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Canada and Florida Economic Relationship: An Encouraging Story in a Difficult Time
Presentation to the Presentation to the Global Business Alliance of the Palm BeachesGlobal Business Alliance of the Palm Beaches
September 14, 2010September 14, 2010
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• Canada: a mosaic of diversity and creativity
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• Canada’s blockbuster talent
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• Canadian voices
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• Our flag: the maple leaf is Canada’s logo around the world
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• Canada’s Coat of Arms
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• A recent survey covering 28,000 people in 27 countries…
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• …found that the world has a positive view of Canada
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A 2010 online survey of over 18,000 people in 24 countries, conducted by Ipsos Reid, shows that a majority (53%) of people say they’d live in Canada if they had an opportunity to move. Almost one-third (30%) of Americans would choose Canada.
Other key findings include:
• Eight in ten (79%) respondents think that Canadians enjoy one of the best qualities of life anywhere in the world. Nine in ten (89%) Canadians believe this – making them the country most likely to agree.• Most respondents (72%) believe that Canada is welcoming to immigrants, including 86% in China and 84% in India, while almost all (94%) Canadians think so. • Eight in ten (79%) of respondents would describe Canada as being tolerant of people from different racial and cultural backgrounds – equal to the proportion of Canadians (81%) who say the same thing.
• And a more recent study shows that most people would live in Canada (if they could).
Mexico City
1000 km
500 km
Los Angeles
Denver
Houston
Atlanta
Seattle
Miami
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
WashingtonBaltimore
DetroitChicago Cleveland
St. LouisPittsburgh
Milwaukee
San Francisco
St. John's
CalgaryVancouver
ReginaHalifax
TorontoMontréal
WinnipegCharlottetown
Edmonton
VictoriaOttawa
Windsor
QuébecFredericton
Saskatoon
Market Access• A shared geography and an unparalleled partnership
• Today we enjoy the largest trading relationship in the world
Investment = Influence
Largest Foreign Investor• Canada is also a top investor in the U.S.
Top Foreign Investors in FloridaBy Value (billions) By Jobs Created
Japan $4.16 UK 45,000
Germany $4.13 Canada 24,300
UK $3.88 Germany 22,600
Australia $3.56 Japan 21,100
Canada $3.36 Netherlands 20,700
• Canada represents 10% of all Foreign Direct Investment to Florida
Canadian Businesses• Some Canadian subsidiaries in the Sunshine State
• Canadians are Florida’s largest and most loyal tourists
• 64% of foreign passengers to the West Palm Beach International Airport are Canadian!
• Canada leads the G8 in fiscal discipline
• Canada: the most resilient economy in the G8
• Canada’s unemployment rate is about 8% today
• The IMF says that our GDP growth will lead the G8 this year
• A U.S. conservative think tank and the Wall Street Journal say that Canada has the freest economy in the Americas
• Forbes magazine ranked Canada as the 4th best country for business in 2010, ahead of the U.S.