Official Languages committee  No. Out of 25 positions, 10 are in New Brunswick.

Official Languages committee  Thank you. As Ms. Forand indicated, we have 25 senior positions within the entire...

Official Languages committee  Ten of them...

Official Languages committee  Moreover, 60% of these 25 positions are designated bilingual and respect...

Official Languages committee  Our goal is to increase this percentage to 80%.

Official Languages committee  I did not give a comprehensive answer to your question. There is another issue. Are bilingual positions ones where new hires must meet the requirements? With respect to hiring, 96% of all bilingual positions are imperative staffing. That means that people must be bilingual to be appointed to those positions.

Official Languages committee  I can tell you that 96% of bilingual positions are filled by bilingual staff.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. The act is very clear on ensuring that the workplace is conducive to the use of the official languages. Furthermore, with respect to language of work, the act is clear on the rights of employees to be able to express themselves, write, have tools and supervision that respect official languages.

Official Languages committee  I think that the deputy minister was clear on the fact that our department fully supports the act and she is here to provide that clarification. To the member, I apologize but we were also subject to the Commissioner of Official Languages audit and...

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair, employees are not referred to Mr. Johnson. They have supervisors who are...

Official Languages committee  Mr. Johnson is responsible for employment insurance benefits, but there are direct supervisors who are bilingual.

Official Languages committee  Thank you. I will check and get back to you. Ms. Branch was indeed the person in charge. So it wasn't Ms. Bruvels who replaced her, it was Mr. Michael Alexander.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Wood is still the incumbent. He is the director general responsible for integrity and national services throughout the region.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. Every five years, people must be tested to make sure that they meet the required level in their second official language. For various reasons, some people could possibly fail their test. In that case, they do not meet the requirements of the linguistic profile.