WHY INVEST IN CANADA?
Innovation + Stability = Profitability
If you are looking for a dynamic and prosperous country in which to invest, innovate, grow or expand your business on the world stage, Think Canada!
Canada welcomes foreign business investments and offers many competitive advantages:
A welcoming business environment
Canada is the best country in the G-20 to do business, according to both Forbes and Bloomberg.
Source: Forbes and Bloomberg
A strong growth record
Canada led all G-7 countries in economic growth over the past decade (2005–2014).
Source: The World Bank
Unparalleled market access
Once CETA comes into force, foreign investors in Canada will have assured preferential access to both NAFTA and the EU - a vibrant market with a combined GDP of US$38 trillion, or nearly one-half of the world’s output of goods and services.
Source: The World Bank
A highly educated workforce
Canada’s workforce is the most highly educated among members of the OECD, with half of its working-age population having a tertiary level education.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Low business tax costs
Total business tax costs in Canada are by far the lowest in the G-7 and 46 percent lower than those in the United States.
Source: KPMG
Competitive R&D environment
Canada offers the lowest business costs in the G-7 for R&D-intensive sectors, with a 15.8 percent cost advantage over the United States.
Source: KPMG
Financial stability
For the eighth consecutive year, the World Economic Forum has declared Canada’s banking system to be the soundest in the world.
Source: World Economic Forum
A great place to invest, work, and live
Canada is one of the most multicultural countries in the world, with world-class universities, a universal health care system and clean and friendly cities. The OECD’s Better Life Index shows Canada as best in the G-7 in terms of overall living conditions and quality of life.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
http://www.international.gc.ca/investors-investisseurs/advantage-avantage/advantage-avantage.aspx?lang=eng
