Canada Ontario

CANADA's Information!GDP per capita ($PPP):39,050 (just over 80% of the USA's)Population:34.1 million (#37 of 151)Land area (square km):9.1 million (#4 of 151)Population density (people per square km):3.8 (#144 of 151)Governance Ranking (WGI):#9

Opportunities

Education

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Career path

Long-term orientation

Masculinity society

Canadian culture is marked by interdependence among its inhabitants and there is value placed on egalitarianism.

Canada scores 80 on this dimension (its highest dimension score) and can be characterized as an individualistic culture.

HPI Score 43.6 Ranked #6 of 151

forecast average GDP growth of 2.1% in 2013-17.

Close to the United States

Stable Econnomy

Canada topped the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI).

Foreign investment

Joind NAFTA, TPP

FIPA

Business environment and market opportunities

Strengths

Canada is a country of immigrants and such a variety of people from so many countries live in Toronto.

diversity of ethnic groups

globalization

Economy showing strength as Canada adds 50,700 new jobs in February

Big land

export strength in professional and financial services.

Guess what Canada’s new export strengths areA decade ago, Canada’s key exports included autos and parts, pulp and paper, electronics and wood products. Today, we export less of all of them. In their stead, exports of oil and gas, mineral products, chemicals, primary metals and food products are growing in importance. Canada has also developed new-found export strength in professional and financial services.

Threats

French Canadian

too many people lives in same place

#3 Expensive Cities in Canada

No opportunities of SME

nuclear reactors

Weaknesses

Uncertainty avoidance

Lower context culture

Weather

High levels of North American household debt

Large provincial deficit

Ontario businesses

Not sufficiently exposed to rapidly growing emerging markets

Not as productive as they could be