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Business Climate in Ontario

Economic Indicators
 
Gross Domestic Product
Pie Chart  Ontario GDP vs. Selected Provinces
Bar Chart  Ontario GDP by Industry
Bar Chart  Ontario GDP by Selected Manufacturing Sectors
 
*  Ontario has a varied manufacturing sector
*  Ontario is a large manufacturer of automotive products and electrical equipment
Bar Chart  Ontario Real GDP Growth
Bar Chart  Forecast GDP Growth: Ontario vs. G-7
Population, Employment and Inflation
•  Population & Employment
 
Bar Chart  Ontario's Population vs. Selected Jurisdictions
Bar Chart  Ontario Employment Growth vs. G-7
    
 
•  Inflation
 
Bar Chart  Ontario Inflation (CPI) Forecast vs. G-7
Other Economic Indicators
•  Business Confidence
 
Bar Chart  Canadian Business Confidence Index
•  Corporate Profits
 
Bar Chart  Ontario Pre-Tax Corporate Profits
•  Machinery & Equipment Investment
 
Bar Chart  Strong Confidence in the Economy
Bar Chart  Machinery and Equipment Investment
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State of Real Investment in Ontario
 
Investment Policy
•  Remittance of Funds
Investment Canada Act
•  Investment Canada Act
•  When to file a Notification?
•  When will an investment be reviewable?
•  Information
New Investment Announcements
Table listing  New Investments in Ontario
 
*  Investment Type
*  Function
*  Source Country of Investment
*  Investment Amount
*  Location of Investment
*  Phase of Project
*  Date
    
 
Foreign Investment
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
Pie Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Region, 2006
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Region, 1997-2006
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment from the U.S.
Bar Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Country
Pie Chart  Foreign Direct Investment by Industry
Bar Chart  Canadian Direct Investment Abroad
 
*  Canadian Direct Investment Abroad
*  Canadian Direct Investment Abroad by Geographic Distribution
*  Canadian Direct Investment Abroad by Industry
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Taxation and Employer Costs in Ontario
 
Corporate
Table listing  Ontario Corporate Income Tax Rates
Bar Chart  Corporate Tax Rates for Manufacturing
Other Business Taxes
•  GST/PST Rates, Refundable or Non-refundable
    
 
Bar Chart  Unemployment Insurance Employer Tax Rates
Personal Taxes
Table listing  Ontario and Federal Tax Rates
Employer Costs
Table listing  A Guide to Employer Benefit Costs
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Financial Systems
 
Financial Markets
•  Toronto - Canada's Key Financial Centre
Market Statistics
Bar Chart  Toronto Stock Exchange - Market Capitalization at Year End
Bar Chart  Short Term Interest Rates at Quarter End
Bar Chart  Exchange Rates at Quarter End
Bar Chart  10 Year Government Bond Rates at Quarter End
Venture Capital
Pie Chart  Investment Activity by Province
    
 
Pie Chart  Investment Activity by Industry Sector
Pie Chart  Investment Activity by Stage of Development
Table listing  Top 10 (Disclosed) Venture Capital Deals
Mergers and Acquisitions
Bar Chart  Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in Canada
Table listing  Largest Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions announced in Canada
Table listing  Top 10 Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
Bar Chart  Ontario Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Activity
Table listing  Ontario Mergers and Acquisitions Activity by Industry
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Government Support and Political Structure
 
Political Structure
•  Federal political structure
•  Prime Minister, party, when elected
•  Provincial political structure
•  Premier of Ontario
•  The Ontario Parliament
Ontario's Fiscal Management
Pie Chart  Budget of the Ontario Government - Fiscal Year 2007
 
*  Composition of Revenue
*  Composition of Total Expense
Bar Chart Debt-To-GDP Ratio, Borrowing and Eliminating Deficit
 
*  Key Elements of Ontario's Medium-Term Fiscal Plan
*  Continued Improvement in Ontario’s Debt-To-GDP Ratio
*  Projected Debt-to-GDP Ratio
*  Borrowing and Debt Management
Business Regulations
•  Overview
 
º  Ontario Government Actively Encourages International Investors
º  Federal/Provincial Regulatory Agencies provide information to facilitate international investment
•  Employment Regulations
 
º  Employment
 
*  Minimum Wage
*  Hours of Work and Overtime
*  Vacation Time and Vacation Pay
*  Public Holidays
*  Termination and Severance
*  Pay Equity
º  Benefits
 
*  Ontario Health Insurance Plan
*  Workers’ Compensation
*  Employment Insurance
*  Pregnancy, Parental and Family Medical Leave
*  Canada Pension Plan
*  Private Pension Provisions
*  Benefits Plans
º  Foreign Workers in Canada
    
 
•  Land Use Regulations
 
º  Planning Approvals
 
*  Process
*  What it is
*  What is Required?
*  Land Division
*  Where to Start
*  Pre-Application Consultation
*  An Application for Rezoning
Regulatory Environment
•  Business subject to environmental requirements
•  When are Approvals Required?
 
*  Air and Noise Approvals
*  Waste Disposal and Management Approvals
*  Sewage Works Approvals
*  Municipal & Non-Municipal Drinking Water System Approvals
•  The Spill Action Centre and the Pesticides Licensing Program
 
*  Industrial Spills
*  Pesticide Sales
•  Environmental Assessments and Approvals for large projects
 
*  Environmental Assessments Program
*  Where to Start
Business Immigration
Business Assistance Programs
•  Business Assistance Program
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Research & Development
 
R&D Profile
•  R&D Expenditures
 
Bar Chart  Total spending on R&D in Canada continues to increase
Bar Chart  Total spending on R&D in Canada by Performing and Funding Sectors
 
*  Performing Sectors
*  Funding Sectors
Bar Chart  Total spending on industrial R&D in Canada
 
*  Canadian Industrial Intramural R&D Expenditures, Selected Industries
*  Canadian Industrial Intramural R&D Expenditures in Six Sub-groups
Table listing  Canada’s Top Corporate R&D Spenders
 
*  Industry R&D Performance
*  Canada's ICT Top Corporate R&D Spenders
*  Canada's Life Sciences Top Corporate R&D Spenders
*  Canada's Aerospace Top Corporate R&D Spenders
*  Canada's Energy, Oil and Gas Top Corporate R&D Spenders
Bar Chart  Ontario Invests in R&D
Bar Chart  Ontario’s Gross Expenditure on R&D by Performing Sectors and Funding Sectors
 
*  Performing Sectors
*  Funding Sectors
Table listing  Ontario Tops in Health Science Research
Table listing  Ontario universities get the largest share of NSERC Grants
•  R&D Personnel
 
Pie Chart  R&D Personnel in Canada
Bar Chart  Ontario has the largest number of R&D personnel in Canada
 
*  R&D Personnel By Province
*  Personnel Engaged in R&D - Sector of Performance
Table listing  Ontario is home to many Workers with Degrees, Certificates and Diplomas in Engineering and Scientific Specialties
Table listing  Ontario boasts a large Number of Persons with Non-University Certificates or Degrees
    
 
•  Intellectual Property Registration
 
•  Canada Intellectual Property Office Search Databases
Table listing  Canada offers strong protection of intellectual property
Table listing  Ontario accounts for close to 40 per cent of all patents registered in Canada
 
*  Patent Granted by Province/Territory to Residents of Canada and Foreign Countries
*  Patent Grants by Discipline
*  Top Ten Patentees
Table listing  Ontario accounts for almost half registered trademarks in Canada
Table listing  40% of all Canadian copyright applications registered originate in Ontario
 
*  Copyright Applications Registered by Province/Territory
*  Copyright registration by categories
Table listing  Ontario leads the provinces in industrial designs registered
Generous R&D Incentives
Table listing  After tax cost of R&D for large manufacturers (public, private or foreign-owned)
Table listing  After tax cost of R&D for small and medium-sized non-manufacturers (public, private or foreign-owned)
º  Broad definition of what qualifies as R&D
º  Flexibility for foreign companies in structuring investments
A Highly Developed Public Research Infrastructure
º  Ontario Centres of Excellence put science to work
º  Federal Government's Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada
 
*  How the Networks are Governed
*  Class of recipients
Table listing  NSERC (The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)
Table listing  CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
º  Ontario's Regional Innovation Networks
R&D Related Government Assistance Programs
Examples of Private Sector R&D Investment in Ontario
R&D Researcher in selected Fields and Institutions in Ontario
•  Automotive R&D
•  Directory of Ontario Energy Researchers
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