As I was starting to mention, our objectives are threefold. Our first objective is to reach out to SMEs across the country so that we can cover a large geographic territory. Our second objective obviously is to link the demand with the supply so that suppliers are aware of opportunities the federal government has to offer, as well as client departments knowing what Canadian suppliers can provide. The third thing we do is to conduct economic analysis along the lines that I was just asked about, in order to be able to put our finger on the pulse of the situation related to small and medium-sized enterprises.
In relation to the first, I would also like to clarify, while it is true that we do have six regional offices for OSME, our work is actually a lot in the rural areas. In fact, I brought with me today the calendar of events of some of the courses and outreach things we do. This is just broad strokes, but in looking at it for a sampling, we have events in places like Deline, Northwest Territories; Burlington, Ontario; Vaughan, Ontario; Moncton, New Brunswick; and Quebec City, Mont-Tremblant, and Kamouraska in Quebec.
In any case, we regularly have the opportunity to meet with representatives of small and medium enterprises across Canada, and we do so in small cities. We work very closely with the chambers of commerce and associations like theirs in order to ensure that we have a very broad impact. We often provide advice to associations like these two—