Official Languages committee  We take notice of the committee's suggestions on how to improve our recruitment efforts. As we mentioned, we are now going to offer a bonus to those who help us recruit bilingual applicants.

Official Languages committee  That's a very good question. The answer is specified in a regulation. Demand on a flight must be 5% to be considered significant. We believe that this method of calculation ought also to apply to other carriers with obligations.

Official Languages committee  Among other things, we calculate passenger demand from the language they used when they booked their flight.

Official Languages committee  Perhaps I could answer your question, Mr. Beaulieu. When I began working at Air Canada, I had a lot of trouble speaking English.

Official Languages committee  I spoke French, but I had a lot of trouble with my English.

Official Languages committee  Can I answer your question, Mr. Chair?

Official Languages committee  We work with community groups across the country to recruit bilingual staff. We also advertise jobs in Canada's francophone newspapers.

Official Languages committee  As for your question about the number of hours of training in relation to the number of employees, we looked at the number of employees who took courses each year. It's very likely that some employees took courses over several years. That means that some of the same people show up in the numbers twice.

Official Languages committee  With respect, Ms. Ashton, that's not what we said. We said that this could help.

Official Languages committee  That's a good question, Mr. Gourde. I'd have to check. I believe that different courses are given on the basis of requirements and the bilingualism proficiency level of the various employees. If you want further details about the bilingual courses we give, we could write to provide the committee with further details about these questions.

Official Languages committee  It's an hour of training received by one employee.

Official Languages committee  I'll give you further details on that. I think it depends on the type of course.

Official Languages committee  No, these are the hours received by the employees. We'll be providing you with further details to explain the numbers. I'm sorry about the confusion.

Official Languages committee  Since 2015.

Official Languages committee  That's about 20,000 hours—