Canada excels in multiple sectors, as diverse as our vast country. As one of the world’s most competitive investment locations—with regional clusters of industrial excellence and indispensable connections to global value chains—Canada has clear advantages for the sophisticated investor seeking new opportunities.

Canada has created a unique business environment that allows companies to grow on the world stage. To attract the best and brightest, Canada has focused its policies, business incentives and university support around key industries.

Canada’s Industry Strengths

• Aerospace: Canada’s global share of aerospace activity has tripled in the last 20 years, making Canada the world’s 5th largest aerospace producer.

• Ag-biotech: Canadian firms’ revenues exceed those of US agro-based companies and are more than double those of Japan and the UK.

• Agri-food: Canada is the world’s fourth-largest exporter of agricultural products.

• Automotive: Canada is among the Top 10 automotive countries and the 3rd largest exporter of automotive products after Japan and the U.S.

• Biotechnology: Canada is a leader in biotechnology—one of the top five countries in the world.

• Business Services: Canada’s business services sector is a critical node in today's multinational, multi-value chain model, generating over $57 billion in 2007 and employing 1.1 million

• Chemicals: 10 out of 10 G7 top locations for chemicals manufacturing.

• Digital Gaming: Canadian companies are global leaders across the entire gaming value chain – from tools development to casual games and serious games, to both mobile games and gameware development.

• Financial Services: Canada's banks are ranked #1 globally by the World Economic Forum.

• Medical Devices: Canada ’s exports of medical devices increased at a solid compound annual growth rate of 10.5% from 2000-2005.

• Pharmaceuticals: Canada is the fourth fastest growing market in the world for pharmaceuticals .

• Plastics: Canada is the world’s fourth largest exporter of moulds and eighth largest exporter of plastics processing machinery.

• Software: Canada encourages growth through rich R&D tax credits and the lowest operating costs in the G7.

• Wireless: A high-talent, low-cost labour force, R&D advantages, smart regulations and centres of research excellence makes Canada a rewarding location for enterprising investors.