Canada - a stable market for investments

Canada is home to modern, cosmopolitan cities and a multicultural society, but it is also a country of vast distances and huge open tracts of unspoiled natural land, stretching over six time zones. Canada is a member of a number of international organizations and an attractive location in which to do business. To the south lies Canada's 8,890-kilometer border with the United States, its most important trade partner and a driving force behind the Canadian economy.

At nearly ten million square kilometers, Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia, occupying nearly as much area as all of Europe and covering seven percent of the entire earth's landmass. Two million lakes and ponds cover about eight percent of the country, with Canada's inland waterways alone covering more than twice the area of Germany. The distances speak for themselves. Canada also has the world's longest coastline, at more than 200,000 kilometers.

Winter in Canada lasts five months at the most, and the climate is characterized by mild springtime weather, warm summers, and pleasantly brisk fall conditions. The region is home to the major metropolitan areas of Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal, all of which show clear signs of prosperity. Quebec City is the old capital of New France, and to this day remains every bit as French as any city in France. Canada's major cities are cosmopolitan, cultivated, safe, and clean, welcoming European visitors - who find nothing to rival them among major U.S. cities, leading some to call Canada "the better America."
Canada offers excellent overall conditions for further economic development.

Canada - an economic location with a bright future

It has been a long time since the strength of Canada's economy was based solely on its considerable natural resources. Today, the robust Canadian economy is driven by knowledge, innovation, and technology. In the past ten years, the country's economy has successfully undergone the structural transformation to become a high-tech and service nation. The result is one of the world's most advanced national economies - oriented toward service, with excellent performance. Innovative sectors such as biotechnology and IT receive targeted support.