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1 CANADA S BUSINESS ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT is open for business and welcomes foreign investment U.K. France OECD Average Italy U.S. Japan Germany U.K. France OECD Average Italy U.S. Japan Germany is the easiest place to start a business in the G7 (World Bank) 1 2 # of procedures required to start a business # of days required to start a business is among the top countries in the G20 for business in 2017 (Forbes) 1. U.K Australia 4. Germany 5 U.S. 6. France 7. South Korea 8. Japan 9. Italy 10. South Africa Business costs in are up to lower than all other G7 countries (KPMG) 14.6 %

2 CANADA S ECONOMY DELIVERS RESULTS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 2% 1.8% provides a top performing economy for businesses to grow, innovate and succeed s economy performs over the long haul Real GDP growth (%) in G7 countries (OECD) Between June 2009 and today more than 1.7 million jobs were created 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1% This is 1.3 million more jobs than the pre-recession peak in October 2008 (Statistics ) 0.8% 0.6% % % 0% U.S. Germany U.K. France Japan Italy -0.6

3 UNPARALLED GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS FREE TRADE ENVIRONMENT United States Mexico Costa Rica Peru Chile European Free Trade Association Honduras Panama Colombia With free trade agreements covering more than 40 countries, is your gateway to the world European Union Jordan South Korea NAFTA Through NAFTA, investors in gain preferential access to a continental market of over US $21 trillion (GDP) 482 with nearly million consumers Ukraine Israel Global GDP CETA Through CETA, investors in gain preferential acces to a continental market s preferential market access represents over 1.2 consumers and over US $41 trillion or more than half of global GDP. of over US $16 trillion (GDP) 500 with more than million consumers

4 OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF LIFE OUTSTANDING LIVING ENVIRONMENT U.S. Germany U.K. France Japan Italy Germany U.K. Japan France Italy : a great place to live and prosper is #1 in the G7 in terms of overall living conditions and quality of life (OECD) enjoys the 2 nd highest standard of living in the G7, as measured by GDP per capita (IMF) U.S. 57,608 30,507 42,225 42,177 40,050 38,833 38,178 0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60, ranks #1 2 3 Prosperity Social Progress Democracy Security Global Peace Overall Reputation Equal Opportunity in the G7 by international experts for the following:

5 TALENTED WORKFORCE EXCEPTIONAL LABOUR FORCE offers business the most educated talent pool among OECD countries 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Japan Percentage of individuals aged having attained tertiary-level education in top 10 OECD countries 49.9 Israel 46.9 South Korea U.K U.S. Australia Finland Norway Ireland 1 st Canadians are linguistically diverse More than 50,000 graduates each year According to a survey conducted by the OECD, in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canadian schoolchildren rank: in reading 1 out of 5 Canadians speaks one of over languages from Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Computer Science (STEM) academic programs throughout the country #2 in G7 availability of qualified engineers matching business needs with management education 2 nd 2 nd in science in mathematics among G7 countries

6 TAKING YOUR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL! offers tax credits that can cut your labour cost by A talented workforce of 21,700 people Over 590 studios One of the largest video game development industries in the world has been attracting leading international studios for over 3 decades offers game development firms the lowest business cost in the G7 30.6% 18.1% Fall % to 50% Source: KPMG, Competitive Alternatives 2016 DIGITAL GAMES INVEST IN COST ADVANTAGE U.S. Source: Entertainment Software Association of G7 Countries

7 DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS IBM CANADA ORACLE VIAVI offers investors unique advantages in several data and communications verticalsa Telecommunications Equipment NOVATEL CISCO SYSTEMS MICROSOFT ERICSSON CANADA AMAZON.COM POLAR MOBILE GROUP ALCATEL-LUCENT (NOKIA) BASEBAND TECHNOLOGIES INC. ACCEDIAN NETWORKS APPLE REDKNEE GOOGLE AVAYA NETGEAR SIERRA WIRELESS SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS RUGGEDCOMM (SIEMENS) GLENTEL REDLINE COMMUNICATIONS BLINQ NETWORKS Cloud Computing + Data Centres AT&T CIENA Data Analytics ABB MAKE CANADA YOUR PLATFORM Internet of Things (IoT) Big Data and Analytics (BDA) Telecommunications Services Enable products and Wearable tech has the most cost-competitive business environment in the G7 Cost advantage for the digital services sector: up to 26 % Cost advantage for the telecommunications equipment sector: up to 9.6 %

8 SOFTWARE $66.5 in revenue www. by the numbers: + 33,000 companies $3.1 in R&D spending + 377,200 jobs Contribution to GDP: $32+ FACEBOOK THALES GROUP AMAZON.COM QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS MITEL NETWORKS DARKMATTER AGFA HEALTHCARE NV ORACLE THOMSON REUTERS TWITTER CISCO SYSTEMS AUTODESK INC. OPENTEXT SHOPIFYGOOGLE MICROSOFT FUJITSU CANADA SALESFORCE.COMINTEL DMR-(FUJITSU) 3M COMPANY FORCEPOINT TREND MICRO SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COREL CGI GROUP WIPRO SAP AG IBM CODE IN CANADA has the most cost-competitive business environment in the G7 Cost advantage for the software design sector: up to 22.1 % Cost advantage for the digital entertainment / video game production sectors: up to 30.6 %

9 AEROSPACE LIEBHERR MARQUEZ ARTEC TECHNOLOGIES BOEING MITSUBISHI CORPORATION SONACA SAFRAN L3 COMMUNICATIONS LUFTHANSA CAE PATT TECHNOLOGIES BFI CANADA MELOCHE HÉROUX DEVTEK PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA THALES AVIOR FINMECCANICA HONEYWELL AIRBUS DELASTEK Contributing $28 in GDP & 208,000 High-skilled jobs to the canadian economy in 2016 Made up of over 700 companies GE AEROSPACE ROLLS-ROYCE MECACHROME TECHNOLOGIES BELL HELICOPTER AVIANOR DEMA AERONAUTICS COMPOSITES ATLANTIC BOMBARDIER MDS ALOUETTE EPSILON ESTERLINE MDA SADEC OPAL-RT A GOOD PLACE TO LAND YOUR NEXT INVESTMENT 3M IN AEROSPACE aircraft production In the world, More than 60 % 53 % Aeroengines 16 % Avionics of exports are supply chain components Civil flight simulation ranks: Supply chain components exports 13 % Landing gear 18 % Other aerospace parts Made in CANADA engine production

10 AUTOMOTIVE INVEST IN CANADA DRIVES TO SUCCEED With more than a century of expertise in making cars for the world, s mature automotive sector today boasts of: Highly Qualified Labour Force! Canadian assembly plants have won 1/3 of all J.D. Power plant quality awards for North America, nearly 3 times More than 1,000 companies with almost 1,300 facilities Annual production of more than 2 million s share s education institutions produce qualified engineers, ICT workers, machinists, metalworkers, welders, and tool and die makers for the auto sector. of regional production. vehicles, of which 20 passenger 85% and commercial are exported vehicle plants Over 800 $100 More than parts plants in factory revenue Key Research Institutions for the Auto Sector McMaster University Institute for Automotive Research and Technology University of Waterloo s Centre for Automotive Research Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms

11 Spring 2018 CLEAN TECHNOLOGY The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2017 (GCII), ranks CANADA S NETWORKS LEAD THE WAY CLEAN RESOURCES CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE (CCUS) HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS st in the G20 and TROJAN UV FARMERSEDGE CARBONCURE ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND A LEADER IN CLEAN TECHNOLOGY th globally MERCEDES-BENZ ABB CANADA SIGMA ENERGY STORAGE ENERKEM SIEMENS CAPE SHARP TIDAL HYDROGENICS MINESENSE LUMINULTRA ENERGY STORAGE CARGILL RENEWABLE ENERGY GEODIGITAL ECOBEE NOVA BUS BIOGENERATOR H2O INNOVATION NRSTOR AXINE WATER TECHNOLOGIES TERRAMERA LOOP ENERGY FILTERBOXX BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS IMPERIAL OIL WATER TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRIAL BIOPRODUCTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SHELL GE TM4 GRIDOS MARMEN SMART GRID joins the ranks of top innovation ecosystem creators. s ss GCII E-MOBILITY For, the increase in rank can be attributed to the tripling of the number and value of cleantech funds and domestic investors targeting cleantech. sss GCII 2.3 to support clean technology research, development, demonstration and adaptation 21.9 for green infrastructure

12 Spring 2018 AGRI-FOOD PROCESSING By the numbers: 5 th largest exporter of agricultural products $56 exports $44 imports $110 contribution to GDP 2.3 million jobs CANADA FEEDS THE WORLD Made in = trusted, safe, world-class processed food, of the highest standard ROQUETTE KELLOGG CANADA DR. OETKER LASSONDE INDUSTRIES INC KRAFT CANADA INC. GRUPO BIMBO UNILEVER CANADA INC SAPUTO GENERAL MILLS INC. CLEARWATER OCEAN NUTRITION LTD. KEYSTONE GRAINS CAMPBELL COMPANY OF CANADA VITERRA The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a 5-year, $3 investment by FERRERO AGROPUR NESTLÉ CANADA CAN-OAT MILLING HALIBUT PEI INC SIMPLOT BISCUITS LECLERC JBS FOOD CANADA OCEAN SPRAY INC. TWIN RIVERS TECHNOLOGIES BARRY CALLEBAUT BONDUELLE CARGILL INC. MARS INC OLYMEL FRULACT federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector.

13 MINING s mining and mineral processing industry by the numbers: $60.3 contribution to GDP 19.1 % of domestic exports 373,000 jobs $10.4 stock of foreign direct investment in 2015 $10 $8 $6 $4 $2 $ Gold 6.66 Potash 31.8 % of global exploration budgets were from Canadian-based companies CANADA DIGS DEEP With abundant natural resources, is a leading producer of many minerals and metals s leading minerals by value of production in CAD s (2015) 4.49 Copper 3.59 Nickel Iron ore Over 50 % Diamonds of the total dollars raised in the global public mining sector was raised in remains the world s top destination for non-ferrous mineral exploration investment in 2015, attracting 13.5% of global exploration budgets

14 BUSINESS SERVICES ADVANTAGE BUSINESS SERVICES Infrastructure Servies: Global Infrastructure Investment Index 2016 ranks ahead of the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Japan, China and Mexico. Business Process Outsourcing: Sophisticated, Diverse, Mature, Cost Competitive and World-Class, brings value and serves clients around the world. Accounting Services: has approximately 190,000 professional accountants. CERIDIAN ERNST & YOUNG MORGAN STANLEY TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES BANK OF AMERICA INFOSYS VERITAS COMMUNICATIONS FUJITSU GARDAWORLD SECURITY CORP MERRILL LYNCH AECOM GOWLINGS BROOKFIELD MCKESSON UPS BMM TESTLABS LAING O ROURKE GEM ADVERTISING DERICHEBOURG ENVIRONNEMENT ANNEX CONSULTING GROUP COPERNICUS CONSULTING Management Consulting: A $12 industry, s management service operations are growing at 2.5 % a year. KPMG BENNETT JONES WIPRO HILL & KNOWLTON MMM GROUP AMEC DELOITTE PWC FEDEX ENERFLEX CGI IBM Transportation, warehousing and logistics: This robust subsector employed 738,000 people and contributed $75 to s GDP in 2016.

15 Fall 2017 INVEST IN $120 in GDP 5 Canadian Banks are Among One of the strongest financial services sectors in the world (Source: World Economic Forum) the World s B 721,457 1st Bitcoin ATM 2013 established in in 10 Safest in North America (Source: Global Finance) 2 Canadian Banks are Among the World s Top 20 jobs to the canadian economy (Source: Statistics ) (Source: Bloomberg Markets) $ TMXGroup is $121.5 foreign direct investment in TRUST AND LOAN COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANIES BANKS CREDIT UNIONS SECURITIES DEALERS MUTUAL-FUND COMPANIES PENSION-FUND MANAGERS Contributing FINANCE AND LEASING COMPANIES FINANCIAL SERVICES BANK ON CANADA INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS 1st worldwide in listed mining, oil and gas companies (Source: Toronto Financial Services Alliance)

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