.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee Exactly.
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira
Official Languages committee A survey was conducted recently. The results are in, and we intend to use them to gauge the degree of satisfaction of employees in their workplace, so that we can determine whether they feel at ease using both languages—
December 2nd, 2010Committee meeting
Nathalie Ferreira