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Business Climate

Economic Indicators
 
Gross Domestic Product
Pie Chart  Ontario GDP vs. Selected Provinces and Territories
Bar Chart  Ontario GDP by Industry
Bar Chart  Ontario GDP by the Major Manufacturing Sectors
Bar Chart  Ontario Real GDP Growth
Bar Chart  Forecast GDP Growth: Ontario vs. G-7
Population, Employment and Inflation
•  Population & Employment
 
Bar Chart  Ontario's Population vs. Selected Jurisdictions
Bar Chart  Ontario Employment Growth vs. G-7
•  Inflation
 
Bar Chart  Ontario Inflation (CPI) Forecast vs. G-7
    
 
Other Economic Indicators
•  Business Confidence
 
Bar Chart  Canadian Business Confidence Index
•  Corporate Profits
 
Bar Chart  Ontario Pre-Tax Corporate Profits
•  Machinery & Equipment Investment
 
Bar Chart  Machinery and Equipment Investment
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State of Real Investment in Ontario
 
Investment Canada Act
•  Investment Canada Act
New Investment Announcements
•  New Investments in Ontario
    
 
Foreign Investment
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
Pie Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Region, 2007
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Region, 1998-2007
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment from the U.S.
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Country
Pie Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Industry
Bar Chart  Canadian Direct Investment Abroad
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Taxation and Employer Costs in Ontario
 
Corporate
Table listing  Ontario Corporate Income Tax Rates
Bar Chart  Corporate Tax Rates - Manufacturing and Processing
Other Business Taxes
•  GST/PST Rates, Refundable or Non-refundable
    
 
Personal Taxes
Table listing  Ontario and Federal Tax Rates
Employer Costs
Table listing  A Guide to Employer Benefit Costs
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Financial Systems
 
Financial Markets
•  The Greater Toronto Area - Canada's Business and Financial Capital
Market Statistics
Bar Chart  Toronto Stock Exchange (TMX Group) is the Third Largest in North America
Bar Chart  Quarterly Average Short Term Interest Rates
Bar Chart  Quarterly Average Exchange Rates (for 1 $CDN)
Bar Chart  10 Year Government Bond Rates at Quarter End
Venture Capital
Pie Chart  Investment Activity by Province
Pie Chart  Investment Activity by Industry Sector
Pie Chart  Investment Activity by Stage of Development
Table listing  Top 10 (Disclosed) Venture Capital Deals
    
 
Mergers and Acquisitions
Bar Chart  Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in Canada
Table listing  Largest Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions announced in Canada
Table listing  Top 10 Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
Bar Chart  Ontario Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Activity
Table listing  Ontario Mergers and Acquisitions Activity by Industry
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Government Support and Political Structure
 
Business Regulations
•  Overview
 
º  Ontario Government Actively Encourages International Investors
º  Federal/Provincial Regulatory Agencies provide information to facilitate international investment
•  Employment Regulations
 
º  Employment
º  Benefits
º  Foreign Workers in Canada
•  Land Use Regulations
    
 
Regulatory Environment
•  Business subject to environmental requirements
•  When are Approvals Required?
•  The Spill Action Centre and the Pesticides Licensing Program
•  Environmental Assessments and Approvals for Large Projects

Business Immigration
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Research & Development
 
R&D Profile
•  R&D Expenditures
 
Bar Chart  Total spending on R&D in Canada continues to increase
Bar Chart  Total spending on R&D in Canada by Performing and Funding Sectors
Bar Chart  Total spending on industrial R&D in Canada
Table listing  Canada's Top Corporate R&D Spenders
Bar Chart  Ontario Invests in R&D
Bar Chart  Ontario's Gross Expenditure on R&D by Performing Sectors and Funding Sectors
•  R&D Personnel
 
Pie Chart  R&D Personnel in Canada
Bar Chart  Ontario has the largest number of R&D personnel in Canada
Generous R&D Incentives
Table listing  After tax cost of R&D for large manufacturers (public, private or foreign-owned)
Table listing  After tax cost of R&D for small and medium-sized non-manufacturers (public, private or foreign-owned)
•  Broad definition of what qualifies as R&D
    
 
A Highly Developed Public Research Infrastructure
•  Ontario Centres of Excellence put science to work
•  Federal Government's Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada
Table listing  NSERC (The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)
Table listing  CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
•  Ontario's Regional Innovation Networks

R&D Related Government Assistance Programs

Examples of Private Sector R&D Investment in Ontario

R&D Researcher in selected Fields and Institutions in Ontario
•  Automotive R&D
•  Directory of Ontario Energy Researchers
•  Nanotechnology
 
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