Marc Beauchamp, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group (Location Canada 2020)
Although it is still too early to say how investors to Canada will react to the USMCA, it does provide medium-term certainty to North American trade.More
Marc Beauchamp, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group (Q2 2020)
The global pandemic has accelerated a digital transformation of the workforce, a shift to just-in-case inventory management, redirecting of incentives, and other changes in business priorities.More
Marc Beauchamp, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group (Q2 2020)
Marc Beauchamp, President and CEO, CAI Global Group, spoke with Area Development about recent Canadian and international investment projects in the U.S. from a site selection perspective after his presentation at our 2019 Houston Consultants Forum. More
Vic Fedeli, Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (Location Canada 2019)
Canada’s education system and immigration approach attract talent that strengthens our labor force and business markets.More
Marc Beauchamp, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group (Location Canada 2019)
Canada continues to be a premier investment destination and is dedicated to protecting its key industries, investing in innovation, and developing its workforce.
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Daniel Ujczo, Practice Group Chair, Canada-US, Dickinson Wright PLLC (Location USA 2019)
Canada’s ability to serve as a platform for global trade into and from North America, while developing a series of innovative tools for next-generation growth, is one of its greatest strengths.More
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canadian Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (Location Canada 2018)
The Government of Canada is investing C$950 million in five economic superclusters aimed at making the nation a world-leading center for innovation.More
Marc Beauchamp, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group (Location Canada 2018)
Despite the uncertain investment environment brought about by renegotiation of NAFTA and new U.S.-imposed tariffs, Canada continues to promote FDI by maintaining an open economy, investing in its workforce, and engaging in regional trade partnerships.More
The Canadian FDI Forum brought together economic developers from across Canada who listened to advice from leading location consultants and corporate decision-makers about the factors that drive site selection and how to garner their share of investment.More
Allan O’Dette was appointed as Ontario’s first Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in April 2017. He leads the newly created Ontario Investment Office, which has both a domestic and international facing mandate to secure increased investment in key sectors while strengthening the overall competitiveness of Ontario firms. More
Stephen Thompson, Senior Economic Officer – San Francisco , Ontario's Ministry of International Trade (Location Canada 2017)
Its highly educated and diverse population, along with policies geared toward attracting the best and brightest talent, has made Canada essential to technology companies’ growth plans.More
Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Directory 2017)
Expanded immigration will help Canada to fill its need for skilled workers as its high-tech industry sectors expand and its economy continues to grow.More
Michael Darch, Founding President, Consider Canada Cities Alliance (Directory 2017)
Combined with NAFTA, CETA provides companies located in Canada with preferential access to the world’s two largest economies — the U.S. and the EU — that together with Canada represent half of the world’s GDP.More
Stephen Thompson, Senior Economic Officer – San Francisco , Ontario's Ministry of International Trade (Q4 2016)
A new generation of collaborative robots is increasing industrial efficiency and productivity while the increasing affordability of advanced robotics technology has the potential to quickly make smaller businesses more competitive. A key to unlocking that potential will be meeting the industry’s need for skilled labor to drive robotics-related research and commercialization.More
Stephen Thompson, Senior Economic Officer – San Francisco , Ontario's Ministry of International Trade (Location Canada 2016)
With six out of 10 CIOs believing skills shortages will prevent their organizations from keeping up with the speed of change, the solution might be closer than expected. One needs only to look up.More
Howard Silverman, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group and Marc Beauchamp, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group (Location Canada 2016)
Canada’s new federal government is expected to build on the nation’s already enviable position for foreign direct investment, which is enhanced by numerous tax and other financial incentives.More
Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Q2 2016)
According to the 2016 Competitive Alternatives report from KPMG, the United States has dropped to 10th place for lowest business costs — the only time the U.S. has ever placed this low in Competitive Alternatives rankings.More
Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Directory 2016)
Further investment in job training, innovation, and infrastructure by the new government in Ottawa will serve to enhance Canada’s economic strengths. More
Data centers are key economic drivers in markets within which they operate, and operators have looked to be more efficient with their locations, expanding into regions with more flexible utility costs, incentives packages or lower taxes.More
Individuals and business wishing to establish a business in Canada need to familiarize themselves with the laws concerning forms of organization, FDI, competition, taxation, labor, privacy, the environment, and more.More
Howard Silverman, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group and Marc Beauchamp, President & CEO, The CAI Global Group (Location Canada 2015)
Federal and provincial tax cuts and new investment programs have proven a strong draw for foreign investors in machinery, equipment, and facilities in Canada.More
Brian Morris, Chair, Ontario Food Cluster (Location Canada 2015)
International agri-businesses looking for a talented labor pool, market reach,
incentives for R&D, and other tax credits are locating and expanding in Canada.
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Area Development Research Desk (Data Centers 2015)
The data center market is seeing high demand and low price. The competitive pricing is due in part to the large number of options available, yet the industry is expected to enjoy 32 percent growth in North America by 2016, ultimately becoming a $14.8 billion market.More
Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Directory 2015)
There are lots of reasons Canada is consistently a top G-7 performer - not only is its banking system one of the best in the world, it has a highly diversified economy, ranging from traditional industries like forestry and mining to knowledge-based sectors like IT, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing.More