Quebec is the main market for Quebec illustrators. As I explained earlier, the Quebec market is demographically small. Quebec is a small francophone market. For example, a children's book printed in French will not have the same distribution as a children's book printed in English, which may be distributed in English-speaking Canada or the United States.
Our 300 members work mainly in Quebec, but the income they receive from this market isn't enough. They are forced to seek additional income elsewhere, including certain parts of English-speaking Canada, Europe and the United States. Foreign markets are more difficult to penetrate, particularly in the United States, where there is a form of protectionism. Even if, on paper, we can work for the whole world through the Internet, in reality, our market is mainly in the region where we live.