Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Canada’s Political Analysis
2.1: Structure and stability of government
2.2: Government changes and policy stability
2.2.1: Policy agenda – reforms and future plans
3. Canada’s Economic Analysis
3.2: Sectoral contribution to GDP and GDP growth rate
3.2: Sectoral contribution to GDP and GDP growth rate
3.3: Pricing trends-inflation and interest rates
3.4: Major economic growth driver – consumption, saving, and investment trends
3.5: International trade and its contribution to GDP
3.6: Foreign direct investment by industry
4. Economic and Business Risk Analysis of Canada
4.1: Risk in financial sector
4.1.1: Risk in current account balance
4.1.2: Risk in balance of payment (BOP)
4.1.3: External debt and default risk
4.1.4: Risk in foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate
4.2: Credit rating of countries – credibility in debt market
5. Canada’s Social Analysis
5.1: Social and demographic analysis
5.2: Labor market – quality and availability
5.3: Social development index
6. Canada’s R&D and Technological Factors
6.1: R&D expenditure in Canada
6.2: Impact of technology in industry
6.3: Technology policy
7. Canada’s Legal Analysis
7.1: Company law
7.2: Labor law
7.3: Tax law
7.4: Economic policies – a recent development
7.5: Doing business in Canada 2013 – process to establish business
8. Canada’s Environmental Analysis
8.1: Environment policy
9. SWOT Analysis –Search of Potential Opportunity in Canada
List of Figures
Chapter 3. Canada’s Economic Analysis
Figure 3.1: Global economic scenario, 2012
Figure 3.2: Trend of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.3: Future growth scenario of GDP
Figure 3.4: Trend of per capita income
Figure 3.5: GDP sectoral contribution
Figure 3.6: Share of different sectors to GDP, 2012
Figure 3.7: Trend of leading industries in Canada
Figure 3.8: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate
Figure 3.9: Trend of savings and investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.10: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.11: Canada’s international trade structure
Figure 3.12: Exports and imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.13: Foreign direct investment by industry
Chapter 4. Economic and Business Risk Analysis of Canada
Figure 4.1: Trend of current account balance and its percentage to GDP
Figure 4.2: Terms of trade of Canada
Figure 4.3: Trend of balance of payment
Figure 4.4: Trend of revenue and expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.5: Trend of fiscal balance as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.6: Trend of gross government debt
Figure 4.7: Trend of gross government debt as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.8: Trend of foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate
Chapter 5. Canada’s Social Analysis
Figure 5.1: Political map of Canada
Figure 5.2: Trend of population in Canada
Figure 5.3: Population age structure
Figure 5.4: Trend of unemployment rate in Canada
Chapter 6. Canada’s R&D and Technological Factors
Figure 6.1: Trend of R&D expenditure in Canada
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Executive Summary
Table 1.1: Factors Affecting Business in Canada
Chapter 2. Canada’s Political Analysis
Table 2.1: Political factors and their impact on business
Chapter 3. Canada’s Economic Analysis
Table 3.1: Factors affecting industry growth
Table 3.2: Economic factors and their impact on business
Table 3.3: Economic insights of Canada
4. Economic and Business Risk Analysis of Canada
Table 4.1: Credit rating of countries by Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P
Chapter 5. Canada’s Social Analysis
Table 5.1: Corruption, GINI, Homicide and Human Development Index
Table 5.2: Social factors and their impact on business
Chapter 6. Canada’s R&D and Technological Factors
Table 6.1: Technological factors and their impact on business
Chapter 7. Canada’s Legal Analysis
Table 7.1: Tax rates in Canada, 2012
Table 7.2: Indicators for starting business
Table 7.3: Ranking in 2013 for ease of doing business
Table 7.4: Legal factors and their impact on business
Chapter 8. Canada’s Environmental Analysis
Table 8.1: Environmental factors and their impact on business