Absolutely. We have a strong relationship with Transport Canada. I think that having a strong Transport Canada regulator is absolutely critical for the success of the aerospace industry. It is a key function of safety, for sure, but it's a function of market access as well. Our aircraft developed here in Canada are type-certified by Transport Canada. In order to facilitate exports of our products, we rely on the confidence that other authorities have in the standards and the certification processes that Transport Canada has in place.
Bombardier exports over 90% of its output to foreign countries from a very strong base here in Canada. However, in many ways we're punching above our weight. The strong presence of the aerospace industry is not necessarily commensurate with the size of the Canadian market. We are a very export-oriented company and a very export-oriented industry. For the overall industry, 80% of production is being exported to foreign countries. Transport Canada's work is absolutely critical in negotiating technical arrangements and bilateral safety agreements to facilitate the access for Canadian products and services to foreign markets.
There's one last point I would make. I think that a bottleneck we're seeing in aerospace—and we can come back to that if you're interested—is the workforce, for sure. If we look at our own situation at Bombardier, we do anticipate in the years to come that between employee retirements that we anticipate and supporting growth, there will be thousands of positions to fill.