Thank you very much, Mr. Bains. It's good to see you in person here, I think, for the first time. It's good news.
Thank you so much for this question. As you've alluded to, the national shipbuilding strategy does create good, middle-class jobs across the country. As I think everyone's aware, this is a very long-term investment that is delivering results now. We have ships for the navy and the Canadian Coast Guard, as well as, of course, the economic growth potential for Canada, particularly as it relates to your area on the west coast.
Six large vessels and numerous small ships have been delivered. Many more are under construction across Canada. The national shipbuilding strategy contracts awarded between 2012 and 2021 are estimated to contribute close to $21.26 billion to Canada's gross domestic product and create or maintain—in fact somebody has done a very careful calculation—18,239 jobs annually between 2012 and 2022. Anyway, it's a very large number.