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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Official Languages (LANG)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 64

Friday, June 16, 2023, 8:52 a.m. to 10:47 a.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

René Arseneault, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Mario Beaulieu

NDP

Niki Ashton

Acting Members present

• Gérard Deltell for Bernard Généreux (Conservative)

• Marie-France Lalonde for Arielle Kayabaga (Liberal)

• Darrell Samson for Patricia Lattanzio (Liberal)

• Dominique Vien for Joël Godin (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Lucie Lecomte, Analyst

Increased Francophone Immigration to Canada

Witnesses

Centre francophone du grand Toronto

• Florence Ngenzebuhoro, Chief Executive Officer

• Aissa Nauthoo, Vice-President

Division scolaire franco-manitobaine

• Alain Laberge, Executive Director

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

• Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages

• Isabelle Gervais, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch

• Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch

• Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch

Québec International

• Marie-Josée Chouinard, Vice-President, International Talents and Foreign Investment

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the committee on Friday, April 21, 2023, the committee resumed its study of increased Francophone immigration to Canada.

Florence Ngenzebuhoro, Marie-Josée Chouinard and Alain Laberge made statements and, with Aissa Nauthoo, answered questions.

At 9:50 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:53 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Raymond Théberge made a statement and, with Isabelle Gervais, answered questions.

Annual Report 2022-23 of the Commissioner of Official Languages

Witnesses

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

• Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages

• Isabelle Gervais, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch

• Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch

• Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the committee commenced consideration of the Annual Report 2022-23 of the Commissioner of Official Languages, referred to the committee on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Raymond Théberge made a statement, and with Isabelle Gervais, answered questions.

At 10:47 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Audrée Dallaire

Clerk of the committee