Business in Canada, Toronto, Quebec

1. Introduction to Canada
2. Canadian Economy
   1. Canadian competitive advantages
3. Case Study - Top Canadian industry sectors:
   1. Aerospace
   2. Agri-food
   3. Automotive
   4. Software
4. Canadian International Trade
5. Investment in Canada
6. Doing Business in Ontario - Toronto
7. Doing Business in Quebec
8. Transport and Logistics
   1. Case Study: Asia-Pacific gateway and corridor initiative
9. Case Study: U.S. Tariffs and Quotas on Canadian Softwood Lumber
10. Access to the Canadian Market
11. Business Plan for Canada

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Canada” are:

1. To analyze the Canadian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Canada
3. To explore the Canadian trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Canadian Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Canadian companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Canadian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Canada” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or Canada Canada.

Masters adapted to Canadian Students.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Canada”: 2

Canadian Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Canada and the North American Economic Area
2. USMCA
3. APEC
4. Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership)
5. European Union-Canada Agreement
6. Trade Agreements
   1. Canada-European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
   2. Canada-Jordan Agreement
   3. ASEAN-Canada Agreement
   4. UK-Canada Agreement
   5. Canada-India Agreement
   6. Canada-Honduras Agreement
   7. Canada-Panama Agreement
   8. Colombia-Canada Agreement
   9. Peru-Canada Agreement
   10. Chile-Canada Agreement
   11. Canada-Costa Rica Agreement
   12. Canada-Ukraine Agreement
   13. Canada-South Korea Agreement
   14. Canada-Israel Agreement
7. SICA (observer country)

Sample:

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention (Containers)
3. BIC (Containers)
4. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
5. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
6. Customs Convention on Containers
7. Istanbul Convention
8. International Chamber of Shipping
9. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
   1. TIR Convention
   2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport

American Trade and Economic Organizations. Canada is a member of:

1. Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
2. Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
3. Asian Development Bank

Global Organizations:

1. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
2. United Nations
3. World Bank
4. World Trade Organization (WTO)
5. International Monetary Fund
6. African Development Bank
7. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
8. Regional Cooperation Council

1. Canadian population: 35.7 million people
2. Area of Canada: 9,984,670 km² (the world's second-largest country, the first is Russia)
3. Canada shares its border with the United States
4. Capital of Canada: Ottawa
5. Business City: Toronto
6. Canada has two official languages: English and French (Quebec and Montreal)
7. Canada gained the independence from Britain in 1867. Since then the Queen is the Head of State
8. Abolition of Slavery in Canada: (1834)
9. African Diaspora in Canada: 0.8 million people (2,7% of Canadian population)

Main religion in Canada: Christianity:

1. Catholicism (14 million)
2. Protestants (9 million, 29% of Canadian population, Methodists)

Canada belongs to the North American Economic Area (Western Civilization).

Canadian Economy.

1. Canada is the top-ranked nation in the OCDE for both lowest number of procedures (2) and shortest duration for termination (3 days) to incorporate a business (WB)
2. Canada is one of the safest countries to invest
3. Business of Canada “Welfare Potential Index” ranks Canada first in the G-7
4. Nine of the top ten chemical enterprises in the World have production facilities in Canada
5. Canada is one of the five world leaders in biotechnology
6. Canada ranks number one in OECD in higher education
7. Ontario Region (Toronto) is the Canadian economy engine
8. Currency: the Canadian dollar (CAD)

International Trade and Business in Canada:

Canadian International Trade.

1. Canada is the largest trading partner of the United States (the United States generate more trade with Canada than with all Countries of EU)
2. Canadian largest trading partners are the United States, China, Mexico, Japan, and the European Union
3. Quebec and Ontario are closer to New York, Boston, and Chicago than many industrial cities in the United States
4. The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative is an association of public resources and private sector to take advantage of Canadian strategic location at the crossroads between the North American market and the Asian emerging economies
5. The markets of EU provides business opportunities for exporters and Importers of Canada.
   1. Top Canadian Exports to the EU: chemicals, machinery, international transport equipment, computer electronics products and minerals
   2. The European Union represents the second-largest trade and investment partner of Canada
6. The countries of EFTA are also important economic partners for Canada. International Trade Canada-EFTA: $13.2 billion, including exports of $4.2 billion

Canadian Trade Agreements

Under the North American Free-Trade Agreement (USMCA/NAFTA 2.0), Canada has direct access to the North American markets, including Mexico and the United States (the largest trading partner of Canada).