Official Languages committee  I'm going to take one point, and then I'll get Christie in here. Mariette Mulaire in Manitoba has done a lot of international recruitment and brings the francophone space of Manitoba to the international level. The businesses that she's brought to the province of Manitoba have

Official Languages committee  In certain parts of Canada there is a certain francophone economic space, such as in St. Boniface and the Province of Quebec, and New Brunswick has its own. They're difficult to come by and to define as well. That's why in my presentation it was to speak to, to redefine one of th

Official Languages committee  In fact, I worked with an engineering student from the University of Manitoba, who was an immersion student. I asked her if she thought about going to Quebec to do a summer internship. She said no and that she would not know where to start. Anglophones do not receive help to fi

Official Languages committee  Ideally, Canadian Youth for French works through the Discover Zone, which you are very familiar with. This tool connects companies that offer jobs and those looking for jobs.

Official Languages committee  To help improve the economic situation of minority communities, we work closely with the FCFA and the Société franco-manitobaine or the Franco-Manitoban community. These two organizations are open to the idea of expanding the francophone space precisely to advance the economy of

Official Languages committee  Right now, young people receive support in elementary and secondary school and through some other programs. However, there is no support when they graduate from high school. When they leave high school and get into the workforce...there's a period of about three to five years wh

Official Languages committee  We have not seen that, but it is a good idea if opportunity knocks. The problem is that companies in English Canada don't have a central voice to say what they want from the francophone side. Those types of exchanges need to take place between organizations and companies. At Can

Official Languages committee  I assume that the money is available, but we have not yet received it. Apparently, this is the normal process.

Official Languages committee  Not really. We have not received much. We received some funding last year, but....

Official Languages committee  We have not yet received the money this year.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it does.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to appear before you to discuss the economic situation of minority linguistic communities. As consumers, employees and employers in those communities, we are very pleased to be able to share our views with you. Virtu

Official Languages committee  We'll let Calina go first this time.

Official Languages committee  Also, one of the major problems we have to face is that students who drop out of French, or students who don't become bilingual by grade 12, don't think that they will ever again have the chance to become bilingual. For most 19- and 20-year-olds, a lot of them that I talk to say,

Official Languages committee  What does it mean to get French outside of the classroom? It's to get people using French in their jobs and in their careers, and in their clubs, or on the streets, or making it more visible. It's about allowing or enabling young people who get out of immersion schools or core Fr