Introduction
Canada had one of the best-performing economies among the developed nations during 200207, with GDP growing at a CAGR of around 2.7%. From 1.8% in 2003, real GDP growth peaked in 2004 at 3.1%. The growth rate declined during 2008 to 0.5% due to the global financial crisis, and contracted by 2.5% in 2009. However, GDP is expected to grow by 2.6% in 2011.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Canada can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Canada, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Canada through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Canada identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Canada, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Canada's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Canada perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Canada and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Canada perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Canada perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
