We therefore devote 500 million dollars to research and development, which is considerable. There is research and technological transfer at the provincial and federal government levels.
As for mills and wood products, Mr. Farrell alluded earlier to Forintec, a former federal institute that was privatized and that has created a real partnership with the industry, the provinces and the federal government. Forintec has a very advanced research program. As a matter of fact, its research centre is in Quebec City. It also has a very developed technological transfer program. As well, it helps mills evaluate their productivity and identify improvements to be made.
At present, therefore, the mills have access to some expertise to help them improve their productivity and identify the products they should be making. However, they must be members of Forintec. I believe there is some cost associated with that.