Official Languages committee  Not only is there greater demand, but there are sectors of programming that are absolutely non-existent in French in certain provinces. Let me give you the example of some new programs that were developed, such as radiation oncology, which did not exist in French. With the launc

Official Languages committee  First of all, the current follow-up is not at all satisfactory. That's why it will be a critical part of the third phase. With regard to the Cité collégiale, the Government of Ontario compels us to do a follow-up of our graduates six months after they receive their diplomas. A pr

Official Languages committee  However, it's not included in the agreement.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. We've had no problem. People are perfectly aware of it.

Official Languages committee  For the Cité collégiale?

Official Languages committee  No. Ontario is not against it at all.

Official Languages committee  Yes. Its representatives are perfectly aware of it. The minister is perfectly aware of it and he thinks this is a very good initiative.

Official Languages committee  There have been no negative reactions from that side. As a matter of fact, we were allowed to increase our quota of dental hygienists, because we received additional funding.

Official Languages committee  No, not the province.

Official Languages committee  The overall budget is $64 million for the current phase, phase 2. The Cité collégiale receives $4.3 million. The money comes directly from Health Canada, and the 10 institutions sign 10 agreements with Health Canada. When the Cité collégiale received the funds, we signed an agre

Official Languages committee  We receive $4.3 million, but the consortium receives $64 million.

Official Languages committee  The total budget of the Cité collégiale is about $56 million.

Official Languages committee  If the consortium didn't exist, the initiatives I told you about, the links with the collège Éducacentre and the joint programs that we're developing with New Brunswick would not exist either. That's why I tried to give you many examples of truly interprovincial efforts. In Onta

Official Languages committee  In our case, the province agrees.

Official Languages committee  We wouldn't even want to give preferential treatment to those. To answer your question, I will explain the role of the Consortium national de formation en santé. In the health care sector, we've seen that the provinces other than Quebec are not really on a playing field level.