I'll start and others can add.
I would like to speak to the federal foreign credential recognition program that I mentioned in my opening remarks. As I said, this program is very much about the federal role in convening the different partners that it takes to bring down the barriers to skilled immigrants being able to use their skills in the labour force.
What we have seen is that, in addition to support for navigating the certification process—I think it's important to note that this is very much in the hands of the regulatory bodies at the provincial levels, and we have to work very closely with them, as well as professional associations—we have found that our loan program has made a huge difference. We have a zero default on these loans in supporting new immigrants in navigating that process and successfully completing it in terms of the recognition process.
The other thing that is really key is Canadian work experience. Through this program, we support projects that get foreign-trained professionals into the workplace and into work placements to get hands-on experience and get that experience on their resumés. That is very key. For the 20 projects I mentioned in the opening remarks, the vast majority are focused right now on health care professionals, ranging from physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, midwives, ultrasound technicians and physical therapists to medical laboratory technologists. We have a lot of work going on right now about supporting foreign-trained—