Official Languages committee  We can adopt two approaches when we conduct a study in the field in an attempt to understand difficulties or obstacles. We can use a more qualitative approach whereby we meet with a representative of such an association who knows someone else, and by doing so, we build a small sa

Official Languages committee  I am not familiar with the survey carried out by the FCFA. Normally, at Statistics Canada, we carry out pilot projects before doing the survey. The pilot projects are qualitative tests during which we ask people specific questions to see if they understand. That helps us validate

Official Languages committee  Statistics Canada has always tried to search for a compromise with respect to the size of samples. You know just as well as I do that the size of the sample is directly associated to the total cost of the survey. The objectives of the survey are taken into consideration, but the

Official Languages committee  We know full well that, when we ask people about their perceptions of the possibility of obtaining services in their language, we are not looking only at health but at all areas. When we conduct studies on literacy and ask people whether they have access to a library, those peopl

Official Languages committee  It is probably a different survey from the one carried out by Statistics Canada. I know for a fact that the Santé en français research network undertook many surveys on that topic. Researchers from the network also carried out many qualitative inquiries in which they ask people t

Official Languages committee  Thank you. Mr. Chairman, co-chairs, and members of the committee, I am very pleased to speak to you today about the sources of current health and immigration statistics concerning health care and official language minority immigration outside Quebec. I also take this opportunity