Strategic Business Location
World-Class Transportation Infrastructure with Geographical Advantages
A significant part of global supply chains—Canada is a significant part of global supply chains, and increasingly, many third-party logistics (3PL) and distribution companies are establishing operations in Canada.
Canada’s major international ports—Halifax, Montréal, Prince Rupert and Vancouver—connect North America with the fast-growing Asia Pacific and European markets. Canada also shares time zones with North and Latin American countries, enabling efficient communication within the Americas and integration with parent operations in Asia or Europe (see figure below).
Figure: Canada is a Significant Part of Global Supply Chains at the Crossroads of Asia, North America and Europe
Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
World-class transportation infrastructure—With Canada’s world-class transportation infrastructure, global companies have cheap, fast and reliable access to North American and global markets. Canada’s deep water ports can handle the world’s largest vessels. The World Economic Forum ranks the quality of Canada’s port infrastructure as one of the best in the G-7.
Source: The World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.
NAFTA Advantage—Canada’s NAFTA advantage gives investors access to more than 453 million consumers and a combined GDP of more than US$17.1 trillion.
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