The number that's referred to there are for those people who have had their academic credentials assessed. WES is an organization that assesses just the educational credentials of applicants; it doesn't speak to their ability to be licensed. That is a very important first step in the process to become licensed. One of the first things regulatory bodies want to know is how does someone's international training compare to that in Canada?
To get their credentials assessed before they arrive in Canada is very important, and something that we're trying to encourage our immigrants to do, because that gives them a much better sense or a reality check, which I think another member was speaking about earlier.