Yes, we are anticipating this strategy. We believe it's very important for the economy here in Canada, as well as for energy security.
Certainly, the energy ministers in the various provinces would want to make the decision when it comes to a technology. Are there other ways the federal government can help? Absolutely. It can do so when it comes to a commitment to finance these projects, through either EDC or some other mechanism. We've seen money come from the CIB as well. The details of the new wealth fund that has been created and is currently under way here in Ottawa remain to be seen.
What we're facing internationally.... Most of my work lies in different countries. The five other countries I mentioned are providing seed funding to begin prefeasibility work at sites, be they across central and eastern Europe or in the ASEAN region—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations—in such places as the Philippines and Indonesia.
As the Canadian government is the owner of the Canadian CANDU technology through AECL, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, it's very important that the federal government is there as well. We at AtkinsRéalis and Candu Energy are promoting CANDU around the world. We've seen this of late, whether it's in Poland or other jurisdictions. Your counterparts with the federal government, I believe, understand that there is a market out there. There's a significant market in which CANDUs can be exported. The arm-in-arm, team Canada approach is very important.
I understand the Prime Minister, on various occasions, speaks in bilaterals with other national leaders. He has spoken about our Canadian expertise in nuclear technology, and about CANDU. He is very supportive of the idea of building CANDUs abroad for a couple of reasons. One, it makes sense for our economy. Two, it makes sense to forge these relationships with the so-called middle powers. These relationships aren't just about building a plant and leaving. The relationships that occur when you build a CANDU plant in a jurisdiction are for 80 to 100 years, as Candu Energy and AtkinsRéalis continue to service those plants over many decades. Those bilateral relationships are very important.