Official Languages committee  Yes, we could provide you with that information.

Official Languages committee  Precisely. That's part of our performance evaluation system. There are nevertheless quite strong encouragements.

Official Languages committee  That doesn't happen to my knowledge, madam. In our organization, we have a very good culture. That's moreover what attracted me to CATSA. I mentioned that the tone is set by the CEO and that goes down to the lowest level. I remember no incident of that kind. However, as I told M

Official Languages committee  Above all, I want to pass on the regrets of Mr. McGarr, our president, who had to meet with the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities this morning. That's why he is not here with you this morning. Mr. McGarr is completely bilingual. With regard to governance, I mu

Official Languages committee  We could give you more details on language training at CATSA. It's made on a commitment basis; it's nearly a contract. If employees are not bilingual, they make a commitment, by occupying the position, to become bilingual within a two-year period. We sit down with them and tell t

Official Languages committee  First, I'd like to draw a distinction between the military model and ours. We operate on a contract basis. These people are not our employees. This is a labour relations matter. We're trying not to interfere in the supervision and management of those resources. We do have school

Official Languages committee  No, it's not confidential, but it is very individualized training. It's based on the type of position occupied and the person's ability. The type of training varies.

Official Languages committee  Yes, I'm told it will be available soon.

Official Languages committee  Transport Canada has divided the airports into three groups: the first includes the main airports, that is to say Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. We have a permanent presence at those airports. We have people who conduct these audits

Official Languages committee  Half of our employees are bilingual.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes, there is individual training, based on the person's language profile. This is offered to all employees in all regions.

Official Languages committee  I can tell you that our management committee is entirely bilingual.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for the question. Last year, we spent a lot of time with our main contractors. The issue of the discussion was always the same: the Olympic Games are a golden opportunity for us to showcase our services, to show what we can do. That's also the case for the service contr

Official Languages committee  In the transit areas, for example, people will be travelling to Vancouver... In Montreal, I don't have the percentage, but it's more than 90%. So there's no problem. In Ottawa, a lot of bilingual people have been hired, as well as in Toronto. Yesterday we were talking with the G