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Canada’s competitive landscape for attracting skilled immigrants. March 2012. Canada – growth leader among G-7. Canada surpassed pre-recession peak well ahead of US. A credible plan to get back to balance allows government flexibility. Stock of debt is relatively low.
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Canada’s competitive landscape for attracting skilled immigrants March 2012
A credible plan to get back to balance allows government flexibility
Appreciation reflects foreign investor flows and high commodity prices
Canada’s prominence in global natural resource production • #1 Potash producer by volume • Top 5 Nickel producer • #2 in proven oil reserves • #3 Forest-product producer • #8 in Gold production and #9 in Copper production • Top 5 Uranium producer • TSX is a ‘Go To’ Exchange for ‘Resource – based’ public company listings Source: British Geological Survey, RBC Economics
Labour market performance in Canada has been strong, U.S. lagging
Global Competitiveness Index Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report, 2011
World’s 50 Safest Banks 2010 • 1 KfW(Germany) • 2 Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC)(France) • 3 Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten(Netherlands) • 4 Zuercher Kantonalbank(Switzerland) • 5 Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank(Germany) • 10 Royal Bank of Canada (Canada) • 15 Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) • 22 Scotiabank (Canada) • 25 Caisse centrale Desjardins (Canada) • 36 Bank of Montreal (Canada) • 37 CIBC (Canada) Source: Global Finance: http://www.gfmag.com/tools/best-banks/
Human Development Index: Trends 1980 - present SOURCE: UNDP: http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/CAN.html
United Kingdom: 579,620 Peoples Republic of China: 466,940 India: 443,690 Philippines: 303,195 Italy: 296,850 USA: 250,535 Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region: 215,430 Germany: 171,405 Poland: 170,490 Viet Nam: 160,170 Portugal: 150,390 Pakistan: 133,280 Source: Statistics Canada, www.statcan.gc.ca Jamaica: 123,420 Netherlands: 111,990 Sri Lanka: 105,670 Korea, South: 98,395 Iran: 92,090 Guyana: 87,195 Romania: 82,645 France: 79,550 Lebanon: 75,275 Greece: 73,125 Trinidad and Tobago: 65,540 Taiwan: 65,205 Immigrant Population by Place of Birth (2006 census)
Multiculturalism SOURCE: UNDP: http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/
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