INVEST IN CANADA

WHY INVEST IN CANADA

• A welcoming business environment.
  

Canada is the best country in the G-20 to do business, according to both Forbes and Bloomberg.

• A strong growth record.
  

Canada led all G-7 countries in economic growth over the past decade (2003–2012). 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$35 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 tax rates.
  

Canada’s overall marginal effective tax rate is by far the lowest in the G-7 - about 17 percentage points lower than that of the United States.

• 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 seventh 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 globally most multicultural countries with world-class universities, a universal health care system and clean and friendly cities in addition to having the second highest standard of living in the G-7, as measured by GDP per capita.) Source: The World Bank