Sure. In the offshore area, which is predominantly Newfoundland and Labrador but Nova Scotia as well, which started earlier than Newfoundland and Labrador, we see 3,000 direct jobs in the energy sector. But overall employment in Newfoundland and Labrador in the energy sector is 12,800 jobs, which is nearly 6% of total employment in Newfoundland and Labrador.
We also see this sort of growth as the wealth that's generated from the energy activities spins itself into other things. As Jay did, we've mentioned manufacturing, but it also leads into areas like research and development. In the Newfoundland and Labrador area, we've seen several hundred million dollars' worth of research and development over the last two decades.
Anecdotally, I was in St. John's and it was mentioned to me that, for example, the engineering faculty of Memorial University is in the process of doubling its size, from roughly 30 to 50 or 60 different faculty members, which then leads into advanced engineering, chemical engineering, and the range of engineering services that then grow a much more skilled workforce and a much more vibrant economy in the province, which then benefits the country overall.
So we see these things as the stability and the wealth generation that comes from the oil and gas development, which typically happens over 20-, 30-, 40-year cycles. The projects go on for extended periods of time and bring opportunity to parts of the country as well as the country overall. They stabilize its ability to deliver social programs and to grow our workforce, education, and then our health spending.