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Many for companies are investing in Canada to take advantage of that country's positive business climate, world-class infrastructure, competitive costs, market access to the US, high-quality labor pool and good quality of life.
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Foreign direct investment into Canada nearly double in 2001, with the United States accounting for some 67.9% of the total, according to Statistics Canada and Investment Partnerships Canada. In 1998, Canada attracted some US$15.5 billion, versus $7.1 billion in 1997. The advantages to locating in Canada include access to an abundant, skilled work force, world-class infrastructure and quality of life, as well as easy access to the U.S. market via the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, competitive business costs, and positive business climate.
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In 1998, the top investment destinations were the United Kingdom, China, the Netherlands, Brazil, and France, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's World Investment Report 1999. Worldwide, foreign direct investment rose by some 39% to US$644 billion in 2001, with most of it accounted by cross-border acquisition and mergers. The United States accounted for $193 billion of the global foreign direct investment in 1998, with Canada accounting for $11 billion, and Mexico accounting for $10 billion. The European Union accounted for $230 billion, with the United Kingdom accounting or $63 billion. China accounted for $46 billion. Foreign direct investment in other countries is discussed and tabulated.
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