These reductions are an adjustment to the amount we forecast to be paid to the government of Quebec, and not an adjustment to the present amount being paid. The amount we pay to the government of Quebec under the agreement cannot decrease; it either has to increase or to remain the same. Adjustments are made from year to year, during the same period, in relation to the forecast. We adjust the payment made to Quebec according to two factors: first, the number of non-Francophone immigrants, which is adjusted on an annual basis, and second net federal expenditures. This represents another adjustment that is being made to the payments to Quebec every year.
In a nutshell, the amount paid to Quebec can never decrease.