COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

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CANADA'S BUSINESS ADVANTAGES

COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT



Winter 2018

Canada is open for business and

welcomes

foreign investment

Canada is the

easiest place

to start a business

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in the G7 (World Bank)

Canada

U.K.

France

OECD Average

Italy U.S. Japan Germany

12 1234

# of procedures required to start a business

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123456

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1 2 34 56 78

1 2 34 56 789

Canada is among the top countries in the G20 for

business in 2017 (Forbes) 1. U.K.

2. Canada

3. Australia 4. Germany 5 U.S. 6. France 7. South Korea 8. Japan 9. Italy 10. South Africa

Canada U.K.

France

OECD Average

Italy U.S. Japan Germany

# of days required

1.5

to start a business

4.5

3.5

8.2

Business costs

in Canada

6.5 4

14.6 are up to

lower

%

11.5

than all other

G7 countries (KPMG)

10.5

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CANADA'S ECONOMY DELIVERS RESULTS

ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT



Winter 2018

Canada provides a top performing economy

for businesses to grow, innovate and succeed

Canada's economy performs over the long haul

2%

Real GDP growth (%)

in G7 countries

1.8%

2007-16 (OECD)

1.6%

1.5

1.4%

1.2% 1%

1.3 1.2 1.1

0.8% 0.6% 0.4%

0.7 0.5

0.2%

0% Canada U.S.

Germany

Italy

U.K.

France Japan

-0.6

Between

June 2009 and today

more than

1.7 million

jobs

This is 1.3 million

more jobs than the pre-recession peak

in October 2008 (Statistics Canada)

were

created

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UNPARALLED GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS

FREE TRADE ENVIRONMENT



Winter 2018

With free trade agreements covering more than 40 countries, Canada is your gateway to the world

European Union

United States

Mexico

Costa Rica Peru Chile

European Free Trade Association

Honduras Panama Colombia

Jordan

Ukraine Israel

South Korea

Canada's

preferential market access represents over

1.2 billion consumers and over

US $41 trillion or more than half of global GDP.

GG loDbPal

Through NAFTA, investors in Canada gain

preferential access

to a continental market

of over

NAFTA US $21 trillion

(GDP)

482 with

nearly

million consumers

CETA

Through CETA, investors in Canada

gain preferential acces

to a continental market

of over

US $16 trillion

(GDP)

500 with

more than

million consumers

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OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF LIFE

OUTSTANDING LIVING ENVIRONMENT



Winter 2018

Canada: a great place to live

and prosper

Canada is #1 in the G7 in terms of overall living conditions and

quality of life (OECD)

Canada

7.84

U.S.

7.6

Germany

7.2

U.K.

6.94

France

6.93

Japan

5.76

Italy

5.51

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Canada enjoys the 2nd highest standard of living in the G7, as measured by GDP per capita (IMF)

U.S. Canada Germany

U.K. Japan France

Italy

0

57,608 42,225 42,177 40,050 38,833 38,178 30,507 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000

Canada ranks

#1

in the G7

by international experts

for the following:

23

Prosperity Social Progress

Democracy Security

Global Peace Overall Reputation

Equal Opportunity

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Canada offers

business the

most educated talent pool among

OECD countries

TALENTED WORKFORCE

Canadians

are linguistically diverse

1 5 out of Canadians speaks one of over languages

EXCEPTIONAL LABOUR FORCE



Winter 2018

60% 56.3

Percentage of individuals aged 25-64 having attained tertiary-level

education in top 10 OECD countries

50%

50.5 49.9

46.9 46 45.7 43.7 43.6 43 42.8

40%

30%

20%

Canada Japan Israel South U.K. U.S. Australia Finland Norway Ireland

Korea

#2 in G7

availability of qualified engineers matching business needs with management education

More than

50,000 graduates each year

from Science, Technology,

Engineering, Math and Computer Science (STEM)

academic programs throughout the country

According to a survey

conducted by the OECD, in the

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canadian schoolchildren rank:

1st

in

reading

2nd

in

science

2nd

in

mathematics

among G7 countries

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