Most francophone groups outside Quebec remain financially fragile, survey finds

Groups calling their finances unstable

59 %

Of 158 francophone organizations outside Quebec surveyed by the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, 59 per cent call their financial situation unstable.

Eighty per cent say they lack the staff to carry out their mandates, and 23 per cent are running a deficit. Federation president Liane Roy says hiring and volunteer shortages have worsened since 2022.

"You are going to have exactly the same problem in a few years if those amounts are not indexed."

— François Charbonneau, University of Ottawa

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