They are based on provincial figures. We still have P.E.I., Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Quebec that are not able to self-initiate. So of the provinces that are, there is now a total of 214 businesses, and they range anywhere from mobile services to working contractually with institutions to storefront retail operations that are solely owned by dental hygienists. So 214: that's a huge increase just within a year period of time. We have a dedicated person at Canadian Dental Hygienists Association to deal with independent practice issues, and we're seeing expanded information coming across to CDHA in that realm because there isn't a lot of information and knowledge out there.
I'm from Newfoundland and Labrador, and I've practised for 20 years with a dentist. I've worked with governments to try to become self-regulating. We are working on an umbrella legislation. But I am moving to Nova Scotia, and I'm very happy about that because I'm able to put forward a business plan that I've developed and have my own business in Nova Scotia because the legislation allows me to do that. But I've looked towards entrepreneurial agencies that help support women outside of the realm of dental hygiene, just women in general in terms of business.