Canada excels in multiple sectors, as diverse as our vast country. As one of the world’s most competitive investment locations—with regional clusters of industrial excellence and indispensable connections to global value chains—Canada has clear advantages for the sophisticated investor seeking new opportunities.
Canada has created a unique business environment that allows companies to grow on the world stage. To attract the best and brightest, Canada has focused its policies, business incentives and university support around key industries.
Canada’s Industry Strengths
- Advanced Manufacturing: Canada’s global share of the aerospace industry has tripled in the last 20 years, and it is the third-largest exporter of automotive products in the world.
- Agri-food: Canada is the world’s fourth-largest exporter of agricultural products.
- Chemicals: 10 out of 10 G7 top locations for chemicals manufacturing.
- Enabling Technologies: The Canadian Government has established a range of institutions and initiatives to create a supportive business environment for transformative technologies.
- ICT: The strongest growth in exports occurred in wired (+20.4%) and wireless (+16.9%) communications equipment.
- Life Sciences: The Canadian Government plans to double research and development (R&D) investments by 2010 to make Canada one of the five most research-intensive countries in the world.
- Plastics: Canada is the world’s fourth largest exporter of moulds and eighth largest exporter of plastics processing machinery.
- Wood Processing: Canada is the world's leading producer and exporter of newsprint, and the world's largest exporter of wood pulp.
Follow the lead of informed investors who have already made Canada their choice as a premiere business destination. Explore the possibilities—and profit!
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