Intergovernmental cooperation in the area of provincial and territorial minority-language services : Collaboration intergouvernementale en matière de services provinciaux et territoriaux dans la langue de la minorité : réussites et défis (2003-2007)

The report covers the period from 2003-2004 to 2006-2007, the period between the release of the Action Plan for Official Languages (March 2003) and the second year of the current cycle of federal-provincial/territorial agreements (2005-2006 to 2008-2009). [...] Purpose of the Report to Canadians For the purpose of keeping the Canadian public informed, this report describes the evolution of the Intergovernmental Cooperation component over recent years and the major instances of progress achieved through the efforts of the partners at various levels of government. [...] In the area of delivery of services in English to the Quebec Anglophone community, a 1 Intergovernmental Cooperation in the Area of Provincial and Territorial Minority-Language Services -- Successes and Challenges (2003-2007) cooperation agreement was signed between the governments of Canada and Quebec in spring 2007. [...] Despite this, as a result of the efforts made by its Office of French Services, it has adopted a Strategic Plan designed to enhance the capacity of the government and its public servants to better serve the Francophone community through the development and delivery of programs and services in the French language. [...] As a result of the efforts by the Office in the area of awareness, the immigration department presented workshops in French on the topic of settlement of immigrants, and will continue to support any initiative by the Francophone community to increase the number of French-speaking immigrants.