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Table of Contents. Telecommunications Infrastructure Low Costs Quality of Telecomm Network Lowest Internet Access Charges High Computer Penetration Rate Transportation Infrastructure Best Transportation Infrastructure Low Transportation Costs

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  1. Table of Contents • Telecommunications Infrastructure • Low Costs • Quality of Telecomm Network • Lowest Internet Access Charges • High Computer Penetration Rate • Transportation Infrastructure • Best Transportation Infrastructure • Low Transportation Costs • Canada’s Infrastructure Fares Well • R&D Infrastructure • Quality Research Infrastructure • Federal Laboratories • World Class Research • Industrial Research • CA*NET2: Canada’s High Speed Research Network • Relatively High Output of Scientific Papers

  2. Telecommunications Infrastructure

  3. Bell Canada Canada 449 U.K. BT 587 U.S. 658 NYNEX Italy 799 France 802 Germany 914 Japan 1141 NITT Low Communication Costs Annual Residential Telephone Charges $US, January 1996 • On Prices: • Canada's phone charges are among the lowest in the world: • Lowest phone rates in the G-7; • Lowest internet access charges in the G-7; and • Among the lowest long distance charges in the world. * Source: OECD Information Outlook 1997

  4. 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 U.K. Italy U.S.A. Japan France Mexico Canada Germany Quality of Telecommunications Network Telecommunications Infrastructure Rank among G-7 Countries, 1997 • Canada ranks highest among G-7 countries in terms of telecommunications infrastructure. Telecommunications Infrastructure Note: 0=does not meet business requirements; 1.0=meets business requirements very well Source: WEF, The Global Competitiveness Report 1997

  5. Lowest Internet Access Charges Connection Costs for 20 Hours Per Month US$ • Canada has the lowest Internet Access Charges in the G-7, 1996* * charges include both those levied by the Internet Service Provider (IAP) and by the PTO for the use of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). OECD Communications Outlook 1997, Volume 1

  6. 28.8 25.5 25.0 20.0 15.6 14.3 14.0 U.S. U.K. Italy Japan France Canada Germany A High Computer Penetration Rate Home Computer Penetration Rates % of Households With PCs 1995 • On Access: • Canada tops G-7 in home computer, cable, and telephone penetration. * Source: OECD Information Outlook 1997

  7. Transportation Infrastructure

  8. 1 Canada 3 U.S. 6 France 18 UK Japan 20 30 Italy 31 Germany Best Transportation Infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure - World Rank • With 30 million people, Canada has: • • 850,000 km road system • • 91,000 km of railway track • • 100,000 km of pipelines • • Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic ports • • 9 International airports • • 130 Canada-US border crossings Source: Global Competitiveness Report, 1996

  9. Province - State Comparison Index: U.S. = 100 Ontario Quebec North Carolina Minnesota Alberta Texas New Brunswick New Jersey P.E.I. Pennsylvania Colorado British Columbia Saskatchewan Nova Scotia California Manitoba Vermont Massachusetts Washington Newfoundland 50 75 100 125 150 Low Transportation Costs • Transportation rates in Canada are, on average, 13% lower than those in the U.S.* * Source: KPMG Management Consulting, 1999 Annual Transportation and Distribution Costs — 1998 G-7 Comparison Index: U.S. = 100 Canada U.K. U.S. Germany Italy France Source: KPMG Management Consulting, 1999 Japan +200 75 100 125

  10. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Ports Railroads Air Roads Canada’s Infrastructure Fares Well Business Views on the Quality of ... • Canada’s overall infrastructure has been reviewed by business persons based on the efficiency, development and how well the transportation systems meet business requirements. Canada US Source: 1999, WEF

  11. R&D Infrastructure

  12. Quality Research & Development Infrastructure • Canada’s world class research infrastructure is supported by: • over 120 federal laboratories in a large number of areas • approximately 600 university labs in over 50 research universities • over 6,000 firms performing research and development • Large scale collaborative university research is underway within 14 Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCEs) across Canada • Tying many of these research networks and institutions together is a high speed research network (CANARIE)

  13. Federal laboratories undertake a wide array of research • Key research capacities exist in areas such as: • environmental technologies • space • telecommunications • agriculture • biotechnology • health & medicine • natural resources • A greater effort is underway to commercialize resulting research through mechanisms such as: • the Industrial Research Applications Program • a national network of university industry liaison offices

  14. Canada’s Network of Centres of Excellence • World class research is underway within 14 university research networks: • Canadian Arthritis Network • Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network (CBDN) • Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN) • Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research (CITR) • Geomatics for Informed Decision (GEOID Network) • Health Evidence Application and Linkage Network (HEALNet) • Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS). • Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures • Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) • Mechanical Wood-Pulps Network • Micronet / Microelectronic Devices, Circuits and Systems • Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence (PENCE) • Sustainable Forest Management • TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence

  15. Relative Competitiveness of R&D Tax System After-tax Cost of $1 R&D Expenditure Manitoba Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Saskatchewan British Columbia Newfoundland Alberta California Minnesota Pennsylvania Vermont Massachusetts New Jersey North Carolina Prince Edward Island Colorado Texas Washington 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 Industrial Research • Significant research and development is performed by Canada’s largest high tech firms such as: • Northern Telecom • Merck Frost • Newbridge • Magna • Bombardier • CAE • Imperial Oil • Apotex • Pratt & Whitney • IBM • Ericsson • Corel • Alcan • Noranda • Glaxo Wellcome • Pastor Merieux • Many of these firms benefit from Canada's generous R&D tax treatment • immediate and full write-off for all expenditures in R&D capital equipment, and appreciable tax credits. $ * Based on large manufacturing firms. Source: Conference Board of Canada, 1997 and Industry Canada calculations

  16. CANARIE’s CA*Net2: A High speed network connecting Canada’s research community together • CA*net2 connects up to 13 advanced regional research networks that carry most of Canada's major universities and research institutions, through a high speed ATM network. • CANARIE is now working with the research community and private sector partners to develop CA*Net3, the world’s first national optical Internet network.

  17. All of these assets produce results Number of papers per capita 6 5 • Canada has the highest number of scientific papers per capita. • Increasingly, Canada is becoming a knowledge based economy 4 3 2 1 0 U.S. U.K. Italy Japan France Canada Germany No. of papers per capita No./1000 Data: Institute for Scientific Indicators Source: Business Week, Sept. 2, 1996

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