Canada Business

The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with Canada

ISBN 1-885073-13-5
US$24.95
304 Pages

Canada is a prosperous, growing nation with a well-educated population, a stable economy, and extensive raw materials. It is rapidly turning away from its traditional agricultural and mineral base to become a center for high value-added specialty industries and international trade throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with Canda is an unmatched resource for capitalizing on opportunities in Mexico. Whether you are importing, exporting, or investing, you will find a wealth of detailed information that will keep you ahead of the competition.

For Sellers: Canada needs a wide range of intermediate components and capital goods to fuel its burgeoning industry. Its populace also provides a ready market for a variety of consumer goods and services.

For Buyers: Canada is a major world producer of raw and intermediate materials, as well as an increasingly sophisticated producer of industrial and consumer specialty goods and services.

For Manufacturers: The Canadian workforce is both cost competitive and skilled. Coupled with the country's wealth of resources and strategic location, it is becoming an important outsourcing location for a variety of products.

For Investors: Canada depends on foreign investment and has made itself highly user friendly. Its active capital markets are well-integrated with international markets, and its foreign investment regime is favorable.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Canada at a Glance

Chapter 2: Economy
Chapter 3: Current Issues
Chapter 4: Opportunities
Chapter 5: Foreign Investment
Chapter 6: Foreign Trade
Chapter 7: Trade Agreements
Chapter 8: Import Policy & Procedures
Chapter 9: Export Policy & Procedures
Chapter 10: Industry Reviews
Chapter 11: Trade Fairs
Chapter 12: Business Travel
Chapter 13: Business Culture
Chapter 14: Demographics
Chapter 15: Marketing
Chapter 16: Business Entities & Formation
Chapter 17: Labor
Chapter 18: Business Law
Chapter 19: Financial Institutions
Chapter 20: Currency & Foreign Exchange
Chapter 21: International Payments
Chapter 22: Taxation
Chapter 23: Transportation & Communications
Chapter 24: Important Addresses