Official Languages committee  We have raw data. Naturally, in a year or two, more specific data will be used. Regardless, initial reports from the PIAAC presented data broken down by the various communities in the various provinces, such as in Ontario, in Quebec, and so on. What is interesting, as Mr. Léves

Official Languages committee  I'll speak for my own province, Ontario. We have the COFA, the Coalition ontarienne de formation des adultes. Last year—and these are data that are shared with the public—we had 2,500 francophones going through our 20-some learning centres across Canada, and we developed an e-l

Official Languages committee  The evaluation in 2003 and that in 2013 used different methods. What we're seeing is that we still have a big challenges. With respect to literacy, we are under the OECD average. I think we are also under the OECD average for numeracy. With respect to problem-solving in technolog

Official Languages committee  I'd like to answer by saying that when you look at RESDAC, as we just said a few minutes ago, you see that we have roughly 30 partners across Canada working with our team. Interestingly enough, related to your question regarding program evaluation, last summer when we went back

Official Languages committee  It is a question—

Official Languages committee  That's right. RESDAC and the provincial and territorial coalitions work on various matters. We are proposing interesting projects. In addition, we know that governments are interested in our projects, because they have invested in our projects in the past. We are increasing ou

Official Languages committee  I am not an economist by training, and federal and provincial budgets are always very complex. If I give you an answer, I may well be walking on thin ice. I am not an expert in the issue. We are experts in literacy and basic training. I will therefore let the current government

Official Languages committee  The question of economic development in minority communities is very complex. It is important to realize that economic development also means social and community development. In addition, strong economic development in language communities increases their appeal: people are draw

Official Languages committee  I will let Mr. Lévesque answer.

Official Languages committee  Yes. To date, we have received very little information about the roadmap, the criteria, the programs, and so on. Given the expertise we have acquired and the partnerships we have established with the provinces and territories, we could use the roadmap to build innovations in lit

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, I am Michel Robillard, Vice-President of the Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences, RESDAC. I am accompanied by Normand Lévesque, the organization's director general. Thank you for this invitation to appear before