Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  No. I mean that, thanks to our French-language K to 12 schools, students graduating from grade 12 have better French skills. Once they complete their bachelor's degree or other schooling, they will be able to apply for those jobs.

Official Languages committee  I would say they tend to have a positive view.

Official Languages committee  We don't have the resources for that.

Official Languages committee  Ms. St-Denis, thank you for your question. It's a great one. Yes, sometimes it is discouraging. I'll put in in concrete terms. In 1981, Nova Scotia had 80,000 francophones. And 15 years later, only 42,000 were left. So that gives you an idea of assimilation in Nova Scotia. That

Official Languages committee  We would love to be able to work with international students, but, as I mentioned in my brief, that isn't part of our mandate. We can't work with international students or refugees, who often choose to settle in small areas and communities where they feel safer. It's really unfor

Official Languages committee  Nova Scotia's Chéticamp region is home to an extremely dynamic young man named Stéphane Sogne; he's from France. He decided to try his luck and move to Canada, passing through Halifax first, as most do. And, after travelling around the province, he fell in love with Chéticamp. Th

Official Languages committee  Their first tendency is to settle in the epicentre of the province, Halifax, the capital. Then, Immigration francophone Nouvelle-Écosse introduces them to Acadian areas. Usually, people fall in love with those areas and decide to move there. It's a bit of a funnel effect, if you

Official Languages committee  I'll go first. Yes, absolutely. As you know, the francophone significant benefit program was eliminated. Citizenship and Immigration Canada did, however, give us money this year to launch Destination Acadie. I'll stop there. I don't want to make any partisan remarks; I'll just

Official Languages committee  Francophone immigrants to Nova Scotia have a much easier time finding a job than francophones who stay in Nova Scotia, and the reason is simple. Francophones are leaving Acadian areas by the hundreds to work in Alberta. I don't, in any way, resent Ida for that, it's simply the re

Official Languages committee  Good afternoon. I am pleased to be joining you today in my capacity as the Director General of the Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Our organization is a true federation composed of 29 regional and sectoral agencies and clients working to advance the federation's mis

Official Languages committee  It's at 4:30 p.m.