Official Languages committee  No, that's just for one university.

Official Languages committee  We have one.

Official Languages committee  At the secondary and primary levels, they are mostly English programs.

Official Languages committee  It's only at the university level. There are also other programs in primary and secondary schools.

Official Languages committee  It's the same thing in Manitoba. The Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface is the only francophone university in Manitoba. The college makes a lot of efforts to recruit international students sometimes with our cooperation and sometimes alone. As in Nova Scotia, we do everything in our power within the Nominee Program to encourage these students to remain in Manitoba once they have their degrees.

Official Languages committee  The university college receives approximately $34,000 a year to offer French-language training. There is also funding to provide English-language tutors to the students. So there is assistance available for both English and French, both languages.

Official Languages committee  The francophones in schools don't have any problem learning French, and they are also going to learn English. It's fascinating. Their French doesn't really need a whole lot of improvement.

Official Languages committee  Yes. In the last three years, 26 francophone international students applied to the PNP and were accepted.

Official Languages committee  The 2006 census showed a decline in the percentage of francophones in Manitoba. There is assimilation in Manitoba. The anglophone population has also increased. So it is a bit of both. There is a decline in the French-speaking population and an increase in the English-speaking population.

Official Languages committee  It increases the vitality of the francophone communities. The 7% target is a long-term objective, a broad proportion. We are not there yet but it increases the vitality of our communities.