Official Languages committee  No, they were unable to pass. They had to take the test at the Public Service Commission and, for some reason or other, they were unable to express themselves clearly enough, say, in an oral test.

Official Languages committee  Precisely. In a case like that, they do not meet the requirements of the language profile of their position. So we have to make sure that the department offers training so that they can meet the requirements.

Official Languages committee  They do not lose their jobs. They are entitled to language training so that they can pass. Of course, in our organization, our language of work strategy, as Ms. Forand mentioned just now, involved the raising of a great deal of awareness on the importance of maintaining a knowledge of the second official language once it is acquired.

Official Languages committee  According to part V of the act, which deals with the language of work, if the person holds a position where there are employees who hold bilingual positions in a bilingual region, such as New Brunswick, their position must be designated bilingual. This person will then have two years to meet the requirements of the language profile of their position, and they will have access to language training.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for your question. As for a supervisor residing in a place that is designated as unilingual under the legislation, but who directly supervises employees in a region that has been designated bilingual, the position that the supervisor occupies must also be designated as bilingual.

Official Languages committee  The vast majority of the positions that we staff in the department, that is to say 86% of the positions, must be designated bilingual imperative.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question. For senior executives, 95% of them have the required linguistic profile.