Canada Trade and Investment

By: Paul Young, CPA, CGA

GDP Outlook

GDP Outlook

GDP Outlook

GDP Outlook

Trade

Merchandise Trends

Manufacturing Growth

Canada Wages by Industry

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Canada Manufacturing

Exports Outlook

Exports Outlook

• Exports are undervalue by 25% or $130B• For each $1B of exports there is 5,500 jobs

• If exports were to expand by $130B then there would be close to 600K in new jobs• Factors impacting exports

• Hydro Policies - http://www.ontario-hydro.com/index.php?page=electricity_rates_by_province)

• Mining regulations (http://www.plant.ca/general/saskatchewan-is-no-2-globally-for-mining-investment-144357/)

• Skills Gaps (Trades, professional skills)

• Infrastructure (focus on supply chain Management)

Salaries by group

Exports by Countries

Trade Deals

Canada and FIPA

China and FIPA

China and FIPA

Canada Forecast

Canada Forecast / Manufacturing

Canada Forecast / Manufacturing

Other Sources

• KPIs - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/key-market-and-industry-indicators-for-canada-january-2015 or http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/key-market-and-industry-indicators-for-canada-december-2014

• Government Programs - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/harper-policies-analysis or http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/canada-green-technology-stats or http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/federal-government-programs-canada

• Taxation - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/corporation-taxation-canada-44675640 or http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/carbon-tax-canada-and-its-provinces or http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/taxation-policies

• Trade Barriers - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/internal-trade-canada

• Municipalities - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/municipalities-canada