Official Languages committee  As I said in my presentation, it is becoming increasingly important for colleges and universities to work with communities and businesses. We have to give our students a chance to get experience in their field after or during their training. Right now, that is working a lot bett

Official Languages committee  With respect to the question of international students and immigration, our goal is to have a francophone immigration rate of 4.4% in our communities over the next few years. It is important to reach this percentage of immigrants in order to meet the needs of our communities and

Official Languages committee  I believe that universities are certainly very aware of these new trade agreements with Europe and China. They are going to let us look at how we can better educate young people so they can adapt to a world where, increasingly, we have to work internationally. It must be said t

Official Languages committee  First of all, while students are outside their region, they have to be able to return regularly. There are a number of co-operative programs and internship opportunities. Universities and colleges should ensure that these young people can return to their region for these internsh

Official Languages committee  I cannot tell you how many studies are being carried out, but some research is being done on the economic development of our francophone communities. There are researchers studying this. It would be good to work with RDÉE Canada and the other organization that you mentioned in fu

Official Languages committee  There are a number of awards funded by universities or federal granting agencies such as SSHRC. It is a matter of raising the appropriate issues to meet the needs of francophone communities with respect to economic development.

Official Languages committee  Based on what I have heard since this fund was launched on April 1, 2014, 30% of expenses will be covered by the federal government. The provinces, private sector and institutions will have to cover the remaining 70%. It is definitely a challenge, but the 30% is essential in orde

Official Languages committee  I really cannot say because it is a new fund.

Official Languages committee  I do not have with me the number of graduates by program. I could provide you with that information later. There are very few programs in French. There are programs in French in Quebec. I could find out the number of graduates by year for programs outside Quebec. However, it woul

Official Languages committee  I can give you information from the Consortium national de formation en santé. We are following college and university health programs in order to determine the number of students who return to their area of origin. At present, approximately 78% of students return to their area

Official Languages committee  If I understand correctly, you are talking about the immersion study.

Official Languages committee  I have some preliminary data because there is actually going to be a meeting tomorrow to complete this study. However, I can give you some information. We met with high school students who are in immersion programs in three Canadian regions. We also met with immersion students w

Official Languages committee  Are you referring to their ability to find a job afterwards?

Official Languages committee  I do not have those statistics. However, I can definitely say that most students with post-secondary education who can work in both official languages have many opportunities when it comes to finding employment after graduation.

Official Languages committee  We do not have those statistics. It would be very difficult to get them because you would really have to—