Publications
Latest
- Presentation: Welcome to Canada: We Take Care of Business - September 2011 NEW!
- Think Canada, A Strategic Choice - PDF (920 KB) NEW!
- Factsheet: Invest in Canada: We Take Care of Business (PDF, 271 KB) NEW!
- Invest in Canada's Flagship Report 2011 - PDF (2.0 MB) NEW!
- Invest in Canada Summary - 2011 Edition (PDF, 365 KB) NEW!
Reports
- Invest in Canada's Flagship Report 2011 - PDF (2.0 MB) - The unabridged report.
- Invest in Canada Summary - 2011 Edition (PDF, 365 KB)
The Invest in Canada flagship report is a comprehensive document that showcases Canada as a location of choice for foreign direct investment. In addition to highlighting the key advantages of doing business in Canada, the report also features the most competitive sectors in the country.
Sector Value Propositions
- Aerospace - PDF (1.2 MB) NEW!
- Automotive - PDF (1.4 MB) NEW!
- Biomass - PDF (2.6 MB)
- Biopharmaceuticals - PDF (1.4 MB) NEW!
- Business Services - PDF (1.4 MB) NEW!
- Digital Media - PDF (1.7 MB) NEW!
- Financial Services - PDF (1.4 MB) NEW!
- Grain Processing - PDF (1.4 MB)
- Chemicals and Plastics - PDF (1.3 MB) NEW!
- Medical Devices - PDF (1.5 MB) NEW!
- Software - PDF (1.6 MB) NEW!
- Wind Energy - PDF (2.1 MB)
- Wireless Communications - PDF (1.5 MB) NEW!
Videos
- Creative. Competitive. Canada. (MOV, 15 MB, Length: 1:57 min)
- Creative. Competitive. Canada. (WMV, 15 MB, Length: 1:57 min)
- You're Welcome Video - 30 seconds (WMV, 5 MB, Length: 0:31 min)
- You're Welcome Video - 90 seconds (WMV, 5 MB, Length: 1:30 min)
- Countdown to the 2010 Winter Games (WMV, 15 MB, Length: 3:10 min)
- Countdown to the 2010 Winter Games (MOV, 15 MB, Length: 3:10 min)
- Canada Games Reel 2011
- Canada Special Effects and Animation Reel 2011
- Canada: We Take Care of Business
These videos showcase Canada as an innovative, technology advanced country.
Success Stories
- Aerospace
Lockheed Martin (DOC, 300 KB)
Boeing (DOC, 0.3 MB)
Pratt & Whitney Canada (DOC, 200 KB)
Bell Helicopter (DOC, 200 KB)
Messier Dowty (DOC, 200 KB) - Automotive
General Motors (DOC, 100 KB)
Ford (DOC, 200 KB)
Chrysler (DOC, 200 KB)
Honda (DOC, 200 KB) - Business Services
Capgemini (DOC, 200 KB)
Ceridian (DOC, 300 KB) - Chemicals & Plastics
AOC Resins (DOC, 200 KB)
Dieffenbacher (DOC, 200 KB)
NOVA Chemicals (DOC, 200 KB)
Sulzer Turbo Services (DOC, 200 KB)
WEICON (DOC, 200 KB)
Hexion (DOC, 300 KB) - Financial Services
EFG International (DOC, 100 KB)
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings (DOC, 100 KB)
ICICI Bank (DOC, 100 KB)
Lloyds Banking Group (DOC, 100 KB)
Virtual-Agent Services (DOC, 200 KB) - ICT - Digital Media
KOEI (DOC, 600 KB)
Ubisoft (DOC, 600 KB)
Electronic Arts (DOC, 600 KB)
Eidos Interactive (DOC, 600 KB)
Beenox (DOC, 800 KB) - ICT - Software
SAP AG (DOC, 600 KB)
IMAGINiT (DOC, 600 KB)
IBM (DOC, 600 KB)
Microsoft (DOC, 300 KB) - ICT - Wireless
Nokia (DOC, 600 KB)
Ericsson (DOC, 200 KB)
Alcatel-Lucent (DOC, 0.4 MB) - Life Sciences - Bio-pharmaceuticals
Takeda (DOC, 400 KB)
GlaxoSmithKline (DOC, 400 KB)
Merck (DOC, 400 KB)
Sanofi Pasteur (DOC, 400 KB)
Bristol-Myers Squibb (DOC, 400 KB)
Charles River Laboratories (DOC, 400 KB)
Amgen Canada (DOC, 300 KB) - Life Sciences - Medical Devices
Abbott Point of Care (DOC, 400 KB)
Brochures
- Export Development Canada (EDC): Financing Support for Inbound Foreign Direct Investment
- Discover the benefits of conducting clinical trials in Canada - PDF (909 KB)
- Canada's Tax and Duty Advantages: Enjoy the Benefits of Foreign Trade Zones… Anywhere in Canada! - PDF (1.16 MB)
- KPMG Competitive Alternatives (2008 Study)
Fact Sheets
- Invest in Canada: We Take Care of Business (PDF, 430 KB)
Canada welcomes foreign direct investment (FDI) and offers the kind of stability, low costs and taxes, a talented and diverse workforce, and world-leading research, innovation and transportation infrastructure that businesses need to innovate, grow and succeed in the global economy.
- Do Your Research In Canada... It Pays Off! (PDF, 92 KB)
Canada has one of the most favourable tax treatments for scientific research and experimental expenditures in the world.
- Information and Communications Technologies Sector
- Digital Media and Canada: The Future is Here (PDF, 220 KB)
- E-Health Technologies and Canada: The Future is Here (PDF, 198 KB)
- ICT and Canada: The Future is Here (PDF, 233 KB)
- Wireless and Canada: The Future is Here (PDF, 228 KB)
- Provincial and Territorial Profiles
- Alberta (PDF, 174 KB)
- British Columbia (PDF, 173 KB)
- Manitoba (PDF, 362 KB)
- New Brunswick (PDF, 168 KB)
- Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF, 164 KB)
- Northwest Territories (PDF, 167 KB)
- Nova Scotia (PDF, 162 KB)
- Nunavut ( PDF, 182 KB)
- Ontario ( PDF, 161 KB)
- Prince Edwards Island ( PDF, 172 KB)
- Quebec (PDF, 162 KB)
- Saskatchewan (PDF, 163 KB)
- Yukon (PDF, 171 KB)
Presentations
- Welcome to Canada: We Take Care of Business - September 2011
- Think Canada - PDF (930 KB)
- Think Canada - US Version - PDF (920 KB)
The Think Canada presentation highlights Canada’s global competitiveness and provides the latest rankings and data from reputable international organizations. The presentation is divided into 6 sections: economic fundamentals, business environment, workforce, infrastructure, market access, and quality of life.
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