Official Languages committee  Yes, what you say is true, but it should be noted that when Canada accepts someone from abroad, a refugee, that person has immigrant status. It's just his experience as a refugee that's not there, but he is considered an immigrant. That is what we must focus on so that they're i

Official Languages committee  We don't receive any money from the government.

Official Languages committee  Last year, we received up to $60,000 from the United Way. Other than that, the other refugees are working now and making contributions to the organization.

Official Languages committee  That depends. They need to get services in order to integrate, but are those services available? In Winnipeg, anyone who comes as a refugee has to go through the ENTRY Program. It's mandatory. The program is delivered in English. The system kind of encourages people to learn Eng

Official Languages committee  I would say about 30%.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I think the Franco-Manitoban system works really well. In fact, just this year, because refugees and other newcomers were asking for education in French, a small school was replaced by a larger one to meet the demand.

Official Languages committee  Right now, yes.

Official Languages committee  You asked if most of the refugees were African, and I would like to clarify that. As you know, they are refugees because of war. Whenever you talk about war in Africa, you talk about war in Congo, which, again, is a francophone country, so a lot of Congolese come here. Take the

Official Languages committee  Of course. One of the 280 people we helped last year was a musician. That's what he did before coming here. We started working with him this year. He just released an album in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He also opened a music school. He finds other children of refugees and teaches them

Official Languages committee  We have helped more than that.

Official Languages committee  We have helped refugees who are not francophone too.

Official Languages committee  Last year, it was at least 90%. The others were anglophone.

Official Languages committee  Ninety percent.

Official Languages committee  No.