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Do Business in Canada!

Are you a non-Canadian interested in doing business in Canada? Canada’s open for business, and welcomes foreign investment and business immigrants.
Why do business in Canada? Why not? Operating a business in Canada is better for your bottom line than operating your business in the United States, and thanks to NAFTA (the North American Trade Agreement), [...]

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Unions push for a ‘Buy Canadian’ policy

Chris Wattie/Canwest News ServiceCanadian Auto Workers President Ken Lewenza speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Feb. 10, 2009.

Union leaders were on Parliament Hill Tuesday pushing for the federal government to adopt a “Buy Canadian” policy before it rolls out its $40-billion economic stimulus package.
“We’re here today to insist that Canada [...]

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Ottawa moves to lessen U. S. dependence

CANADA EXPORTED A TOTAL OF $39.2-BILLION WORTH OF MERCHANDISE TO THESE COUNTRIES IN NOVEMBER, 2008: United States 73% ($28.9-billion) Japan 3.0% …

Canada is in the midst of a wave of free-trade negotiations that could soon include the European Union, hopefully India and possibly Japan, in a high-speed effort to wean exporters off their entrenched [...]

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