Abstract
Canada is Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world with population over 30 million. Canada’s two largest and most important industries are logging and oil. The eight dimensions of business culture in Canada and the differences with US. Things to consider for US business retailers who wants to expand to Canada. How the free trade agreement between US and Canada started and settled into NAFTA. The investor wanted to invest in Canada can get benefit from NAFTA provisions. Canada has bilateral trade agreements between, European Union and Asia. SWOT analysis of doing business in Canada
Keywords: Business cultures, Canada, Trade Analysis, Import, Export, SWOT Analysis
Global Business Cultural Analysis: Canada The breakthrough in technological advancement has made the world feel lot closer than before. The markets previously unreachable can be reached with an ease. The corporations are maximizing their profits from doing business around the globe. As per consumer, the products that are common on industrialized countries only, can be bought on the local market. All these happened because of the international business.
Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world. Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world with population over 30 million. According to IMF and World Bank’s GDP ranking, Canada has the 10the largest economy in the world. Heritage Foundation ranks Canada 6th in terms of economic freedom. (Business vibes, 2012)
Canada’s two largest and most important industries are logging and oil. Also, it has 8th largest commercial fishing and seafood market of the world. Canada’s manufacturing sector heavily relies on production of automobile and aircrafts. But the service sector employs 75 percent of Canadians, which makes it most dominant. Other industries includes energy (vast natural resources) and agricultural. (Business vibes, 2012)
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