Official Languages committee  We want to encourage these people to integrate into our community, so also in our organizations and our schools. An organization from the community sector would be more appropriate. I have a hard time seeing a federal agency telling a newcomer which school he should enrol his chi

Official Languages committee  It could provide us with ways of supporting these people from the start, in the form of direct services. That's very important.

Official Languages committee  Newcomers when they arrive here and have temporary resident status. It would involve supporting them in the early days, as soon as they arrive.

Official Languages committee  The community sector. It would most certainly be more effective.

Official Languages committee  Where we are, the francophone immigration network is part of the federation.

Official Languages committee  As I mentioned earlier, officially, between 2006 and 2011, the francophone community increased by 36% in almost all regions, which is very strong growth. Immigration certainly contributed to that growth, but it wasn't the only factor. I won't come back to that. To answer your qu

Official Languages committee  In St. John's in particular, even though we haven't met the 5% francophone target in recent years, all jurisdictions have made significant efforts in terms of language, which was not the case previously. One of the concerns we have with service delivery is sharing jurisdictions b