NOTE 15. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 3)	12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Number of outstanding options \| shares	17,850
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average years to expiry	2 years 7 months 6 days
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 4.81
Stock options - exercisable: Number of exercisable options \| shares	14,092
Stock options - exercisable: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 5.28
$ C 2.90 to $ 3.99
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Number of outstanding options \| shares	10,168
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average years to expiry	3 years 5 months 23 days
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 3.02
Stock options - exercisable: Number of exercisable options \| shares	6,411
Stock options - exercisable: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 2.99
$ C 4.00 to $ 5.99
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Number of outstanding options \| shares	4,138
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average years to expiry	1 year 11 months 5 days
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 4.59
Stock options - exercisable: Number of exercisable options \| shares	4,138
Stock options - exercisable: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 4.59
$ C 6.00 to $ 7.99
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Number of outstanding options \| shares	800
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average years to expiry	1 year 5 months 12 days
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 6.36
Stock options - exercisable: Number of exercisable options \| shares	800
Stock options - exercisable: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 6.36
$ C10.00 to $11.99
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Number of outstanding options \| shares	1,712
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average years to expiry	11 months 16 days
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 10.24
Stock options - exercisable: Number of exercisable options \| shares	1,711
Stock options - exercisable: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 10.24
$ C12.00 to $13.99
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Number of outstanding options \| shares	932
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average years to expiry	1 month 13 days
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 13.02
Stock options - exercisable: Number of exercisable options \| shares	932
Stock options - exercisable: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 13.02
$ C14.00 to $14.82
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Number of outstanding options \| shares	100
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average years to expiry	1 year 6 months
Stock options - issued and outstanding: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 14.82
Stock options - exercisable: Number of exercisable options \| shares	100
Stock options - exercisable: Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 14.82

The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding exercisable stock options as of the balance sheet date in the customized range of exercise prices for which the market and performance vesting condition has been satisfied.

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