1. Knowledge of the francophone economic area Insights November 1, 2012

2.  Pluralistic francophonie  Entrepreneurial output

3. Pluralistic francophonie CANADA Number (2011) Percentage of total Canadian population French as mother tongue 7,298,18022.0% Ability to converse in French 9,960,59030.1% FRANCOPHONE AND ACADIAN COMMUNITIES Number (2011) Percentage of total Canadian population / excluding Quebec French as mother tongue 1,066,5804.2% Ability to converse in French 2,584,69010.2%

4. Francophonie as a whole QUEBEC Number (2011) Percentage of total Québécois population French as mother tongue 6,231,60079.7% Ability to converse in French 7,375,90094.4% ONTARIO Number (2011) Percentage of total Ontarian population French as mother tongue 561,1554.4% Ability to converse in French 1,438,78511.3%

5. Francophonie as a whole PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Number (2011)Percentage of total Island population French as mother tongue 5,6854.1% Ability to converse in French 17,13512.4% SASKATCHEWAN Number (2011) Percentage of total Saskatchewanian population French as mother tongue 18,9301.9% Ability to converse in French 47,0004.6%

6. Entrepreneurial output  The rate of creation of new businesses in Canada is regularly higher than the rate of business closures.  A bit more than half of Canadian businesses survive their first five years of activity.  The survival rate of Canadian businesses is better than that in other countries.

7. Entrepreneurial output  The rate of entrepreneurship has been stagnant or dropping in the country since 2005.  To evaluate the number of new entrepreneurs in the country, we counted Canadians who became independent workers and who also hired employees. These people made up 0.3% of the active population in 2005 compared to 0.23% in 2011.  What’s the situation within the Canadian Francophonie?

8. Francophone economic area Components to take into consideration: - Francophonie as a whole - Entrepreneurial output