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Excellent Business Environment

Canada is highly comparable with the U.S. in the Ease of Doing Business


According to the World Bank's "Doing Business 2008" survey, Canada achieved an overall ranking of 7th out of 178 countries, and 3rd out of G7 countries. Countries were evaluated by their business regulations and how these affect the following ten areas of doing business.

Ranking Canada U.S. U.K. Japan Italy Germany France
Overall Ranking in Doing Business among 178 Countries 7 3 6 12 53 20 31 
Starting Up 2 4 6 44 65 71 12 
Obtaining Licenses 26 24 54 32 78 16 17 
Hiring 19 1 21 17 56 137 144 
Registering Property 28 10 19 48 49 47 159 
Obtaining Credit 7 7 1 13 68 3 36 
Investor Protection 5 5 9 12 51 83 64 
Paying Taxes 25 76 12 105 122 67 82 
Cross-Border Trading 39 15 27 18 62 10 25 
Enforcing Contracts 43 8 24 21 155 15 14 
Closing a Business 4 18 10 1 25 29 32 

Source: "Doing Business 2008", The World Bank Group, September 2007 (10/2007)


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