Official Languages committee  The purpose of the action plan is to support official language minority communities on both sides.

Official Languages committee  The RCMP is a federal agency subject to the Official Languages Act. We still receive a good number of complaints related to the RCMP.

Official Languages committee  There are 230 federal agencies subject to the Official Languages Act. I can't name them all.

Official Languages committee  First of all, I see immigration as a continuum, starting with the selection of candidates and ending with the stage of integration, or settlement, of these people on the ground. It's a very lengthy process. We need to ensure, for example, that our organizations providing immigra

Official Languages committee  I've noticed that some provinces are setting targets. For example, New Brunswick is targeting a francophone immigration rate of 30% to strike a balance. Manitoba has already targeted 7%. In Ontario, I believe it's 5%. I feel we need to set targets.

Official Languages committee  It comes down to the importance of settlement services in place for newcomers. If they end up in a community where there are no services available to support them, they'll probably leave that community. By the way, I attended a meeting with new immigrants to Canada. They told me

Official Languages committee  Francophone immigration is crucial to the development of our official language minority communities. Indeed, according to statistics, we see that the relative weight of francophone communities is decreasing compared to that of the majority. Developing a francophone immigration st

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, honourable members of the committee, good morning. I'd like to acknowledge that the lands on which we are gathered are part of the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people, an indigenous people of the Ottawa Valley. I'

Official Languages committee  I didn't understand the question.

Official Languages committee  Yes, I think there are gaps now when it comes to aligning the offices that are supposed to provide services in both official languages, the bilingual offices, with the implementation of the new regulations. The designated bilingual regions have now been around for 40 years. Extr

Official Languages committee  There is a very practical side to consider. To be able to work in the official language of one's choice, a person must have access to the necessary tools and training in that language, which is not the case at present. It is worth noting that almost everything is already offered

Official Languages committee  It is important to align the offices that offer these services with the regions where those francophones live. You are entirely correct to say that there have been major changes. When I was a student at the University of Ottawa, there were villages with no francophones that have

Official Languages committee  It would be useful and important to codify certain elements of the Federal Court of Appeal judgment in the Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique case. However, we obviously need regulations to implement the act, because that is where everything is going to play

Official Languages committee  Those are all important elements in the bill that may have an impact on the decline of French. Immigration is certainly a prerequisite. Without an increase in the targets for francophone immigration outside Quebec, the decline will obviously continue. We also have to make sure,

Official Languages committee  My worst nightmare would be that the bill was not passed and we were left with what we have now. I think a bill that is a success is a bill that contains the key elements. First, there must be governance to ensure horizontal coordination across the federal government to implemen