Small businesses absolutely are playing a role. As I said earlier, over 5,000 businesses have stood up and retooled to make masks, gowns, sanitizers, ventilators and a range of other needs. Those companies include small and medium-sized companies.
With regard to supply chains, it's really important that we continue to help our Canadian businesses so that they are export-ready and continue exporting. I have continued to do the work with countries in the G20 and G7 and with the CPTPP countries to ensure that we keep supply chains open so that goods and services continue to move, particularly for those that are essential and that require the movement of those goods beyond our borders. We're going to make sure that we continue that work to support our Canadian businesses, particularly the small businesses, in accessing those customers and those opportunities, whether they're domestic or abroad.
Right now, our focus has certainly been on making sure that Canadian companies have the support they need to weather this difficult period. Researchers and innovators are working together to develop a vaccine, and we're supporting those innovative businesses and researchers.
With regard to companies that are retooling, we're absolutely supporting them, and for the agricultural businesses that continue to move goods across Canada and into the international marketplace, we're ensuring that they are supported at this time, particularly through our incredible trade commissioner service.