About 35%. There are 9,000 cooperatives and mutuals in Canada, and about 35% to 40% of them are in Quebec.
In addition, two thirds of all new co-operatives created in Canada each year are created in Quebec. Why? It is not so much because Quebeckers are more co-operative than other Canadians. Rather, it is because, in Quebec, there really is support for the development of co-operatives, in terms of expertise, getting started and financial products. The environment in Quebec is a favourable one, and we hope that it will become equally so elsewhere in the country.