The institutional Francophonie is a group of 88 States and governments that use French as a common language and have a population of over one billion residents distributed over the five continents, including 300 million Francophones.
The mandate of the International and Multilateral Francophonie Branch is to coordinate and promote the activities of the New Brunswick government within the international Francophonie.
The Branch looks after the development and implementation of the action plan for the international Francophonie with the objective of identifying economic, cultural, institutional, and other opportunities for the people of New Brunswick.