I'm pleased to talk a little bit about this and how we're supporting our clients and Canadian companies in going virtual. In fact, this is the subject of a big part of the program that Mr. Thornley manages through our regional offices. Certainly that's there. We have enhanced services for digital industries, trade, intellectual property and e-commerce that were part of our trade diversification strategy that was launched some time ago.
As I mentioned in my opening remarks, we began to orient ourselves towards these kinds of platforms even before the pandemic. We created 21 new positions in key markets like Tokyo, Mexico, Delhi, Bangalore, Brussels, Washington, D.C., our mission to ASEAN, Shanghai, Beijing and other places around the world in order to support our Canadian companies in accessing these virtual platforms, understanding the risks associated with them, protecting their IT and their financial transactions appropriately, and so on.
In fact, I hear from my chief economist that the number of Canadian SMEs exporting went from 19,600 in February to 15,600 in April, and is now back up to 18,400. That's 6% lower than February but a significant improvement. A lot of that is due to the fact that they have been able to access online platforms and e-commerce ways of connecting with their clients.
I should just mention very quickly that the trade commissioner service is not the only service helping Canadian companies do this. There are programs through ISED and other government departments, as well as the provinces and territories themselves, that are working closely with Canadian companies to help them access these opportunities online and to get themselves onto e-commerce platforms.
I'll defer to you, Madam Chair, on whether there's time for Mr. Thornley to add anything here.